Our vision A country in which children thrive, free of poverty.
Our missions Wama act fro children exists to
reduce the impact of poverty on children. We work with local partners,
internationally and in Ugandato enhance the well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of their
families and communities. We are an independent Ugandan registered charity,
providing a bridge between those who can help and those we supporttogether. Mission: securing the life of Ugandan child
through, Orphans Education, Widows empowerment, HIV/AIDS sensitization, Income
Generating Activities, Evangelism. Church
General Question Wama act for Children How long has Wama act for Children been operating? We have been helping children thrive in Uganda for more than 20 years. Wama
act for children is an independent registered charity that was founded in 1980
and it was named through Christian children fund as Fatimachild and family programme Society in the province of jinja town. In the early
1990s, the head office for Wama act for Children moved from being renting in
town to its own land. .
Is Wama act for Children associated
with any other organizations? As advocacy on behalf of children is an important part of our mission, Wama act
for Children is a member of the Uganda
Coalition for the Rights of Children (UCRC), Interagency Coalition Aids and
Development, Micro Credit Summit Campaign, Africawhat’s in a name? Our organizational name is similar to that
of other charities, which sometimes causes confusion. We are an independent
Ugandan organization, overseen by a dedicated board of directors and are not in
any way affiliated with Feed The Children Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma USA,
Does Wama act for children employ staff
or use volunteers? Wama act for Children currently employs a staff of 24 who work out of our
district jinja office and five paid local country representatives. We are
managed by a volunteer board of directors made up some professionals with
experience and/or interest in child and community development. We are also
supported by a number of volunteers who give their time in a variety of areas,
including clerical and administration, communications, fundraising and
information technology.
Can I help by volunteering in Wama act for Children? Wama act for Children has a very big capacity to receive volunteers over here.
We are soon recommending a site that contains information about volunteering
and more specifically links in organization that is looking for volunteers to
work with us
Wama act for Children Programs & Philosophy How does Wama act for Children help
children? In partnership with community-based organizations, we help families in the
areas of food security and nutrition, clean water access, health and hygiene,
sustainable agriculture, sanitation, income generation, capacity building and
education to the orphans and widows empowerment. We also intend to link with
treatment and supply medicine to some of the communities we support. In deep
villages of Ugandawe work in communities that have high mortality rates for children under the
age of five. In our working grounds, we address child malnourishment and health
issues through community-based nutrition programs through our own programs and
in partnership with other community groups. We also work to raise awareness and
increase public knowledge and involvement on issues related to child poverty
and care.We use a collaborative,
sustainable approach to build existing capacity to improve circumstances for
children.
Our program managers are highly experienced in child and community development
and frequently visit our partners and the families we serve in the communities
for which they are responsible. Wherever we're working, our programs uphold the
same strong principles, which have been adapted from the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of the Child and include: gender equality, environmental
responsibility, community ownership, partnership and ethical allocation of
resources.
Where does Wama act for Children work? We are currently supporting children and their communities in only Uganda.
Please see our Programs page on this site for detailed information about our
current projects.
How do we choose the communities we work in? Our mission drives our work, so we are guided by reducing the impact of poverty
on children. In addition to our work for the children of Uganda, we help in developing
communities that have a high under-five mortality rate. To have as great an
impact as possible, we have decided to deepen and strengthen our partnerships
within a small number of communities that face overwhelming challenges from
poverty.
How does Wama act for Children measure results? We have an extensive system of monitoring the effectiveness of our development
work. We work with community partners that share our mission as well as our
programming principles and ethics. We develop our programs and projects
together with the community and our country partner to ensure we serve the most
vital needs of the community’s children. Each year, before approving the
funding of a program, we thoroughly review its detailed community needs, the
proposed solutions and the expected outcomes. We receive a quarterly report
from our partners on every project we fund, which confirms what activities have
taken place, how much was spent on those activities, and what changes took
place as a result of the activities. We are looking WAFC-U representative in America,
and other countries so that we can provide regular reports as well and our
program management team members to actively monitor the partnerships and the
programs to ensure their effectiveness, efficiency and positive impact on the
community’s children and their families.
Does Wama act for Children provide emergency relief? Yes, to a limited degree. Wama act for Children provides support in emergency
and reconstruction situations by sending much-needed commodities, assisting
with the development of proposals to access educational programmes of the
children, health essentials or by raising and providing funds. These steps are
usually taken to support situations that occur in any of the communities where
our children are residing and where in we currently provide support for
effectives of the child..
What is Wama act for Children’s stand on the promotion of birth
control? Some of our local partners may either directly provide or use community
services to address family planning issues and sexual health. In the course of
our support for children and families affected by poverty, Wama act for
Children funds community-driven projects that involve raising awareness of and
providing education on health-related matters, for example, HIV/AIDS prevention
and the related need for protection, but does not involve itself in the
religious, cultural or social practices of a community.
Does Wama act for Children have projects for HIV/AIDS prevention? Yes, we have HIV/AIDS awareness/education projects in Uganda. We also have a program
based at jinja hospital Ugandaaimed at improving the health of children with HIV/AIDS through regular
monitoring, access to medication and access to nutritional supplements. In all
our national projects, there is an HIV/AIDS education component with an
emphasis on prevention, and we are developing that component within our WAFC-U
programs in Aboriginal communities.
Wama act for Children Fundraising
& Administration
How does Wama act for Children raise money? We are primarily funded through the generous donations of a few well wishers,
or an individual, who share our mission to help reduce the impact of poverty on
children. They donate in support of our programs through direct mail campaigns,
telephone fundraising, monthly support, child sponsorship, online donations,
project support and public events. We also receive major individual, corporate
and foundation support.
What percentage of your budget goes toward programs? In 2008, we directed 86 per cent of our budget to our programs for children; 10
per cent was directed to fundraising activities; and 4 per cent went to
administration expenses.
Fiscal responsibility is important to us and is achieved through our mandate
to focus resources on the children and communities we serve; to be highly
accountable to our donors; and to uphold our vital programming principles,
which have been adapted from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
children
How do I know my money is reaching people in need? We conduct regular monitoring of all our projects, including discussions with
the families we support, internal audits, external audits and third-party
independent evaluations so that we ensure consistent delivery of services to
those who need it most. We have extensive accountability measures in place to
ensure every dollar is used in the most effective way. And we choose local
partners in the communities we support that not only share our mission, but our
commitment to ethical practices and philosophies.
We are a member of Ethical Code Program which lays out a set of standards for
charitable organizations to manage and report their financial affairs
responsibly. By adhering to these standards, we are complying with generally
accepted practices for soliciting and managing donor dollars.
Current outreach To enhance the well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of their
families and communities in Uganda,
we raise funds to operate our programs and generate awareness of their
importance. Here are a few of the ways we do that:
Direct mail throughout the year, we send support mailings to our
present and potential supporters. The package usually includes a letter
from our Executive Director or one of our administrator telling our story,
raising issues of child poverty and providing the opportunity to donate.
Supporters can respond by making a donation via return mail, calling to
make a telephone donation, or visiting shall be visiting our website soon
to make a secure online donation. All donors receive a thank you letter for
their support. Trading names. A common practice among
many charities to reach potential supporters in a cost-effective way is
name-trading. Some of our support mailings are sent to names and addresses
provided to us by other like-minded charities. If you received a mailing
from Wama act for Children and would like to know how we obtained your
name for this purpose, you can call our organization link administrator
team (+256782864398) and we will be happy to inform you which charity
provided us your name (the code just above the address will be needed).
You can then contact the other charity directly with your instructions.
Direct dialogue We shall have a presence at special booths in select malls, on city
streets and door-to-door incase we get an agent in America, south America,
Asia, Europe and to the rest of the world offering community members
information about Wama act for Children and the opportunity to support
children affected by poverty and HIV/AIDS affected ones as a monthly Everyday
Hero donor or child sponsor.
The above activities provide the lion's share of funding for our programs
for children, so we appreciate each and every response to our outreach
initiatives. We always want to ensure your preferences are respected, so if you
have received a request for support and have questions or comments, please e-mail
or call our running administrative team.
Wama act for Children Supporter Services I have a question about donating. Who do I contact? Please contact our administrative team by calling +256779230910 or
+256782864398 (during Eastern Time business hours) or e-mail wama.act.for.children@gmail.comorsaveandsupportlives@gmailcom. We'll be happy to help in any way we can.
If I donate to Wama act for Children, do I get a thank you letter or
notification? Yes. No matter how you make a financial donation to us - with a single gift, by
sponsoring a child or becoming a monthly donor as an Everyday Hero - you will
be receipted for your contributions. Through email saveandsupportlives@gmail.com
Are your social workers/ volunteers or paid workers? Our workers/volunteers are trained workers employed by the administrator. We
are planning an ongoing fundraising campaign across the world, with originating
from centre from WAFC-U HEAD OFFICES jinja .plot 21-23.1792 jinja east Africa. We work hard to ensure our administration has the
most up-to-date and accurate information about our work, and are as helpful as
possible to our supporters.
What is our privacy policy? Wama act for Children is committed to the protection of our supporters'
privacy. We ensure our activities in Uganda - whether conducted
face-to-face, online, by telephone or post - are governed by strict ethics and
sound privacy practices. Donating online is done through a phone line
Non-identifying information that we learn about a visit automatically (such as
the type of browser and operating system in use) will be used only to make our
site more useful to visitors. Other aspects of our privacy policy:
1. Any request by a donor to be excluded from lists that Wama act for
Children uses or shares with other organizations is to be honored.
a) All reasonable efforts are to be taken to honor any request from a donor
or prospective donor not to be contacted for future fundraising campaigns.
2. Any information from or about donors that is obtained by, or on behalf of
Wama act for Children is to be handled with respect and with confidentiality to
the extent allowed by law.
3. Donors have the right to remain anonymous.
4. All fundraising appeals by or on behalf of Wama act forChildren are to disclose Wama act forChildren's legal name, its status as a
registered charity, and the purpose for which funds are requested.
All members of the public, including donors and prospective donors, are
entitled to one copy of the following, on request and at no charge other than
the cost of reproduction and distribution:
a) Wama act for Children's most recent annual report and/or audited
financial statements; b) A list of the names of the members of Board of Directors.
6. Donors and prospective donors are entitled to know, upon request, whether
the individual asking for funds is a volunteer, a staff person or a service
provider.
7. Donors are to receive a written or verbal acknowledgment of their gifts
within a reasonable period of time following the donor's request.
For more information on your rights as a donor, please contact the acting administrator,Do you issue financial statements? Yes. You may obtain full, audited Wama act for Children financial statements by
calling our administration.. Or you can request a set by sending an email with
your mailing address. We send our annual report to donors each year. See our
online 2008 income statement
Thank you for sharing our goals for children.
By the administrator Executive
director
Pr Steven hynesMr. Matege James
Mission: securing the life of Ugandan child through, Orphans
Education, Widows empowerment, HIV/AIDS sensitization, Income Generating
Activities, Evangelism. Church
Contact: +256779230910,HEAD OFFICE
+256782864398.PLOT 21-23 JINJA-UGANDA
Website: support-children.xanga.comP.O.BOX
1792 JINJA-EAST AFRICA
