The Christian Counseling Fellowship (CCF), one of the Fund's current projects, is implementing some revolutionary strategies to promote the health of women and children in Uganda. The current under-five mortality rate of Uganda is at outstanding rate of 13.6%. To give you an idea of how extreme this is, developed countries such as America have an under-five mortality rate of only 0.7%. The principle reason for this 13.6% under-five mortality rate is that there are many Ugandan women who return from being held under rebel captivity with children and no means to provide for themselves or their children. These women who have been held under captivity have missed their opportunity to receive an education and do not have the skills necessary for obtaining a job. The women have difficulties finding work, have limited income and can not provide their families with food and the necessary medical attention to prevent illness. The CCF is addressing this issue by building a center that will provide these women with a place to obtain schooling and vocational training that will give them the skills to enhance their income. Not only is CCF creating this center, they are engaging women in local income-generating projects such as employing women at a popular restaurant and catering service.
For more information about this exciting project visit: http://www.ugandafund.org/projects.html
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