Introduction and Background

History and Purpose:

Village Care Development Foundation is  not-for-profit civil society organization was established in 2012 as an answer to a local communities’ pertinent but silent call to fill evident gaps in research, documentation and community mobilization for realistic social economic interventions’ implementation using the abundant human and natural resource potential for holistic transformation of the primary units of development; the peasant families. This was premised on the conviction of the possibility of exploiting the existing opportunities to cause positive change by aggregating the outcomes of networking the local community with communities with a similar or superior value systems.

After conducting due diligence in respect of a baseline survey conducted in Kenga Sub County which was considered a representative sample of the population in a civil administrative area of a sub county in Kagadi, the findings revealed that there was a need to mobilize, sensitize, organize the communities to marshal efforts and propel their own positive change.

The organization therefore started humbly by drawing a strategic intervention plan; prioritizing education, OVC support, Sanitation, environment and consensus building on a value system based on solidarity, sharing and faith in God.

Based on community priorities, the VCDF began by with an OVC program because within a population in Kenga Sub County only, there were 1,300 critically vulnerable children with 415 school age children out of school. 

Mission Statement

Exploiting the natural resource and human potential to transform Destitute Rural Households/Family Units from enclaves of a peasant economy that is synonymous with living below the extreme poverty line to:rural, vibrant and model enterprises.

Vision

Holistically transformed communities in Kagadi District in respect of qualitative social-economic advancement anchored on cherishing Christian values of sharing and faith in God.

Goal

1. To empower families to earn a decent living (Skilling and establishment of Income generating activities at family level)
2. To cause counseling and conflict resolution subsequently fostering torn familyRe-unification
3. Offer tuition and other related support to orphans and vulnerable children
4. Initiate appropriate natural resource protection mechanisms
5. Network for faith/spiritual values and promotion

Thematic Programmes / Areas of Focus

Strategies:

The strategy addressing generational challenges specifically:

• Synchronizing generational challenges and creating cross-generational to address crosscutting challenges
• Addressing Childhood Critical Vulnerability scored above 70% according to standardized Ugandan measure of appropriate child care and protection
• Address youth unemployment and under-employment in the targeted catchment area of Kagadi

Specific Goals (In varied intervention areas)

Area 1: Water and Sanitation

1. Establish a daily constant supply of at least 100,000 liters of clean water for a Community in and around the primary school for the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Kenga Sub County
2. Secure an appropriate toilet stance to pupil ration of 24:1 sanitation level for adolescent girls in upper primary at the OVC’s primary school

Area 2: Child care and Protection

1. To identify all OVC in the target area paying attention to school dropouts eligible before the end of 2022 in readiness for support to the identified OVC by January.
2. To construct a transitory center for critically vulnerable OVC that need redemption from circumstances when identified
3. Upscale from 60% tuition support to 100% for tuition and other related support for education for existing 200 Orphans and additional 300 OVC
4. To kick start medical bill support
5. To identify and prepare foster families in readiness of receiving OVC trapped in intricate emergency circumstances
6. Organizea cohort of 90 Households to engage in at least 2 income generating activities each year and kick start it.
7. Organize at least 2 vocational skilling and viable enterprises’ sessions for 60 youth and women every year effective 2023

Services offered by the Organization:

The organization offers varied services all geared toward community holistic transformation.

These are:

1. OVC care and protection

2. Community Spiritual enhancement outside places of worship

3. Community empowerment for sustainable income generation

4. Natural resources/ environment protection

5. Human right

6. Family reunification

7. Agriculture modernization

8. Elderly support

VCDF is Committed and have registered scores of Success under the above Programmes