CAP AIDS UgandaCAP AIDS Uganda is the African regional office of CAP AIDS Network Inc. and is registered with the Ugandan NGO Board as a local NGO. The organization consists of two paid staff, volunteers, an Advisory Board and CAP AIDS’ Director of Programs in Africa , Gizaw Shibru. Gizaw has been a senior manager of integrated rural development strategies in Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Malawi for 18 years.
CAP AIDS Uganda works to boost the local capacity against HIV+AIDS and currently provides administration and technical support to CAP AIDS’ four grassroots, community-based partners in Uganda, including Lira Neighbourhood Women’s Group, Dyere Tek, Zion Fire Women’s Trust and Agwata Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) Association.
AFRICA ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board is made up of five seasoned Ugandan development professionals with incredible depth of experience, skills and knowledge relating to HIV+AIDS, sexual/reproductive health, and Community-Based Organization (CBO) mentoring. Board members include:
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Tom Omach
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Margaret Otim
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Fred Opio
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Onama Mathias
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George Olinga
Together with Gizaw, the Africa Advisory Board brings considerable expertise in the areas of institutional development, community-based training, gender equality, micro-enterprises and micro-credit strategies, and monitoring and evaluation.
Since 2004, the Africa Advisory Board has been instrumental in helping CAP AIDS identify good partners, develop good projects, and operate effectively in Uganda. In addition to volunteering for the Advisory Board, members also serve as mentors to our partners, helping to build their capacity and link them to new resources.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Building Sustainable Livelihoods for AIDS Orphans and Carers of AIDS Orphans in
From October 2009 to December 2012, CAP AIDS Uganda will administer CAP AIDS' Building Sustainable Livelihoods for AIDS Orphans and Carers of AIDS Orphans in Uganda and Ethiopia Project. The three-year project, funded through CIDA’s Voluntary Sector Fund (VSF) and being implemented in Ethiopia and Uganda, has five major goals:
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To enhance the capacity of four African HIV+AIDS CBOs to provide effective leadership for community-based responses to the socio-economic needs of AIDS-orphaned youth and orphan caregivers;
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To help at least 370 AIDS-orphaned youth and the caregivers of AIDS-orphaned children gain viable, sustainable livelihoods, reducing their vulnerability to HIV+AIDS;
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To enable at least 1200 youth to gain the capacity to resist, survive and overcome HIV+AIDS and related stigma, discrimination;
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To enable policy makers and other practitioners to incorporate learnings from this project into broader HIV+AIDS strategies; and
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To educate Canadians and mobilize their support for the HIV+AIDS response in Africa.
Bike Distribution:
CAP AIDS Uganda currently administers CAP AIDS’ bike distribution in Uganda. Since 2006, the organization has delivered more than 400 new bikes and support to more than 10 grassroots, community-based Ugandan organizations.
PAST PROJECTS:
This project, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented from July 2008 to June 2009, supported widows, war returnees and AIDS-affected youths with employment/self-employment skills, start-up capital for income-generating projects, and human rights education.
The Sponsor a Local Hero Project:
This project, implemented in 2007 and 2008, identified and empowered local individual caregivers delivering services to Africans bed-ridden with AIDS, using a home-based approach. More than 60 caregivers were supported.
Safe Livelihoods for Youth in AIDS-Orphaned Families Project:
From June 2006 to June 2008, CAP AIDS Uganda administered the Uganda component of CAP AIDS’ Safe Livelihoods for Youth in AIDS-Orphaned Families Project, in partnership with Neighbourhood Women’s Group and Dyere Tek, both based in Northern Uganda. This two-year project helped more than 200 orphans develop locally appropriate safe livelihood strategies, including micro-enterprises, technical skills, and the attainment of school fees and appropriate education and self-awareness.
