Lucy and her family came to Kampala from the North during Uganda’s devastating civil war. After settling in Nakawa, Lucy’s husband left her with 6 children and two dependents in her care. Lucy, overnight, became a single parent to a large household and had to act swiftly. Lucy connected with…
Joyce is like her name, full of joy as well as panache and outspoken resiliency. She is the sole care provider and mother of 25 children. Joyce’s story of resiliency and love reflects the insecure reality of residents of informal settlements as she has been forcibly evicted and displaced from…
Intern, Christine Stenton in Uganda The past few weeks have been an exciting time here at CAP-AIDS Uganda. As Emma and I move forward with the planning of our micro-projects with CBO partners in Kampala (the Needy Support Center) and Aboke (Aboke HIV Women’s Association), our meetings and brainstorming sessions…
Blog post by Christine Stenton, Monitoring & Evaluation Intern As an intern for the CAP-AIDS Network working in Kampala with the organization CAP-AIDS Uganda – an organization supporting local efforts to resist, survive and overcome HIV/AIDS – I have seen the gendered impact that HIV/AIDS has within particular communities…
Blog Post by Christine Stenton, Monitoring & Evaluation Intern Years after fleeing Uganda’s brutal civil war in the North and trying to settle into Kampala’s Nakawa district, members of the Needy Support Center continuously struggle to access urban land and space. As residents of informal settlements, they are struggling for…
by Christine Stenton Before heading up north last week, we had the honour of attending Stephen’s wedding in Nakawa last Sunday. As Stephen is the director of the Needy Support center (one of CAP-AIDS Uganda’s Kampala partners), Emma, Tracy and I had a great time with other NSC members enjoying…
I watched as white trucks with NGO logos swished by. I asked my friend, who was waiting with me, if they were doing projects in this community. The answer was no, but they had some time ago put in an irrigation project with treadle pumps that were no longer in…
Paul is the head of the Aboke Youth Drama Group. See April’s blog post for a great story on how the drama group began! We are highlighting Paul as one of many inspirational community leaders that continues to focus on HIV/AIDS prevention and ending stigma and poverty around the disease.…
My friend Grace (not pictured here) takes care of 16 children, all orphans, all her brothers’ and sisters’ children, as well as her own children. She has been on her own now for over a decade since loosing her husband. Grace is HIV + and thankfully ARVs came around when…
Lillian is connected to The Needy Support, a community partner who works with the must vulnerable members of their community and helps them to overcome pretty large obstacles. The community group is based outside of Kampala, Uganda and are part of a community that has carried a high burden of…
