CHILDREN'S CHANCE INTERNATIONAL

Children#s Chance International (CCI-Uganda) is a non-profit making organization operating in Uganda with head office based in Lira, northern Uganda. The organization is registered locally with Lira District Local Government (Reg. No LDLG/2012/145), and National with NGO Board (Registration No 8477). It was started in April 2008 with a vision to empower orphans and other vulnerable children, youth, women and other disadvantaged people such as persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the post conflict region of northern Uganda.The organization was started to serve humanity and out of passion for the plight of the suffering people in northern Uganda particularly those of children, youth, women and PWDs. To realize the vision, the organization works through providing life skills training, livelihood support, and the provision of educational opportunities as a means to mitigate the impacts of conflicts, poverty and HIV/AIDS. 2. ACHIEVEMENTS What have been the principal results in the past three years that contribute to significant, structural, sustained and positive improvement in the lives of men, women, girls and boys suffering from poverty, injustice, insecurity and exclusion? # 40 executive members (clan leadership) in Lira District (Agali, Ngetta, and Barr sub-counties were trained on land issues. #Conducted 20 mobile legal clinic outreaches on land matters in markets (Agali, Ngetta, and Barr sub-counties) that reached an estimated 1,600 persons # Reached out and Supported 1210 Most at risk population (female sex workers) and different priority population such as 4100 fisher folks, 1800 Sero-discordant couples and over 3500 others groups (Boda Boda riders and truckers) with different HIV/AIDS services # 541 cases of rape, defilement and GBV were successfully supported in Lira district. # Built capacities of 420 youths and supported 21 youth groups on the following areas. Entrepreneurship trainings where they were trained on business management skills (Start and improve your business module), group savings and loan association; Employability skills where life skills, vocational, farming as a business, making soaps and reusable sanitary pads skills were given. To date over 300 jobs are created among these youths and over 18 businesses have been started and performing well # Promoted and distributed over 2,560,000 pieces of condoms # Trained over 1200 VHTs on malaria, HIV and family planning # Trained over 500 local leaders and other stakeholders on Gender norms # Supported and built capacitiesof 60 schools and 21 villages on WASH and Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) # Mobilized 7020 men provided 3551 men with VMMC services, 3. INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE The Vision: To be the world-premiere in moulding a society without conflict but love inwhich children, youth and other vulnerable groups are protected, cared for and nurtured to be self-reliant. Mission Statement: Committed to serve children, youth and other vulnerable groups by supporting their protection, upholding their rights and secure them a better world of mutual love and admiration. Mission: What is the current purpose of the organisation? Empower vulnerable groups to know their rights, be responsible and economically productive persons. Institutional objectives: What are the principal changes the organisation seeks to achieve over the long term? 1. Assess and identify - vulnerable children, women and youthin the community, and compile appropriate data and information 2. Promote and protect the rights of allvulnerable children through advocacy, community sensitization and awareness raising activities. 3. Promote and engage in peaceful means of conflict resolution through sensitization and awareness campaign. 4. Promote and protect women against all formsof human right abuse and gender Based Violence (GBV) through advocacy, sensitization and referral activities. 5. Promote and support sustainable food production and income generating activities among youths, child- headed families and child mothers andPWDs. 6. Provide skills, innovations and utilize outcome of science-based research adapted to local circumstances to improve sustainable water use/management, food security and farming Field(s) of activity: What are the principal thematic and geographicareas in which the organisation works? Who are the social actors that benefit from the work? Principal thematic areas: 1. Food security and nutrition 2. Water, hygiene and sanitation 3. HIV/AIDS 4. Promoting youth economic empowerment or livelihood 5. Women empowerment 6. Violence prevention 7. Positive parenting 8. Promotingaccess to land resource The geographical operation area is Lango and Acholi sub-region Social actors that are benefiting from our work are: Children, Women, Opinionleaders, Local councils, and Sub-county land executives 4. STRATEGIC POSITIONING Analyse the environment in which the organisation works? Who are the other relevant social actors, including government and business, and what roles do they play? #In thiscontext, what is unique about the position of the organisation? 1. CCI have local and vast practical experience in working with these communities in Lango sub-region. 2. This organisation employ a local approach of social mobilisation where ourmobilisers are active and creative members of the communities. 3. Engages and work jointly with different local structures in the community and other stakeholders to support our intervention 4. Have practical experience working with youths and different community structures to achieve our objectives. 5. Have the best approach in engaging both technical and political authorities at district and local levels in soliciting their support for successful program implementation. 6. Have qualified and experiencedpersonnel whoknow these communities very well and have drawn practical experience in addressing emerging challenges from the communities 7. 80% employees are youths and therefore, are innovative, committed and have motivation to work with fellow youthsforinterventions focusing on youths and children.

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