Universal community development foundation { UCODEF- NGO }
“Working for the Overall Welfare of Poorest and Vulnerable Communities in Kenya”
SUPPORTING THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF WIDOWS, ORPHANED AND VULNARABLE CHILDREN AND THE YOUTH IN MIGORI DISTRICT, KENYA
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
UCODEF NGO is an NGO based in Migori District, Nyanza Province in Kenya.
The project aims at identifying, registering, supporting and ensuring full-time protection and guaranteeing of the basic human rights for children orphaned and made vulnerable by the HIV/AIDs and Poverty, Widows and the Youth by developing and implementing tailor-made and responsive community based programs aimed at ameliorating their challenges
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1.To conduct awareness creation sessions in the local communities regarding the UCODEF-NGO inclusive education and child support programme for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) by promoting inclusive education, rehabilitation, and referrals through community commitment, involvement and participatory action.
2.To promote awareness creation, sensitizing to the communities through various forums in order to call them to intervene.
3.To facilitate tapping of existing resources and services by selecting, regulating and empowering OVCs and community volunteers in relevant knowledge and enthusiasm in community participation in identifying OVCs, provision of rehabilitation services and management of referrals and welfare of the OVC and follow up services.
4.To strengthen the Orphaned and Vulnerable Children organizations working with the community in order to change public attitudes and to demonstrate the role they can play in the development of their communities.
VISION: To create sustainable opportunities for PLHAs, Orphaned and vulnerable Children, youth and widows in order to help them realize their full potentials thus live satisfying lives. To this end, the organization shall be a center of excellence in knowledge production and dissemination; development planning and execution; entrepreneurship development and financing and Rural Participatory Appraisal for Inclusive and Participatory Rural Development (RPA-IPRD) without loosing sight of its mission and HIV/AIDS Impact Mitigation Agenda (HIMA), while promoting capacity building, women sexuality education and rights, community democratic principles and increasing community access to resources and assets necessary for their meaningful empowerment for greater efficacy and independence.
MISSION:
To work with target groups in Migori District and other parts of Nyanza Province, regardless of their
Color, race or creed, by providing the environment necessary for each individual’s social, psychological, physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
The Organization seeks to promote overall well-being of the target groups in the Kenya’s poorest communities by partnering in the:
•Protection and enhancement of the Rights of the Children, Widows, PLHAs, Women and Youth,
•Securing the future of the Girl-child by promoting and sustaining their access to quality education and health care services,
•Prevention and eradication of diseases and development of community health through development of community health center, hygiene, reproductive health care, Preventive Health and Education, pediatric services, nutrition and food security among other interventions.
GOAL: To reach 5, 000 OVCs, 2000 widows, 1500 PLHAs in Migori District and that shall have formally been registered with UCODEF as People in Especially Difficult Circumstances.
AIMS:
1.To offer the OVCs unquestionable recognition of their full human rights and place in society.
2.To offer OVCs standards of excellence in all aspects of care and support
3.To offer OVCs and their caregivers the support of a forward looking and responsive organization.
4.To offer OVCs the opportunities to take an effective part at any level of learning within the education cycles.
5.To source and synchronize donor support in order to provide quality healthcare and nutrition support to the OVCs.
