BID UGANDA

BID UGANDA   Bugembe Initiative for Development (BID) is an action oriented community based organization dedicated to empowering women, youth and vulnerable persons through a holistic, socio-economic approach. BID UGANDA was also born out of the need to reach out the uncared, forgotten, HIV/AIDS orphans, abandoned, street children, homeless, and parentless children in the communities and our society who are hurting in life, through sharing God’s practical love and care. And sharing with them the greatest and changing gift of salvation full of love, compassion and healing. the increasing number of orphans in Uganda is due to HIV/AIDS, insurgency and needy abused and street children are due to poverty in families and loss of parents which is increasing every time and the extended families cannot sustain their pockets and care for them. Most of these vulnerable children especially the orphans around us have lost hope for their future without food, shelter, education lack of parental love, guidance and training. above all their rights have been abused and denied the right to shelter good food, clothing ,education and good health to have a better future in Interested people willing to volunteer with us may contact us on our email biduganda2011@gmail.com may also contact our social worker Nakagolo Irene at irenebid2011@gmail.com . The organization was founded in 2011 with its base in Bugembe, Jinja District and legally registered under The Directorate of Gender, Labour and community Services, Bugembe Town Council: Registration Number: BTC/CD/048 Our Mission To restore and instill hope in the people living in the communities by facilitating them to realize their social, physical, economic and spiritual needs Our Vision: A transformed community with people living healthy productive and developed lives Activities 1.     Child welfare and educational support                                             2. Community Volunteerism                                             3. Child welfare and educational support                                   4. Capacity Building                                                                     5. Agriculture       Saving & Credit Scheme Bugembe Initiative for Development (BID) established a micro credit and saving program that allows community members to borrow and save money. Through this program women and youth entrepreneurs have been able to start small business for sustainable livelihoods. Some of the achievement of this program includes; 1.     Improved saving culture 2.     Access to saving facility for women and youth entrepreneurs 3.     Access to Capital through microloans 4.     Business mentoring 5.     Entrepreneurship training and financial management skills 6.  CHILD WELFARE & EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT As a result of the HIV/AIDS scourge and the increasing number of dysfunctional families many children are out on the streets and some have remained orphans thus missing out on education.