OUR STORY
From idea to reality: The evolution of
Alpha Female Empowerment Initiative through Dedication, Family and Service
Alpha Female Empowerment Initiative (AFEI) is an organization that is sustainable, credible, effective, efficient and committed to improving the welfare of female street kids and other vulnerable children.
We meet the needs of homeless children, families and those suffering to transform their lives through vocational skills training programs. We want to lift up the children of today to become the next generation of Uganda leaders and citizens with spiritual morals and values. As they grow, these amazing children will become productive Ugandan citizens and conscious disciples of Christ.
Learn to do right, seek justice, defend the oppressed.
Isaiah 1:17
Where we began
Alpha Female Empowerment Initiative (AFEI) is a Christian-based, non-profit, non-governmental organization operating in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda in East Arica. Our journey started in 2012 when a group of social workers and medical workers chose to take action to empower the children on the streets.
We started with 12 young boys at a transition home in Kawala. They all went through our rehabilitation program and five of them joined primary school on our scholarship. These scholarships are funded by generous supporters like you.
We have resettled 87 children from the streets back to their families since 2012!
To begin with our initial focus at AFEI is mainly identifying homeless girls and teenage mothers, enrolling female street kids into rehabilitation services, tracing the family homes of these children both to help them resettle and also to empower these families through vocational skills. Craft making, beading, wooden toy making, tailoring, hair dressing, and shoe making are taught to teenage mothers in slums and those living on the streets in order to build self-reliance while still supported by the generosity of well-wishers, volunteers, community individuals and local leaders.
As we got to know the families, communities, girls and women better, we discovered deeper challenges:
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poor parenting
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drug abuse, poverty
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HIV/AIDS
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lack of sexual reproductive health services
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rights of youth
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girl school dropout due to lack of sanitary wear.
To meet these challenges we embarked on working with youth and families in poor communities through empowering and supporting them in their physical, spiritual, educational, economic, behavioral and psychosocial improvements.
Our purpose of engaging with this challenge is to impact them in the here and now and to reduce the number of children believing they need to live on the streets.
OUR MISSION
To advocate for the rights of children and restore hope among homeless teenage mothers and other vulnerable children in poor communities.
OUR GOAL
Anything Is Possible
The main goal of the ministry is to provide the homeless and vulnerable children with a safe, loving environment to call a home. To help shape and restore their lost hope and future through sharing the gospel and love of God. We provide the love of Jesus, education, medical needs, medical care and shelter in a family style environment.
The children are spiritually discipled and equipped, and as they grow the goal is for them to become responsible Christians and productive Ugandan citizens.
OUR MAIN OBJECTIVES IN KAMPALA
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To provide a safe and conducive environment among the homeless teenage mothers and girls from slums and streets
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To promote social economic transformation among the teenage mothers and disadvantaged youth in poor communities
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To promote youth friendly sexual reproductive health services and rights to the youth in the poor communities
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To promote positive parenting among communities in need to reduce the number of children running from homes to streets.
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To promote self-reliance among the teenage mothers through vocational skills training
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To promote talents development in sports games, comedy, music and drama through promotion of the talented children in slums, streets and communities
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To create awareness on values of child rights protection in families and communities through a family centered approach.
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To create a friendly legal service framework that will help provide justice and fairness to the children offenders and legal counseling services
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To promote medical and clinical health management for the children through referral system to the service providers and government resources.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
Respect for human rights, collective participation, transparency and accountability, integrity, professionalism, empowerment of children and families, volunteerism and child centeredness.
OUR IMPACT
Explore our project pages below to see the amazing work of our team of supporters, volunteers and licensed medical and social workers!
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Alpha Female Empowerment Initiative