Abbreviation | UAOCF |
---|---|
Formation | 2003 |
Type | Non-Profit Organization 501(c)(3) |
Headquarters | Los Angeles |
Region served | Uganda |
Budget | $140,000 USD+ |
Staff | 20 |
Website |
www |
The Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation (UAOCF) is a non-profit charity that helps vulnerable children and those orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. UAOCF received 501 (c) (3) charity status in 2003; subsequently, the Internal Revenue Service granted permanent public charity status in 2006. [1] The foundation's mission is to provide support to orphans in foster homes and to support Hope House, the Kabale Diocese residential facility/technical school for orphans. [2] As of April 2009, UAOCF supports over 50 children at Hope House and over 350 all together. [3]
Based in Los Angeles, California [4] and with operations in four Ugandan districts: Kabale, Rukungiri, Kisoro and Kanungu, UAOCF was formed in 2004 in response to the far-reaching repercussions of the AIDS epidemic. The Sub-Saharan African nation has more than 2.3 million children orphaned due to AIDS-related deaths. With a total population of more than 30 million, Uganda has the highest proportion of AIDS orphans of any country in the world. [5] The organization is dedicated to draw attention to the plight of these orphans.
Uganda has been greatly impacted by the devastation of HIV/AIDS. Recent statistics from the World Health Organization show that AIDS has left a long-lasting effect on Uganda’s population, most notably children and families. As a result, AIDS has caused over 2 million children of Uganda to have been orphaned since the epidemic began – losing one or both parents to AIDS. [6]
Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation provides care, support and education through the following targeted programs:
The UAOCF aims to provide assistance to orphaned and vulnerable children in rural southwestern Uganda by:[ citation needed]
Abbreviation | UAOCF |
---|---|
Formation | 2003 |
Type | Non-Profit Organization 501(c)(3) |
Headquarters | Los Angeles |
Region served | Uganda |
Budget | $140,000 USD+ |
Staff | 20 |
Website |
www |
The Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation (UAOCF) is a non-profit charity that helps vulnerable children and those orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. UAOCF received 501 (c) (3) charity status in 2003; subsequently, the Internal Revenue Service granted permanent public charity status in 2006. [1] The foundation's mission is to provide support to orphans in foster homes and to support Hope House, the Kabale Diocese residential facility/technical school for orphans. [2] As of April 2009, UAOCF supports over 50 children at Hope House and over 350 all together. [3]
Based in Los Angeles, California [4] and with operations in four Ugandan districts: Kabale, Rukungiri, Kisoro and Kanungu, UAOCF was formed in 2004 in response to the far-reaching repercussions of the AIDS epidemic. The Sub-Saharan African nation has more than 2.3 million children orphaned due to AIDS-related deaths. With a total population of more than 30 million, Uganda has the highest proportion of AIDS orphans of any country in the world. [5] The organization is dedicated to draw attention to the plight of these orphans.
Uganda has been greatly impacted by the devastation of HIV/AIDS. Recent statistics from the World Health Organization show that AIDS has left a long-lasting effect on Uganda’s population, most notably children and families. As a result, AIDS has caused over 2 million children of Uganda to have been orphaned since the epidemic began – losing one or both parents to AIDS. [6]
Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation provides care, support and education through the following targeted programs:
The UAOCF aims to provide assistance to orphaned and vulnerable children in rural southwestern Uganda by:[ citation needed]