In 2019, Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF) in partnership with the Central Cluster, a coalition comprised of; Action for Fundamental Change And Development (AFFCAD) and Serving Lives Under Marginalisation (SLUM) conducted a power analysis with an aim of analysing the power dynamics within vulnerable communities and how they affect adolescent girls power and …
“I now seat comfortably on our desk in class with enough space to write during the lesson” said one of the pupils at one of the eleven schools that benefitted from the distribution of 320 desks to Kampala Capital City aided primary schools around Kampala by AFFCAD under the Local Coalition Accelerator funded by the …
320 DESKS DISTRIBUTED TO ELEVEN SCHOOLS IN KAMPALA Read More »
Every 20th of June, the world honours refugees across the globe. On this day, we honour the millions of people that are forced out of their homes due to war of any other crisis that affect their wellbeing. Melling Pamela is a twenty-one-year-old South Sudanese currently residing in Kyebando Kisenyi zone in Kawempe Division, Kampala. …
Adolescent girls from vulnerable communities are often faced with challenges as a result of their economic disadvantage and limited skills for economic growth. Interventions for their economic empowerment are especially critical at this point in their lives as they transition into adulthood to prevent them from engaging in acts like prostitution, crime among others to …
PROMOTING ADOLESCENT GIRLS CAPABILITIES THROUGH INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES Read More »
On Friday, 28th April, 2023 sixty (60) adolescent girls under the Adolescent Girls Power Program (AGPP) were graduated upon completion of vocational training in different trends that included; Beauty Therapy (34), Tailoring and Fashion Design (15), Decoration and Events Management (7), Electrical Installation and Repairs (4) in the academic year of 2022.
Birungi Esther is a twenty-one-year-old Welder and painter living in Katooke, Nansana Division. She is one of the young people that have benefited from our Economic Empowerment program through vocational skilling. Tenth of eleven siblings, after completing senior four in 2018, Esther’s mother failed to raise school fees so that she can continue her studies …
Youth involvement in violent extremism especially during election times in Uganda has been occasioned with tragic outcomes and continues to pose not only a threat to peace but security of an nation. With the skyrocketing youth unemployment and biting poverty also comes with frustration which is easily translated into violence with the most recent incidence …
Youth at the Helm of Prevention of Violent Extremism Read More »
On Friday, 18th November, 2022 Action For Fundamental Change And Development (AFFCAD) launched its Impact Assessment Report (2009-2022) documenting the impact that the organisation has had on youth and children in vulnerable urban communities. The event which was held at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala was attended by officials from the central and local government, …
Nairuba Rhoda is an 18-year-old female youth from Nakamiro zone in Bwaise II Parish of Kawempe Division. Being raised by a single mother and with no contact with her father, Rhoda dropped out of school in Senior three in 2019 due to lack of school fees. It is then that she decided to start her …
ENTREPRENUERSHIP TRAINING CHANGED MY CHICKEN BUSINESS Read More »
On Friday 20th May 2022, all roads led to AFFCAD, where 363 youths from the Bwaise slums—whose businesses were greatly affected by COVID-19—were awarded with certificates. Furthermore, about 200 of them received business toolkits to enable their businesses to thrive following training on entrepreneurship and employability. Additionally, 63 teachers were awarded with cash for starting …
