Comprehensive programs that address the interconnected needs of post-conflict communities in Northern Uganda.
YDO provides educational support and scholarships to vulnerable children, ensuring access to quality education from early childhood through secondary levels. We understand that education is fundamental to breaking cycles of poverty and creating opportunities for lasting change.
Our education programs include school supplies, tuition support, academic advocacy, and mentoring. We work closely with schools and families to ensure children have the resources they need to succeed academically and personally.
Through our partnership with Be A Number, we support education infrastructure that serves hundreds of students, while our scholarship programs ensure vulnerable children have access to these opportunities.
Our vocational programs are designed based on local market needs, ensuring that skills training leads directly to employment and livelihood opportunities.
YDO provides practical skills training that connects directly to livelihood opportunities. Our vocational programs teach marketable skills in sewing, construction, and other in-demand trades.
Training is designed to respond to local market needs, ensuring participants can use their skills to generate income and build sustainable livelihoods. We work with local businesses and cooperatives to create pathways from training to employment.
We work to create protective environments where children are safe, their rights are respected, and they have opportunities to thrive.
YDO advocates for children's rights and welfare, with particular attention to children with disabilities and those in vulnerable situations. We work with families, communities, and local authorities to create protective environments and ensure children's needs are met.
Our advocacy work includes promoting children's rights, supporting families, and mobilizing communities to protect and care for vulnerable children.
YDO supports women and youth in building sustainable livelihoods and economic independence. Our economic empowerment programs connect vocational training to job creation, business development, and cooperative formation.
We work with local businesses and cooperatives to create pathways from training to employment, supporting income-generating activities that contribute to household and community economic stability.
Economic empowerment creates pathways to self-sufficiency, reducing dependency on external aid and strengthening community resilience.
YDO engages communities in planning, implementation, and ownership of development initiatives. We believe that sustainable change comes from community leadership and participation at every level.
All programs are designed with input from community leaders and members, ensuring initiatives reflect local priorities and build on existing strengths.
Programs are implemented by local staff and volunteers, creating employment opportunities and building local capacity.
Communities take ownership of programs, ensuring sustainability beyond our initial involvement and creating lasting change.
We invest in building local leadership and organizational capacity, strengthening communities' ability to drive their own development.
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