Denis Lyagoba is a social worker at the village and works on the family strengthening programmes. He wants to empower families to look after themselves:
"SOS Children’s Village Gulu, through its Family Strengthening Programme (FSP), has empowered many families in the local community in many ways, and most people in Gulu talk good of the organisation because of this programme, which is intended to stop child abandonment.
Julius (not real name) aged seven, is one of the beneficiaries on the FSP programme. He is currently attending SOS Day Care Centre. His mother died of HIV/AIDS and left hi
m with his grandmother, who takes care of him. Recently they received one cock from the FSP programme, for crossbreeding with their local chicken to get an improved breed, which in turn will be a source of income to the family. At his age, Julius has amusingly taken a lot of interest in caring for the chicken more than anything else at home. The chicken looks healthy and well looked after.
Innocent (not real name) is another interesting and enterprising boy, who lost both parents and is currently living with his grandmother. He has devotedly, together with his best friend from the neighborhood, taken advantage of the ongoing rainy season and planted maize on a sizable plot of land, using seeds distributed by the programme. According to his caregiver, he intends to sell the harvest to raise some little additional money for buying scholastic materials and clothes. Innocent has a hearing impairment and SOS Children's Villages is going to facilitate his operation in Kampala.
SOS Children's Villages is committed to empower the 86 FSP families with over 400 beneficiaries already on the programme, thanks to the continued support given by development partners and local leaders. The number of children in need of such support in northern Uganda is still overwhelming. "
Julius (not real name) aged seven, is one of the beneficiaries on the FSP programme. He is currently attending SOS Day Care Centre. His mother died of HIV/AIDS and left hi
m with his grandmother, who takes care of him. Recently they received one cock from the FSP programme, for crossbreeding with their local chicken to get an improved breed, which in turn will be a source of income to the family. At his age, Julius has amusingly taken a lot of interest in caring for the chicken more than anything else at home. The chicken looks healthy and well looked after.Innocent (not real name) is another interesting and enterprising boy, who lost both parents and is currently living with his grandmother. He has devotedly, together with his best friend from the neighborhood, taken advantage of the ongoing rainy season and planted maize on a sizable plot of land, using seeds distributed by the programme. According to his caregiver, he intends to sell the harvest to raise some little additional money for buying scholastic materials and clothes. Innocent has a hearing impairment and SOS Children's Villages is going to facilitate his operation in Kampala.
SOS Children's Villages is committed to empower the 86 FSP families with over 400 beneficiaries already on the programme, thanks to the continued support given by development partners and local leaders. The number of children in need of such support in northern Uganda is still overwhelming. "
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