Hope Community Action (HCA) Africa is a non-governmental organisation supporting orphans and vulnerable children in hard-to-reach areas.
Our Mission
Helping orphans and vulnerable children in hard-to-reach areas.
Our Focus
Kisoro is a district in South West Uganda, close the borders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. HCA is currently focused children from 3-17 years, classified as Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), that are infected with HIV/AIDS from birth, and that are in critical need of intervention.
The children’s HIV/AIDS status has been pre-qualified and verified by the government hospital in Kisoro.
85% of the families of the identified OVC have no access to a regular food supply and at least 50% of the children are not in any form of school or education by January 2022, due to the complexities of their circumstances and their extremely low socio-economic status.
Poverty is complex and the children in Kisoro are victims of circumstance. For the long-term health of the OVC, it’s imperative that they receive an education. School attendance has additional and critical benefits – children receive lunch each day, they have clothes to wear, and they are mixing with other children that are developing, rather than tagging along with adults that are digging for money, or being isolated at home. A key reason for OVC staying in school in Uganda is the provision of lunch – for many this is the only guaranteed meal of the day.
HCA will integrate active games with aim to bring fun, health and activity to the children, community activities that will increase community cohesion, and the opportunity to increase the level of life-skills for families such as basic childcare and child-protection.
Our effort is to ensure these children access basic needs: education with scholastic materials and lunch provided at school, sustainable food supply at home, clothing, a home where they feel loved and cared for, with access to medical care.
HCA intervention consists 3 elements:
- In school – education, uniform, food
- In health – adherence, psychosocial support
- In community – protection, respect, relationships, support
Our Inspiration
Legal
- Incorporated in Uganda as a Non-Governmental Organization since April 2019 by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau.
- Registered and licensed by the Uganda National NGO Bureau since July 2019.
- Recognized by the Finance Intelligence Authority pf Uganda since July 2020.
- Recognized by the Kisoro District Local Government – Kisoro District NGO Monitoring Committee