The Youth Mega Festival

The Youth outreach took a greater step in the fight against HIV/AIDS among the youths by introducing an annual event, where schools come together to participate in music dance and drama aimed at sensitizing the public on AIDS and stigmatization of the AIDS victims.

This event registered a great attendance from both the schools and the public in it's first year. The event was held on 11/07/2009 at Norah's complex hall in Lugazi, Uganda.
It involved HIV/AIDS testing and counseling aimed at encouraging the youth to develop an HIV/AIDS testing culture with an aim of having a community where HIV/AIDS testing is a common practice that helps the people to know their AIDS status. Over 300 people were tested for HIV/AIDS.

This years theme was "The Youth and HIV/AIDS". This theme registered a great impact on the youths. Next years theme is "Teenage Pregnancy and its Impact on Both Boys and Girls"
We believe that music, dance, drama and poems can reach out and have a great impact among the youths.

This years event attracted many high profile people who included the Director Of the Foundation For Human Rights Initiative Mr. Livingstone Ssewanyana, The Mayor of Lugazi, and other civic and religious leaders.

(1) The first picture shows the youths marching in town to mark the day.
(2) The second picture shows the participants and guests who attended the extravaganza.
(3) The third picture shows students performing a song about AIDS.

Brace yourself for the youth Extravaganza 2009
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The Geregere Well Project

On August 27th, The Youth Outreach Mission took the first step on the renovation of the well in Geregere. The well is in a very poor condition. Hundreds of people collect water from this well everyday. In its current state the well supplies a limited amount of water. The people of Geregere are suffering from this lack of sufficient drinking water.

The well will be constructed in two phases.
1) The well must be cleaned, and the water flow channeled.
2) Much of the existing cement work will need to be removed so that the new pipework can be installed.

The renovation of the well has been co funded by help international through Dillon Ryan Tibbitts and Lugazi town council.
The work was carried out by The Youth Outreach team above.

Soccer Outreach

The Youth Outreach Mission, with a lot of help from the proprietor of the Academy Andrew Lovell, has established a soccer academy for orphans and street children living in Lugazi.

These Children have been picked from the streets of Lugazi and brought together to form an amazing soccer team.

We hold weekly practices and enroll them in local tournaments. This soccer academy is a great platform for these street children to show case their talents. These kids are hard working above all they like sharing and have fun together. We love working with these incredible kids.

In addition to soccer practices, we also take time to teach these kids about HIV/AIDS, malaria and dental hygiene. The dental lessons where initiated by Hillary Morris and Lesley cliff of Help International.

We are determined to help and improve the lives of vulnerable children.
Do you support this noble call to support the Vulnerable children.

Domestic Violance

Many children have been denied their rights and instead they are subjected to torture through heavy work and at the end of the day they get less or no food at all.
They are denied rights to education, food and proper shelter.
In a survey conducted, we realized that most of the tortured children don't get time to play with their colleagues at home since most of their time is spent on doing domestic work at home.
The Youth Outreach mission has put in place a program/ a work plan that is going to address domestic violence starting with individual house holds, especially the families, of the violence victims.
We are going to hold seminars sensitizing people on domestic violence as well as publish booklets, papers and magazines showing the evils of domestic violence in homes. These booklets will also educate the people on children's rights.
Don't be left out in this campaign of helping the children in Uganda know their rights through exposing the evils of domestic violence.

The Dedicated Team

The Youth Outreach is a team of young people devoted to serve and bring a great change in the lives of the people in their communities.
The team is very constructive and innovative, ready and willing to work under all situations to see that they usher in a new generation of young people living positively free from HIV/AIDS infections.
The team is so loving and friendly, some thing that makes them an extremely great team.
'Together we save the nation'

Helping the elderly

The Youth Outreach Mission has realized the fact that the elderly people are a group that is vulnerable and in need of special attention.
Therefore, as a young group of people willing to serve the community and bring about a positive change in the lives of individuals in the community,
we have launched a campaign geared towards providing basic necessities to the elderly and as well, cleaning around their homesteads to ensure that they live in a safe and a clean environment.
In the above pictures, you can see the members of the Youth Outreach Mission donating to Maria Nakibuule and as well constructing a drying rack at her home in Kitigoma a village next to Jinja town.

Development of talents

Development of talent is one of our major goals. We believe that once we put up sports activities like soccer, we can help the youth develop their talents and socialize together. This first picture is of a football tournament that we organized to meet this objective.

We can not only develop the youth talents through sports outreaches but also through music, dance and drama especially in schools. We are glad to promote and develop the talents of Lugazi's youth.

Music Dance and Drama

The youth outreach mission uses music, dance and drama to reach out the young people and the public through sensitization on HIV/AIDS. This is the best way we think the public can be aware of this deadly virus . We have therefore taken the initiative of launching this campaign in schools. This is our starting ground for fighting HIV/AIDS among the young generations at the grassroots.