BARAKA UG

UPENDO NI BARAKA-UGANDA (UNBU) is an indigenous
non-profit organization that was founded and registered in January 2023 with
Arua District Local Government. UNBU
program interventions adopt a holistic
family centered approach to childcare by addressing the needs of
women, children and their families irrespective of their religious beliefs or
race. From the time of inception, the organization has contributed towards
education, income generating activities, and better health care practices
within the district. Community Building is therefore at the heart of all our
projects and we rely on the power of networks and relationships built
across the communities. UNBU believes in strengthening community structures
to collectively to overcome poverty through the participation and inclusion of the
people. 

Intervention approach

“CREATING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONES IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY  and RESPECTED”. UNBU interventions adopt a holistic family-centered approach in addressing the needs of children and their families and to achieve this, we have core values that include, self-drive, empowerment, respect, partnership, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability.

In the last one year, this has been achieved through the enrollment of children in schools, promotion of income generating activities for families and better healthcare practices, especially among young mothers, advocating for the rights of women, girls, and children with disabilities in Arua district.

The projects supported by UNBU rely on the power of networking and relationships built across the communities in Arua district because social service provision happens at the community level.

A community where all children and women develop and live happily. 

To protect, care for and support children to achieve a bright future by working with their families, communities and other stakeholders. 

To improve the quality of life of vulnerable children and women in Uganda through a community model of care and support that involves active community participation. 

The strategic and strength

CLIENTELE:
Two categories of clientele: Our target groups are smallholder farmers, women groups, Adolescent girls and young women, children under age of 18 years, school going children i.e., ECD, primary school pupils, secondary students. We pay special attention to most vulnerable including women, people with disabilities and people living with HIV/AIDS.  We work with both refugees and host communities in urban and rural settings.

We carried out school and community outreaches in Ajia, Vurra, Logiri and Arivu sub-counties in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the Arua District community service office, the Community Development Officers (CDOs) of the four sub-counties and the Uganda Police. The outreaches were aimed at raising awareness about the Sauti toll free number – 116, which can be used to report cases of child abuse. They also acted as UNBUs fore-activities to the celebration of the Day of the African Child.

Case clinics were run in schools within the four sub-counties to establish incidents of child abuse to inform appropriate intervention processes.

Training of Women with disabilities on Leadership, Negotiation, Lobbying and Advocacy skills in.

Group discussions among the women on strategies to disseminate the information learnt from the training to the rest of their counter parts in their communities in their respective Sub Counties in Arua District, to join the struggle to promote their rights, to be able to sit on round tables to discuss matters that affect them in their house holds and communities with the able bodied persons and the leaders.  

Greening Programme: Distributed 600 tree seedlings to 3 primary schools of Okpova, Bongova and Ekarakafe. Each of the schools received 200 tree seedlings as part of the Greening Programme that is piloted by the office of the LV Chairmanship in partnership with National Forest Authority and Focus Initiative Africa.