Dr. Prudy
The Beginning...
The story begins in 2013 when Dr. Prudy Nelson was working in SW Uganda, an area with extremely high rates of poverty, HIV, malnutrition, gender-based violence and child mortality. Everywhere there were kids who had lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS, violence or other disease. There they were, on the street, dressed in rags, no shoes and clearly not in school. Heartsick, she asked one of the local workers if he could identify a few “children with promise” - those who had the ability and aptitude to be successful if given a chance. Thus began the journey…
The Middle...
As the number of children increased, more help was needed. Land was purchased for an office and in 2016, with the help of family and friends, especially Jonathan Atakunda and Rev. Emmanuel Mutabazi, the Welfare Organisation for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (WOOVC) was born. Under the leadership of a Board of Directors (all local Ugandans) and a devoted staff, the program exploded!
What began as a handful of kids has now grown to include 20+ children. The children are cared for in homes by families (“caretakers”). Five social enterprises (piggery, poultry farm, grain-milling, trucking service and 2 savings/microlending groups) have been created to generate income, training experiences for the kids, to benefit the caretakers and surrounding community and to generate a small amount of money for operating expenses.
Now...
In 2022, Helping Hands for Vulnerable Children (HHVC), a US-based, 501c3 organization, was formed to support and grow the work of WOOVC.
We want to help our children develop into responsible, hard-working and successful adults but our hopes don’t stop there. It is our fervent desire they reach their maximal potential…we strive to provide them with the tools needed to reach their dreams and become men and women who will lead their communities, even their country, into the future.
The Future...
We have CRAZY, AUDACIOUS, BIG dreams.
Our dreams are way too big for a handful of generous people to support by themselves. We need YOU. We need hundreds of YOU's. With your help, we know we can change the future…one child at a time.
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