UgandaKids e.V. is a non profit organisation – confessionally and politically independent.
We have made it our challenge to support vulnerable children in Uganda to open up opportunities for their own future with their own aims.
The Bottom Line
UgandaKids e. V. has the aim to provide a start into a life with perspectives for children in Adjumani in Northern Uganda. The civil and social structures have been damaged or even shattered by 20 years of civil war. The people of Adjumani have asked us to help and to support them. We asked them “What do you need most urgently?” And the answer from Hilda Ibba and the representatives of the town were “We want to start with our children to rebuild civil structures. They should learn as early as possible to be independent and responsible, they should be allowed to learn a lot.”
What is important to UgandaKids:
We accept the Ugandans as being the experts. Their perspective is crucial for their development. It is not us to determine how development should take place, but the people on the ground. What we have set in motion is more than just “helping people to help themselves”. We do not dictate what funds should be used for and how projects should be carried out. We trust the plans and ideas of the people of Uganda. They should have the opportunity to develop and implement their own ideas and concepts.
Therefore, we refrain from any measure that further consolidates the still existing dichotomy of development cooperation into “saviour” and “victim”. For this reason, UgandaKids e.V. does not offer sponsorships for individual children or deployment of volunteers.
UgandaKids forwards the donations without deductions for administrative or advertising costs. This only happens when plans and cost estimates for the steps involved are available.Hilda Ibba provides UgandaKids with proof that the funds have been used to implement these plans: through appropriate bookkeeping and through current photos, sent by email. Only then can further funds be provided.
In our opinion, truly sustainable development begins where “one’s own” can be realised. In this way, we are following the path of mutual recognition and mutual respect in the different, supposedly “two” worlds.
There is great joy about this support and everyone has been working very hard on the implementation of this project. We will continuously report on further developments as well as on financial details.