The Umbrella of Hope Uganda

Organization Description: 

The Umbrella of Hope (TUH) is a Faith based Non Governmental Organization formed by a distinguished Ugandan youth christian, a Promoter of education for all, Community Development, Women empowerment ,environmental conservation and a healthy nation; Who sought to walk the talk about the appalling state of livelihood in Ugandan communities.

Formed in 2003 and dully registered in 2007, in Jinja Uganda,The Umbrella of Hope works with children, youths and women. Intervening in thematic areas of Education for Children and youths, Health and Nutrition(H&N), Secure Livelihoods, Water and Sanitation Hygiene. The Umbrella of Hope's main concern centers on influencing the transformation of poverty stricken communities to ensure that there is an integral part of of the country's intellectual and technical resource base.

We The Umbrella of Hope CONSCIOUS: Of the suffering of Communities through Illiteracy, Ill healthy, unsafe water, Child Labor, Unemployment, HIV/AIDS pandemic, Environmental degradation, gender violence, Human Rights violation, Orphans and Vulnerable Children among other issues. REALING: Individually we can not harmonize our suffering.

CONVINCED: That when united, we can work in solidarity, and face the challenges of our plight

DETERMINED: To ensure that we live positively as we face another tomorrow.

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Plot 72 Iganga-Jinja Highway
Jinja, +256
Uganda
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Mission Statement: 

The Umbrella of Hope(TUH) is mandated to initiate and implement activities that promote sustainable and socially-just development in Uganda,The Umbrella of Hope has developed initiatives in order to intensify and develope various programmes to sustainably improve community livelihood.

Organizational Statement of Faith: 

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, only infallible, authoritative Word of God;

We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit;

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory;

Do You Require Formal Orientation Training for Volunteers?: 
Yes
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Are more than one-third of the participants in your organization/programs low income (below 150% of the poverty level)?: 
Yes
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