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Umoja Tanzania Incorporated
Improving the lives of young Tanzanians
Umoja empowers young people in Arusha to thrive through holistic education, good physical and mental health, and safe employment. Umoja offers a range of services to vulnerable Tanzanian youth, their families, and their communities including education and youth empowerment services, skills training, and social enterprise development. -
Umunthu Plus
Umunthu was founded by a group of young women in Nkhotakhota in response to the rise in school dropouts, and increased cases of early forced marriages.
Their services support early childhood development for 430 children, keeping girls in schools, and engaging men and boys to eliminate gender-based violence and early marriages.
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Urunji Child Care Trust
Child protection, education, health, and nutrition
Urunji Child Care provides essential education, health, nutrition services, and psychosocial support to orphaned and vulnerable children living in Lilongwe District. They ensure that each child receives support from their community so that they are able to maintain a sense of belonging and grow in a familiar and comforting environment. -
Uviwe Child and Youth Services
Uviwe – which means “you are heard” in isiXhosa – is building strong futures for children and young people through integrated education and social support programmes.
Partnering with local communities, Uviwe provides early childhood development, afterschool, and parenting classes, child protection and empowerment programming, as well as economic development opportunities to the Schauderville and Gelvandale communities near Port Elizabeth.
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Uwezo Youth Empowerment
Inspired by his own experience of isolation and stigma as a youth living with a disability, Bahati Satir Omar established Uwezon Youth Empowerment in 2014 with a vision to advocate, empower, and serve Rwandan children and youth with disabilities to live independently and with dignity. Since then, thousands of children and young people have been empowered to live independent, full meaningful and dignified lives.
Collaborating with local partners, Uwezo leads advocacy programmes that promote equal access to human rights, healthcare, and economic opportunity. To date they have enabled over 4800 children with disabilities to access quality education. Uwezo also provides caregiver training and support and ensures young people have access to inclusive health services.
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Village of Hope
Bringing lasting hope to children
Village Hope provides nutrition, medical care, education, and psychosocial support to orphans, vulnerable children, and their families living in Mongu District of Western Zambia. -
Vusumnotfo
Strengthening skills in sustainable practices to advance child development and learning. Through early childhood development programs, nutrition and livelihood support, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs, Vusumnotfo is nurturing the next generation to ensure that all children reach their full potential.
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Walvis Bay Child and Family Centre
Serving children and youth living with disabilities
Walvis Bay Sunshine Centre is one of the very few community-based organisations in Namibia providing services that enhance the quality of life for children and youth with disabilities and their families. They provide education, therapy services, skills training, and psychosocial support to more than 150 children with special needs. -
Watoto Wasoka
Changing lives, one game at a time
Watoto Wasoka is a youth-led sport development organisation supporting girls and boys ages 8 –17 living in informal settlements in and around Kampala through football. In addition to organising some of the largest football events and camps for youth in Uganda, Watoto provides young people with education support through scholarships and bursaries, skills training, health education, and mental health services. -
We-ACTx for Hope
Equity in access to care and treatment
WE-ACTx provides access to primary health care, psychosocial support, and resources for women, children, and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Kigali City. Working with a dedicated team of health care providers, they provide nutritional support, confidential testing, prevention, and treatment plans as well as counselling services, and support groups targeted to specialised groups such as survivors of sexual and domestic violence. -
Wells of Hope Ministries
Restoring hope to people in prison, their children, and their families
Wells of Hope Ministries supports children with parents in prison, a population that is often overlooked. Their programs reduce the vulnerability of children across Uganda by providing medical care, primary school education, secondary school tuition, nutritional support, counselling, after-school activities, and life skills development. Wells of Hope facilitates prison visits to strengthen relationships between the children and their parents and are drawing the attention of government to address the specific needs of this target group. -
Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability
Ensuring a better quality of life for people living with intellectual disabilities
Established over 50 years ago, Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability is an instrumental role-player in shaping the future for the benefit of all South Africans living with intellectual disabilities. They provide training, mentorship, advocacy, conduct research, and develop resources for those working in the intellectual disability space.