Since the late 1980s Uganda has rebounded from the abyss of civil war and economic catastrophe to become relatively peaceful, stable and prosperous.
But the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the north remain blighted by one of Africa's most brutal rebellions.
In the 1970s and 1980s Uganda was notorious for its human rights abuses, first during the military dictatorship of Idi Amin from 1971-79 and then after the return to power of Milton Obote, who had been ousted by Amin. Idi Amin's 8-year rule produced economic decline, social disintegration, and massive human rights violations. The Acholi and Langi ethnic groups were particular objects of Amin's political persecution because they had supported Obote and made up a large part of the army. In 1978, the International Commission of Jurists estimated that more than 100,000 Ugandans had been murdered during Amin's reign of terror; some authorities place the figure much higher.
Chronic political instability and erratic economic management produced a record of persistent economic decline that left Uganda among the world's poorest and least-developed countries.
65 per cent of children in Uganda fall under the category of ‘orphans and other vulnerable children’. In real numbers, there are more than 2.2 million orphans and nearly 8 million vulnerable children in Uganda today. And nearly half of the country’s orphans have lost one or both parents to the AIDS pandemic. This has placed thousands of children without a parent to take care of them and if they are lucky be put into the care of the government or orphanage.
Winners’ Foundation has been supporting Destiny Orphanage since 2004? We don’t just give financially to the orphanage, we help provide training and teachings to give a hand’s up for the children to learn and grow in a trade. To date we have set up a textile operation to cloth the children and sell the clothing to the local village’s to help fund the orphanage. In 2009 Winners’ Team Foundation helped in the purchase of land for farming. The first crop was harvested in March to feed the children and the excess to sell at the local market to purchase more seeds for the next planting.
Destiny Orphanage is growing and as the children come of age to leave and go out into the world, more children come to the orphanage. You to can help with the growing increase of children coming into the orphanage. You can join the team by becoming a monthly partner of $25.00 (that’s 5 Starbucks Coffees)