Childrens’ Rehabilitation and Education Project

Location:	Mbale Town, Uganda
Category:	Health
Published:	31 August 2007
Progress:	96% funded
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Child Restoration Outreach is a local Christian NGO founded in 1992 in Mbale Town, but has now expanded to three other towns to facilitate an increasing number of street children. The leading causes of children coming to the streets are HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, civil wars, poverty, famine and droughts.

We aim to integrate children back into their families and work with all stakeholders to find a lasting solution for a child. Currently (2010) CRO is assisting 1,376 street children and their families. Children are provided with three meals a day, they can wash themselves and their clothes at the centres and learn skills.

CRO hopes to rehabilitate 251 street children, educate 1058 and equip 67 young people with work skills. In the one year rehabilitation program children are prepared to join formal schools or vocational institutes. They are equipped with literacy, maths, life skills, HIV/AIDS prevention, reproductive sexual health and agriculture. Children are also provided with psychosocial support helping them to deal with difficulties, gain confidence and make positive life decisions.

Children’s’ talents are developed through games, sports, music, dance and drama. CRO has organized boys’ and girls’ football teams which participate in different football tournaments and have succeeded as district champions and of recently qualified to play in the super league of the country. A 45 member choir is organized and is performing at different occasions including government, church and wedding functions.

CRO involves the community to address the problems of street children. Women and men clubs are organised where members share experiences and are trained in basic parental responsibilities, children and women rights, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and education, income generating activities and skills development.

CRO collaborates with various organizations to advance the welfare of street children.

Incomplete (2):

• Primary school fees for Oliver for one year

  83% funded

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  24 Euro. • Still needed: 4 Euro • Published 13 November 2009
  My name is Oliver, and I am 16 years old. Currently I am in Nabuyonga Primary School in P6. My dream is to become a nurse to help miserable children. Thank you! Oliver

• Secondary school fees for David for one year

  0% funded

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  90 Euro. • Still needed: 90 Euro • Published 13 November 2009
  I am 18 years old and my name is David. After Secondary school I want to go to university and than work, so I can provide for my family and my sick stepmother. Maybe I want to become a doctor.May god bless you. David

Completed (12):

• scholarship for university

  100% funded
  307 Euro. • Published 31 August 2007
  Andrew Ogema would need to study for six semesters to complete his university course 'clinical officer'.

English (2):

C. Kamiti

EVERY STREET CHILD SHOULD GO TO SCHOOL.

by C. Kamiti, posted 11 months ago

Dear Friends, Receive warm greetings from CRO in Mbale Uganda. We deeply thank you for the support you are giving to the street children project. The young people who have been supported are enjoying their studies, and are lucky to be among those ...

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Supporters (25):

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  Meike B.
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  T. Kircheis
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  m. gersbach
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  Christian
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Advocates (1):

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  A. Poloczek

  27/F • Berlin, Germany

  Ich habe Uta Hollweg, die einige Monate für das Projekt in Uganda gearbeitet hat, auf unserer Weihnachtsfeier kennengelernt. Sie erzählte mir tolle Geschichten von ihrer Zeit vor Ort und machte mich neugrierig auf das Projekt. Einige Tage später schickte Sie mir Fotomaterial von den Kindern, vom Fussballteam und der Siegesfeier nachdem die Mannschaft aufgestiegen war. Utas Geschichten und die Fotos haben mich begeistert und von der Glaubwürdigkeit des Projektes überzeut.

Visitors (2):

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  J. Koebke

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  My name is Jan and I am from Germany. I came to CRO Mbale in July 2008 to work as a volounteer. Right now I have stayed here for more than one year and I can say: "The projekt is doing really good work!" The Children get picked up right from the street and CRO provides them with food and education. CRO doesn't only help the children alone, but also supports the parents/guardians after reuniting the families with counceling, microfinance or selfhelp groups to strengthen the communities sustainibly. In 2008, 280 children were found on the streets of Mbale and went through the rehabilitation process of Child Restoration Outreach. 90% of these children successfully completed the rehabilitation class and joined governmental schools in 2009.
  After more than one year I am sure about the fact that this project is free of corruption and all the money is used to feed the children, give them education and a future.
  The work of Child Restoration Outreach, to rebuilt and improve lives of street children, is very important and necessary!