To translate the lines of marginalized people especially the ones who have lost the dear ones and have no one to take care of them.
THE OBJECTIVES OF EFFORT FOR CHILD SUPPORT- UGANDA (ECSU)
To prevent drug abuse, use and illicit trafficking among the youth.
To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and
its mitigation effects.
To improve the agriculture production through availing the necessary resources.
To mobilize and organize rural communities into community-based organizations and build their capacity to undertake and participate in natural resources management and development
processes.
To mobilize resources and facilities from key stakeholders, government and donors so as to implement desirable community
programmers.
To stimulate, promote and support economic activities in the rural communities that improve the well-being and quality
of life of disadvantaged groups, rural women, rural youth and other marginalized groups.
To advocate and lobby government and other
development partners to formulate and implement policies and programmes that are relevant ,supportive and address the multifaceted concerns, needs and interests of the rural communities.
To build and strengthen strategic alliances and networks for joint efforts to maximize and effect change.
To tackle the social aspects of life that limit the community development especially the HIV/AIDS pandemic, poor sanitation and health related issues in general that affect youth and disadvantaged children.
To identify critical gaps in policy areas and facilitate participation in activities that foster understanding of all aspects of human rights issues, peace, unity and solidarity
in the grass root communities for national development.
To build, strengthen the capacity of community institutions such as community-based
organizations in order to improve on management and planning at local level.
To establish links with rural disadvantaged youth and
children with the view to assisting them in developing initiatives that secure sustainable livelihood and ensure good social development and creation of Income-Generating Activities (IGAs).
To create and provide chances for employment opportunities of the youth.
To
help the orphans and other vulnerable children in education and other material support where possible.
Setting up and managing and
implementation of social development projects and programmers including health, education, training and public utilities.
Assist in
implementing any community initiated HIV/AIDS programmers.
Contributing towards education of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
Sensitizing communities about HIV/AIDS prevention and care for PLWHAs
Promoting environmental programmers and proper sanitation for the target area.
Networking
with organization and agencies with similar aims and objectives both locally and internationally
Promoting group work among youth.
Promoting computer skills as part of the necessary Information Technology to the community.
Promoting the wellbeing of disabled children.
To increase household incomes
through improved food production practices and promotes sustainable use of natural resources in our areas of operation. OUR WORKS/WHAT WE DO.
ECSU
runs most of its activities through the project of voice of the Children. This the organization targets orphans, Youth, disabled and vulnerable children.
Voice of the needy activities includes the following;
A). HIV/AIDS awareness campaign:
We conduct HIV/AIDS seminars and workshops under the theme Behavior communication change messages (BCC) Where by the community is educated in values Based ABC (Abstinence, Be
faithful, and condom use) strategy.
We also provide voluntary counselling and Testing (VCT) where by clients are encouraged to go for
{VCT} services there after referred to referral hospitals to access free HIV Test and treatment for positive living.
We also provide
psychosocial counselling to children who are sexually abused, Traumatized and Adults who are depressed.
B). Vocational skills Training:
We provide skills in form of computer training and functional Adult literacy Education to the needy community this enables them to be self-reliant
in their well-being with an emphasis of skills development through creation of different income-generating activities.
C). Environment
protection and conservation of biodiversity.
This is done through community sensitization about the environment and training on how
to protect and conserve it. This is later done through supply of seeds and tree nurseries for free to the community members to be planted as a process of emphasizing agro-forestry. Others include creation of different Income activities.
D). Health improvement.
This is done through access
to safe and clean water and improved sanitation, fighting of malnutrition and hunger.
E) Child welfare.
ECSU advocates for the concerns and rights of children through giving them support in all aspects of life for example in courts of law, humanitarian assistance and education.
F) Provision of Basic Education:
We solicit and provide basic education orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), street children, children from retrenched and monogamous families, very poor children and disabled children most especially with much emphasis on the girl child right
to education. The organization supports and gives care to over 50 orphans and vulnerable children.
G) People with disabilities.
we support and care for people with disabilities through a set of different activities like advocating for their rights and concerns, emphasizing
working together/no discrimination among this group of people as other people neglect them.