SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA is an indigenous non-Government organization registered with the Uganda National Bureau for Non-Government Organizations, Reg No. 2775, File No. MIA/NB/2019/05/2130 and Permit No. 2873. Our vision is to achieve and sustain improved livelihood among the elderly and their dependents in Uganda.
Main Goal & Objective
To improve the health and quality of life of older adults and their dependents across the care continuum in Uganda.
Mission: ‘To improve the quality of life of older adults and their dependents affected by social and economic problems such as HIV, Poverty, Food insecurity and natural calamities through working with the local community.
Vision: To achieve and sustain improved livelihood among the elderly and their dependents in Uganda.
Values:
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SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA recognizes the importance of human equality to all individuals regardless of any social consideration.
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SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA regards openness, communication with partners and one another as critical in the growth of the organization.
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SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA works as a cohesive unit to maintain efficiency and efficacy as an organization.
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SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA members and staff will positively represent the organization with the utmost level of trustworthiness, honesty and respect.
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Obtaining and maintaining good relations with other stakeholders is highly valued and will hopefully lead to a successful future for the organization.
Specific Objectives
Without discrimination of any individual basing on tribe, race, creed, gender, nationality or status; the objectives of which the organization is established are to:
To build capacity of the local communities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS and other epidemics.
To improve the quality of life for the indigent elderly persons effected by poverty through all possible initiatives.
To empower children, youth and women in order to realize their full potential to achieve meaning full development.
To design and construct feasible community health facilities with good and well coordinated health services in order to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS opportunistic infections.
To support education, health, good nutrition, and sanitation among elderly people households and their dependants,
Create partnerships and alliances with other community-based organizations, NGOs, government institutions, donors and other organizations.
To promote sound management practices among the Ugandan community and others in the region through sensitization and training programmes.
To promote the exchange of information and experience between the SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA and other organizations professionals and practicing objectives similar to those of SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA.
To lobby for support materially and financially at local, national and international levels for the organization to achieve its objectives.
To do all such other lawful things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objectives or as may be lawful under the Laws of Uganda.
Our activities:
• Provision of basic needs, psychosocial and medical services top the elderly and their dependents
• Promotion of primary health care
• Promotion of HIV prevention initiatives
• Economic strengthening activities
• HIV testing and counselling
• Promotion of ART uptake and adherence
• Palliative home care
• Condom promotion and provision
• Promoting preventive and curative health care services among the elderly and their dependents.
• Providing psycho-social services
• Provision of education subsidies to needy children
• Conducting parenting/ caregiver programs
• Capacity building.
• Providing social economic services.
• Partnership with other stakeholders for a collective action.
• Community mobilization and norms change programs
• Post-violence care for survivors of gender-based violence
• School-based HIV and violence prevention programs
Dignified Care with Compassion:
SAVE AND HEAL UGANDA is guided by our passionate commitment to support the elderly achieve the highest quality of life. We distinguish ourselves through the exceptional abilities of our caregivers and through our adherence to a system of core values:
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Dignity
Do the right thing even when it's not acknowledged by others or convenient for you. An individual with integrity is honest and keeps their word even when it's difficult
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Challenges
Misuse and stealing of the donated materials and supplies by the caregivers.
The hard-to-reach situation among the elderly households’ distances radius to 10 km and above in hilly areas on foot.
The extreme poverty among the elderly households.
Monitoring the situation with the elderly people especially that walk as many are not accessible on phone.
Limited financing.
Death of some elderly people under our care due to poor health situations
Older Adults’ Perceived Benefits and Risks
Reduced number and severity of colds and influenza-like illnesses.
Vaccinated individuals were more likely to perceive vaccination as the best way to prevent the disease.
Immunized individuals were more likely to perceive vaccine as effective.
Meet the Team
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DEOGRACIOUS SEWALULA
DIRECTOR
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SHALLON AHAKUNDIIRE
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
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BETTY NANDAULA
SECRETARY
Contact us
Plot 29 Luwum Street, Kizito Towers
Level 6, Room 2
P.O.Box 111498, Wakiso
Tel: 0782 984 681