Hamurwa Needy Children Project

Hamurwa needy children project is working as a Community Based Organization project, in accordance with Kabale District Local Government. It was set to help the needy and orphans. These children need a lot of care and help. Akampurira Robert is the project Founder. Most families in this community live under the poverty line (less than 1US Dollar per day) - In this community most people are jobless, not educated and dont have enough land for settlement and cultivation.

See pictures from our projects here:

Feeding 180 children, teachers and guardians
Hamurwa Community
Needy children & orphans
The children of HNCP

There are currently 180 registered needy children under the care of HNCP. These children are between the ages of 2 - 15 years old. It is noted that in Uganda the loss of one parent is tantamount to orphanage. The loss of one or both parents typically causes severe limitations on the ability to generate income. In turn this has a significant, negative impact on the well-being and social mobility of the child.

A child that has lost one parent is referred to as a single orphan and a child that has lost both parents is referred to as a double orphan. Where possible orphans are brought under the care of a relative and this arrangement is facilitated and managed by HNCP.

HNCP does not currently have the capacity to house the orphans in a building designated for the purpose of providing a dwelling for the children. They are housed amongst the community under the care of registered guardians. Typically this guardian is a relative.

HNCP does not currently have permanent accommodation for the purposes of conducting administration of the project.
 
The orphans and needy children of Hamurwa live in very poor conditions. Most children do not sleep in a bed at night. Some children sleep on a mat on the floor and some children sleep directly on the floor.

It is considered that the provision of mattresses, beds and bedding will significantly improve the living conditions and ability to realize the benefits of attending school.

The Hamurwa area does not have infrastructure for electricity or town water.

We need to construct a classroom block which is budgeted to cost 300313100 Uganda shillings, but we still raising funds.

Diseases pose a significant threat to needy children of HNCP. AIDS is the underlying cause of many of the orphans across Africa.

Education programs are having a positive impact on the rate of HIV infections. This education reinforces the need for preventive health in response to the threat of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and transmittable diseases such as HIV / AIDS.

The provision of mosquito netting and education about family planning [i.e. safe sex] are key mitigation strategies in response to these problems. The volunteers conduct live-saving preventive-health education programmes to teach the HNCP children about environmental health, preventive medicine and family planning.

As described above all HNCP children are living significantly below the poverty line. As well as malnutrition an example of the impact of poverty is provided by Project Founder Mr Akampurira Robert.

A large variety of goods are required by the project and many of these are described below. However financial donation are also used to purchase food items to reduce the incidence of under-nutrition conditions.

Costs and units are included to show the cost and requirements of the project for each period. This can be compared to the income of the project to help you understand how badly the project needs your support.

Sponsor a needy child

Some  donors enjoy the personal gift of supporting a particular child. By sponsoring a child you can watch be sure that you are making a difference by ensuring that child gets an education and giving the child opportunities that people in many countries around the world take for granted. On the sub-page to this page you can meet some of the kids who need sponsors.

Sponsorship is used to meet education costs and is just AUD$25 per month.

You can contact the project director to know how to send  a donation

Robertak89@yahoo.com

or HNCP  is contactable by mail at:
The Director, Hamurwa Needy Children Project, P.O. Box 1039, Kabale, Uganda.

Send school supplies:

One of the best and most common ways to help the children is to send school supplies. Any school supply that you would typically expect to use in a school in your country is of great value to the needy children of Hamurwa. The table below shows the main supplies that the children need to be able to study. Costs and units are included to show the cost and requirements of the project for each period,to help you understand how badly the project needs your support.

Send personal hygiene and health supplies:

A key HNCP  strategy is to provide personal hygiene education and stores so that pupils can maintain their well-being, are comfortable, have settled morale and in turn are able to concentrate on their studies.

You can help the children by sending personal health and hygiene stores.  Any personal health and hygiene stores that you would typically expect to use in your country is of great value to the needy children of Hamurwa

The table below shows the main personal health and hygiene stores that the children of hamurwa  need to be able to study. Costs and units are included to show the cost and requirements of the project for each period to help you understand how badly the project needs your support.

Send mattresses, beds, mosquito nets and bedding:

The orphans and needy children of Hamurwa live in very poor conditions. Most children do not sleep in a bed at night. Some children sleep on a mat on the floor and some children sleep directly on the floor.

The provision of mattresses, beds, and bedding will significantly improve the living conditions and ability to realise the benefits of attending school. The provision of mosquito nets will preserve life by assisting in the prevention of vector-borne diseases.

Typically the cost of shipping will be prohibitive to sending large items. However bedding, pillow cases, material, pillows and mattresses generally [including second-hand items in good condition] may be able to be sent at a reasonable cost.

Send clothes and footwear:

You can help the children by sending clothing and footwear.  Any clothing and footwear that you would typically consider for children in your country is of great value to the needy children of Hamurwa  The children are of all ages between 2 and 15 and so any clothing of an appropriate size and quality will be suitable.

The table below shows the main school clothing and footwear items that the children of hamurwa  need to be able to study however any clothing and footwear will be gladly received.

Costs and units are included to show the cost and requirements of the project for each period. to help you understand how badly the project needs your support.

Visit the Project:

If you are already travelling to Uganda or if you are thinking about planning some travel why not visit the project to see how the needy children live, where they go to school and maybe if you are lucky the children will do some traditional African dancing and singing for you!

We are located in south western Uganda kabala district  hamurwa town council

Volunteer at the Project:

Volunteering at the project is a wonderful and rewarding way to contribute to the well being of the needy children of Hamurwa. You get to experience first hand the lives of the needy children and at the same time help them.

Write a Letter to a Needy Child:

There are so many ways to become engaged with the project. Writing a letter to a needy child helps it to understand that people around the world are interested in their well-being. The older children will be able to practice reading and writing English and may even be able to teach you some of their language about their communities, history and culture.

To begin corresponding with a needy child please contact the HNCP Project Director first to arrange a suitable needy child for you to correspond with. Where possible please also make a small donation to cover the cost of any return postage.