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Beacon of Hope Uganda |
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www.beaconofhopeuganda.webs.com |
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+256753216892 |
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P.O Box 423 Mukono- Uganda (East-Africa) |
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Uganda |
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| Name: |
Mr. Isaac Ssamba |
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Executive Chairman |
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+256753216892 |
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P.O Box 423 Mukono- Uganda (East-Africa) |
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Uganda |
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Mission Statement:
Isaac Ssamba a Ugandan who came up with an idea to build an organization that puts money and skills into the grassroots and underprivileged communities of Mukono, Bushenyi, Gulu, Jinja and Gomba Uganda. We are a legally registered non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), operating totally in Uganda especially in Mukono, Bushenyi, Gulu, Jinja and Gomba Districts. We have been placing and hosting volunteers since June, 2007.
Beacon of Hope Uganda recruits and places foreign volunteers with small community based projects and schools around Mukono, Bushenyi and Gomba- Uganda. Through our volunteer placement program, we aim to build the capacities of local projects and raise awareness around the world about the successes and challenges of life in Uganda
Many local Projects lack the money and skills to grow themselves. We hope that with our program in place, our projects will overcome some of the more serious challenges they face. These include: lack of money for operations (wages, office space, transport, training courses), lack of business skills (book keeping, marketing, strategy, grant writing), and lack of up to date knowledge (Counselling/mentoring skills, English language, HIV/AIDS and life skills information).
We offer a safe and family-like environment in which to come to Uganda and give your time. We offer pre-arrival support by answering your questions about Uganda (Mukono, Bushenyi and Gomba) and by finding a project that best fits your skills and interests. We can also connect you to former and current volunteers working with us. We offer in-country assistance by collecting you from the airport, getting you to your placement, and unravelling some of the more complicated cultural issues you face when entering Uganda for the first time. It is not easy to come to a completely foreign culture on your own. We want to be there to give you encouragement, advice, and support in order for you to be most effective while you are here.
Doctrinal Statement:
We address some of the most pervasive problems in rural Uganda, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, hunger, education, poverty, access to clean drinking water, and orphaned children. In addition, we focus on empowering the youth of Uganda through leadership and skills training. BoHU is founded on the principles that our common humanity is more important than our individual differences. We therefore operate on a non-political, non-denominational, and non-sectarian basis, welcoming each and every Ugandan in need.
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