UCOBAC is an Non-Governmental Organization whose mission is to attain improved welfare of vulnerable children in Uganda through capacity building of relevant actors, advocacy and networking using community-based initiatives.

UCOBAC seeks to further the abilities of community-based NGOs and other child welfare actors to identify, target and meet the needs of Uganda's most vulnerable children, especially those living with HIV/AIDS and those orphaned by AIDS using community-based approaches.

UCOBAC contributes directly to achievement of "improved protection for children in especially difficult circumstances." The main areas of intervention include:
- Advocacy and Networking: Creating awareness of the rights of children (including through radio programs that feature testimonials of children themselves)
- Capacity-building: Training programs on child development, AIDS, income-generating activities, and provision of soft loans for income-generating activities
- HIV/AIDS: Home-based care using trained community volunteers; provision of material support (mattresses, mosquito nets, etc); spiritual counseling; education for the infected on nutrition; Tuberculosis Direct Observation Treatment Support (TB Dots)

GROOTS

Vision

To develop, over time, a movement giving voice and power to grassroots women's local visions and initiatives, attracting long term partners, and creating new policies, to expand and strengthen their leadership.

Network Focus

GROOTS operates as a flexible network linking leaders and groups in poor rural and urban areas in the South and the North. To nurture relationships of mutual support and solidarity among women engaged in redeveloping their communities, the network is open to grassroots groups and their partners who share a commitment to four basic goals:

- To strengthen women's participation in the development of communities and the approaches to problem solving.
- To help urban and rural grassroots women's groups identify and share their successful development approaches and methods globally.
- To focus international attention on grassroots women's needs and capabilities.
- To increase the opportunities for local womens' groups and leaders to network directly across national boundaries.

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