Uganda – Childcare and Development Organisation Uganda (presently Karin Community Initiatives Uganda)

Support for the activities of Childcare and Development Organisation Uganda

COUNTRY / PROBLEM

Uganda is a country in East Africa, on Lake Victoria. The country’s north and northeast are affected disproportionately by two long-term conflicts, the Ugandan Bush War of 1981-1986, and more than 20 years of fighting between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan Government forces), together with ongoing inter-communal violence, and periodic natural disasters.

Since 1987, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been active in northern Uganda as well as the neighbouring Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the terrorist organisation that caused one of the longest conflicts in Africa. Over the period of 30 years, because of the LRA, nearly 100 thousand people were killed, and two and a half million people more were forcibly displaced. The most cruel fate befell the youngest – tens of thousands of children were kidnapped, taken to the bush, and forcibly conscripted into the Lord’s Resistance Army.

The Acoli people, who live in northern Uganda, experienced exceptional cruelty from the Lord’s Resistance Army: kidnappings of children who were forced to kill, rapes, and mass executions are the traumas of many of the families there.

ORGANISATION

Childcare and Development Organisation Uganda (presently Karin Community Initiatives Uganda) was established to help – in the words of Hope Okeny, its founder – “The children that are called the invisible ones… the former night wanderers… marginalized children… and the child soldiers”.

At this moment organization is seeking to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of vulnerable and orphaned children, families and the whole community through primary health care and other community development initiatives.

PROJECTS

Kulczyk Foundation supported the creation of a playground at Karin Resource Centre – a facility for children of former child soldiers .

“Grinding poverty is as cruel as war”. Hope Okeny

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Childcare and Development Organisation Uganda (presently Karin Community Initiatives Uganda)

Dominika Kulczyk

These are the places taken from a fairy tale, they are out of this earth. It's because the children who don't really have a chance to play, are able to lose themselves in play and forget about many things. They will be able to come here every day, after school, to be together and to enjoy being together, and to play just like all the kids around the world should be able to do.

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Documentaries

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Our documentaries shine a light on community problems in different parts of the world, and present organisations and local unsung heros who benefit from our support. In Poland, the Domino Effect TV series is created in cooperation with TVN - the largest private television in Poland. Through this work, we are able to reach those who might have never heard about a specific issue or the way in which they can help. This partnership results in a number of long form documentaries, which have been recognised at international film festivals. As part of our partnership with the CNN Freedom Project, we also produce a series of documentaries for English speaking audience. The series explores the issues of modern slavery and human trafficking, and is regularly broadcast on CNN International.

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Educational programs

Since the beginning of its existence, the Kulczyk Foundation has been working to shape the socio-emotional competences of children and adolescents. We prepare unique lesson plans adapted to various stages of education. These focus on explainining the complex world of universal values and emotions, encourage reflection and the ability to draw conclusions. Ultimately help to build knowledge about ourselves and the world, and to shape attitudes towards the reality that surrounds us. As part of this commitement, we also provide workshops, conferences for teachers and faculty staff. We believe that wise education, implemented in a spirit of freedom and empathy, is a basic component of sustainable development for every human being, as well as a chance for a good start in adult life. No matter where they are from.

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