ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (TREE PLANTING), ELDERLY PEOPLES SUPPORT INTIATIVES, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND HIV/AIDS AWARNESS AND COUNSELLING.
LOCATION:
BAKASIBIRAEMBAALE IS LOCATED IN MPIGI DISTRICT 30KMS FROM KAMPALA IN WESTERN UGANDA, IN MAWOKOTA COUNTY.
BACKGROUND:
Bakasibiraembaale community development initiative project Mpigi was founded in 2004 by youth members of Mpigi village some of whom are living and working in Kampala, the capital city. They had realized that a lot of trees have been cut down for business purpose e.g. firewood and charcoal selling.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is rising from time to time due to poverty and lack of knowledge about it. Awareness and counseling about HIV/ AIDS is also necessary. The number of elderly people is very high. Many of them have no good homes to live in. It should be noted that men and women of advanced age in Africa hold a community's history and wisdom forming a precious human, social and economic network. They help indigenous societies retain their cultural roots, passing along traditions to younger generation.
There is no welfare system in place where work is done for elderly people, they live on a limited income and lose their access to busy services at the same time that they lose their prominent place in society. They can easily become cut off and isolated. Therefore various community initiatives and organizations will reach out to provide basic nutrition, health care and social interaction to these people. Your help will be an important link between social services and the elderly recipients. We shall help build and repair safe housing for them, engage them in activities such as singing, dancing, playing games and developing arts and crafts projects and assisting them on recreational outing.
« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »
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