Hope for Maamas Uganda is a non-Government Organization founded in the suburbs of jinja city in Uganda found in 2015. Their goal is to empower women to create a resilient and stable household in Uganda through business development and mentorship, Vocational skills development, Formal education for children, and temporary consumption support for households under destitution.
Heading this organization and the head of all of the initiatives is Mukanza Monica. A strong leader who continues to have a positive impact throughout the single parent community even throughout the pandemic. Here are a few of their recent achievements so far:
- From the month of October to the month of December we had 50 girls together with a few boys from our single Mom’s families have been receiving skills training at the office. These have been trained in making Ketchup, round donuts, chapati, gardening, partial weaving and braiding hair, partial tailoring skills.
2. In the same month of October to December, 50 students have received lunch and breakfast each week at office.
3. In this same manner they have been counseled in groups, we have done individual counseling, we have had 3 career guidance sessions, we provided sexual reproductive lessons to 50 students.
4. We held one successful beneficiary meeting during the month of October, this acted as a follow up, monitoring and support at the same time. After one full year from since when the pandemic started, we had a big distance between us and the families that we serve due to the lockdowns that were brought by the pandemic. However, on this day of the 23rd we had our families talk and express the challenges through the pandemic, we had fellowship and prayed together, we shared lunch which showed love and unity with our families.
5. During the month of October, we provided food to 15 starving families, we provided medical assistance by paying for hospital bills and buying medicines to our family which got burnt up in the fire in the month of April, restored their business bought for them some clothes, bought for them beddings and paid rent for them in the new house and provided food.
6. In December we rescued a teenage Mom with her baby and her whole family who was starving, sick and hopeless. Sylvia is still in the process of restoration, skills training and rehabilitation with her baby Martha, we have embarked on the plan to look for the house to settle, we are planning to train her in business with other in the month of February 2022.
7. We hosted Airtel telecom Uganda, on the 8th December we hosted this very big Network on that date after being nominated as one of the charities in the region to impact the community. They were 12 charities nominated and we ranked number 8, this Network donated to us 2 office chairs, 1 Embroidery sewing, 1 brand new singer type of ordinary sewing machine, 1 big two trays electric oven. These have enlarged our territory especially in skills training in the community for it is going boost the project so much through 2022.
8. We a hosted a Christmas party for the beneficiaries/families in December. This was a get together with all our Moms and their children, to feel happy after two years of distance due to the pandemic. We wanted to also celebrate together life and show our community that we are still together and we still love them despite it all.
9. We had our own girls Prisca and patience get their new sewing machine full package after they completed their tailoring skills, they trained from 2021 to 2022 for three months.
“We would like to thank all of you for the support even you have been able to give to us throughout the years of this difficult time. We could not do nothing without all your kind support, thank you for the love you shared with our families, the donation has managed to restore smiles and hope to our families. We pray for a blessing to each one of you and praying for more partnership even in the next year for the betterment of the organization.” – Mukanza Monica
To find out more please visit their Facebook Page or Youtube Channel Here
For any direct inquiries please email: ugandanhopeformaamas@gmail.com