Words of Hope is a registered CBO (MMC/CBS/005) working with individuals, families and communities of people living with HIV/AIDS in Mbarara, Isingiro, Kiruhura and Bushenyi Districts. We provide Home based care and support to individuals, and families of these patients. We provide health education, do home based spiritual counseling. We have village based discipleship groups where we do christian discipleship and teach about HIV/AIDS.

We are working with the ISS HIV/AIDS clinic at the Mbarara regional referral hospital and municipal clinic, Bwizibwera and katete health centre. This is how we get in contact with patients. We provide clinic based spiritual social physical and psychological counseling at these health centre.

We do income generating activities with patients and communities where they live. We have 5 passion fruit growing projects.

We have over 2000 patients registered with us in all these communities. We are in the final stages of launching 4 more passion fruit projects this month.

We provide adult literacy classes and we have had a class at kaberebere presented with certificates after completing a 6 months training program. Our organization started in 2003.

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More info about Words of Hope

VISION: 'A world where God's inspired word is the only source of trust and hope for individuals, families and communities'

MISSION: 'To be a leading entity providing obedience based discipleship, training, knowledge, and counseling services to families and communities in the fields of spiritual, physical ,health and economic well being, encouraging families and communities to live each day with passion, faith and, love seeking opportunities to help each other'

2. Area of Operation

(i) Subject to CHAPTER 2, the organization's activities shall be carried out in the districts of Bushenyi, Kirihura, Isigiro Ibanda Lyantonde and Mbarara.

(ii). The organization may operate in surrounding districts.

3. Goals

(i) The organization shall promote initiatives that aim towards development of spiritual, physical and mental well being that strengthen the growth of Christian values and self management in people living with HIV/AIDS.

(ii) To promote services that lead to perception of the increased risk of HIV/AIDS concerning obtaining and transmission of the infection among individuals of all ages that result in behavior changes.

(iii). To promote services that lead to abstinence among adolescent youth and faithfulness in marriage.

(iv). To promote initiatives that lead to economic growth of people living with HIV/AIDS and their surrounding communities.

4. Beneficiaries

1. The organization shall benefit the following persons.

(i). People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA)

(ii). the families of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA)

(iii) The communities of such people and other surrounding communities.

5.  Nature and Type of services

The organization shall:

1. Make individual visits in the homes of PLWA to assess and teach in the areas of their physical and spiritual needs.

2. Carry out assessment which shall include;

• (a) Status of spiritual, Bible based knowledge.
• (b) Drug/clinic visit adherence.
• (c) Cleanliness of individuals and homes.
• (d) Nutritional status.
• (e) HIV/AIDS status of children.
• (f) Family planning.

3. To train people living with HIV/AIDS, and others in the community ways to increase their economic well being by using social-economic projects.

4. To educate the youth in school, churches, and other youth institutions into areas of HIV/Aids, Sex education, courtship, and marriage that are Biblical based.

5. To train church members in the Art of home based spiritual counseling for the sick in their communities.

I am just picking some of the information from our constitution and i hope this gives you more details. But as always am willing to answer any questions you may have.

We have also started putting some information about Words of Hope in a blog:

www.wordsofhopeuganda.blogspot.com

In God's service,

Pastor Enoch Kategaya

Director, Words of Hope