Small Grants - Uganda

Grantee Name: Abar Ler Youth Association
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Project Name: Abar Ler Youth Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Acholi Orphan Initiative
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Project Name: Acholi Orphan Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: All Saints Church Youth Anti-AIDS Group
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Project Name: All Saints Church Youth Anti-AIDS Group
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to encourage youths to go for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services through awareness creation. Major activities include: 1) Conducting awareness campaign through Drama Shows; 2) Organizing VCT promotion film shows; 3) Organizing behaviour change activities through games and sports.

Grantee Name: Apyen Nyang and Family Programme
Project Name: Apyen Nyang and Family Programme
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
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Grantee Name: Buhara Health Unit- NGO
Project Name: Buhara AIDS Control Project
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to increase access of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services to younger people in Buhara sub county. Major activities include: 1) Training community based health care workers; 2) Conducting sensitization sessions for youth, parents and schoolteachers; 3) Conducting drama shows in four parishes; 4) Conducting outreach VCT services.

Grantee Name: Butare Bakyara Tukore
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Project Name: Butare Bakyara Tukore
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to scale up behaviour change and communication activities. Major activities include: 1) Conducting drama shows in Muhanga Parish; 2) Training and supporting community counseling aides; 3) Conducting educational talks to encourage the youth to go for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services.

Grantee Name: Catholic Education Research and Development Organization
Project Name: Catholic Education Research and Development Organization
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Diocese of Kigezi AIDS Control Program
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Project Name: AIDS control program
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to create awareness and increase access of Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) services for younger people. Major activities include: 1) Conducting community meetings for parents and community leaders to create awareness; 2) Identifying and training 18 peer educators in 3 parishes; 3) Establishing 3 VCT outreaches in 3 selected parishes.

Grantee Name: Diocese of Lango
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Project Name: Diocese of Lango
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Dyer Tek
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Project Name: Dyer Tek
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Gen Rwot Family Care Association
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Project Name: Gen Rwot Family Care Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Grass Root Women Association for Development
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Project Name: Grass Root Women Association for Development
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Gulu Community Based Management Network
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Project Name: Gulu Community Based Management Network
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Hamurwa Abakazi Tweyombekye Association
Project Name: Hamurwa Abakazi Tweyombekye Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to scale up behavior change and communication activities through training of peer educators and drama shows. Major activities include: 1)training of peer educators; 2) concluding drama shows to six parishes; adn 3) conducting sensitization meetings for local leaders and management committees.

Grantee Name: HESAWA Foundation
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Project Name: HESAWA Foundation
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: KAMWEZI Women’s Effort To Save The Orphans
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Project Name: KAMWEZI Women’s Effort To Save The Orphans
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to increase awareness about the available Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services in the district. Major activities include: 1) Conducting sensitization meetings in 6 parishes about the benefits of VCT services; 2) Conducting drama shows in Kamwezi sub county; 3) Training community counseling aides in six parishes.

Grantee Name: Kangai Integrated Community Development Initiative
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Project Name: Kangai Integrated Community Development Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: KARUBANDA Youth association
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Project Name: Karubanda Youth association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to make youth aware of the benefits of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) through Drama and Sports. Major activities include: 1) Developing drama messages and presenting drama shows in Kabale municipality and Kitumba sub county; 2) Organizing different sport events (inter- competitions) among the youth; 3) Conducting film shows to supplement sports events and drama to disseminate HIV/AIDS messages among the youth.

Grantee Name: Karujanga Parish Fighters Of AIDS Project
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Project Name: Karujanga Parish Fighters Of AIDS Project
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to mobilize the young people for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services in Katuna and Karujanga parishes. Major activities include: 1) Conducting 8 behavior change workshops for youth and community leaders; 2) Coordinating VCT outreach in 3 parishes with Rugarama Health unit; 3) Conducting sensitization meetings through drama shows.

Grantee Name: Katakwi Egangakinos PLWA
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Project Name: Katakwi Egangakinos PLWA
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Katakwi Integrated Development Organisation
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Project Name: Katakwi Integrated Development Organisation
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
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Grantee Name: Laroo Child and Family Program
Project Name: Laroo Child and Family Program
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Latigi Orphan Center
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Project Name: Latigi Orphan Center
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Lira District Network of People Living with AIDS
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Project Name: Lira District Network of People Living with AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Lira Orthodox Community Orphans and Peace Initiative
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Project Name: Lira Orthodox Community Orphans and Peace Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Muhanga Women in Development
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Project Name: Muhanga Women in Development
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to integrate care and support for women living with HIV/AIDS with mobilization for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services for younger people in Muhanga and Nyabirerema parishes. Major activities include: 1) Conducting mobilization meetings in the two parishes of Muhanga and Nyabirerema; 2) Training peer educators in each village in the above parishes; 3) Staging drama shows in each village in above parishes to mobilize for VCT srvices.

Grantee Name: National Community of Women Living with AIDS (NACWOLA), Lira
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Project Name: National Community of Women Living with AIDS (NACWOLA), Lira
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Network of Development Consultants (NEDCO)
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Project Name: Network of Development Consultants (NEDCO)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
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Grantee Name: Nga Akonyi HIV/AIDS
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Project Name: Nga Akonyi HIV/AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Paicho Child Focus Association
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Project Name: Paicho Child Focus Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Par Pi Anyim Community HIV/AIDS Initiative
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Project Name: Par Pi Anyim Community HIV/AIDS Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Pentecostal Assemblies Of God (PAG)
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Project Name: People of purpose (POP)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to increase awareness and support for HIV orphans through radio programs. Major activities include: 1) Conducting radio talk shows; 2) Conducting question and answer sessions on the radio.

Grantee Name: Redeemed Bible Way Church
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Project Name: Redeemed Bible Way Church
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: RUBANDA Primary Health Care Program (PHC)
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Project Name: RUBANDA Primary Health Care Program
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to make Volunary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services attractive and available to the youths of Rubanda sub county. Major activities include: 1) Conducting outreaches in far parishes; 2) Strengthening post test clubs to include drama; 3) Training 20 more peer educators.

Grantee Name: RUGARAMA Health Center
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Project Name: RUGARAMA Health Center
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to scale up Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services for younger people by setting up post-test clubs and opening up new VCT outreaches. Major activities include: 1) Establishing 3 post–test clubs with basic requirements; 2) Supporting and strengthening the post-test clubs with drama equipment; 3) Conducting VCT outreaches.

Grantee Name: RUSHOROZA Community HIV/AIDS Control Initiative Project
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Project Name: RUSHOROZA Community HIV/AIDS Control Initiative Project
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to increase access and awareness of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services to the young people in five sub counties of Kabale district. Major activities include: 1) Conducting training of community counseling Aides; 2) Opening two more VCT outreaches; 3) Conducting awareness campaigns through music, dance and drama.

Grantee Name: Save the Street Children Kabale
Project Name: Save the Street Children Kabale
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to create awareness about the importance of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services among adolescents (street children). Major activities include 1)conducting sensitization workshops for street children about the benefits of VCT services; 2) training ten peer educators; and 3) conducting video shows and processsions to promote VCT services.

Grantee Name: St. Monica Bakyara Tukore
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Project Name: St. Monica HIV/ AIDS control for the youth
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to mobilize the youth in Kabale municipality and Bubaale sub county to go for Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) services. Major activities include: 1) Conducting sensitization meetings about the benefits of going for VCT; 2) Organizing behavior change meeting and workshops to provide accurate information on adolescent sexuality issues; 3) Conducting training for ten peer educators.

Grantee Name: Surface Uganda
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Project Name: Surface Uganda
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Teso Diocese Development Organization (TEDDO)
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Project Name: Teso Diocese Development Organization (TEDDO)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Teso Islamic Development Organization (TIDO)
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Project Name: Teso Islamic Development Organization (TIDO)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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