Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary

Br. Tony the chairperson of ICSAP Summit Board talks with Simonpeter Loum ICSAP project officer PABO - UGANDA

Foundation

In Uganda we, have two communities, Pabo in the north and Mukono near the capital city of Kampala. The Mukono community focus mainly on the empowerment of women, community education programmes for disabled children, development projects (Children in Need - CHIN) and also receive young women into our formation programme to become sisters. Pabo area was once a refugee camp during the civil wars of the 1970s and 80s and more recently the Kony related terror. Here support is provided mainly to disabled and elderly persons abandoned when their families were repatriated to their villages of origin. We also manage and support the Women and Children First Organization (WACFO). Services include skills training, rehabilitation of physical deformation and mentally derailed persons and support to the development of livelihoods for the affected households and youths.

Uganda

The Brothers came to Kenya in 1961, and all along are involved in teaching and nurturing talents of the youths through sports. Due to other emerging needs of the country, the brothers are currently working in the areas of Health, Social work and in pastoral work ministries. The Patrician Brothers work with Kamagut village which is about 20km from Eldoret central business center along Eldoret—Kitale road. The majority of households constitute poor families whose income is below national poverty line. This kind of meager income forces them to go with only one meal per day. The area is somehow dry most of the year but receives substantial amount of rainfall during the rainy season. It is not accessible to any water body but have to heavily rely on shallow water wells which sometimes dry off during prolonged dry season and then people have to travel long distances to access water. During these times household food, nutrition and income security low.

The case of ICSAP in Pabo

Br. Tony the chairperson of ICSAP Summit Board on field visit with PAPO - UGANDA

The project provides limited external inputs which include assorted clean vegetable seeds appropriate to the locality and small livestock to facilitate establishment of a household kitchen garden. Indigenous vegetables are most encouraged. Capacity and capability training focuses on facilitating understanding of sustainable agriculture concept, principles and practices and the promotion of sustainable agriculture technologies, skills and knowledge. Peace building, gender inclusivity, improved sanitation, climate resilience practices, and youth participation are mainstreamed. The focus is on the achievement of household food, nutrition and income security.