The YAWE Skilling Centre continues to transform the lives of young people by providing skills for employment rather than skills for certification alone. Through practical and demand-driven vocational training, the centre equips youth with the knowledge, hands-on skills, and confidence needed to secure employment, start businesses, and build sustainable livelihoods. The centre offers training in…
Across the Rwenzori sub-region, young people are increasingly seeking practical skills and opportunities that can help them build sustainable livelihoods. Responding to this need, YAWE Vocational Training Centre continues to provide young people with practical, market-oriented skills that prepare them for employment, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. The central focus of YAWE’s training approach is employability. The…
Brass band is one of the YAWE foundations projects under psychosocial program towards fulfilling the mission and vision of YAWE it was a team of teenage vulnerable youth in ART care to serve as a therapy and life skills to prepare them for adulthood the group started in 2011 who expressed interest in brass band…
One of YAWE Foundation’s most innovative approaches has been encouraging girls living with HIV to participate in indoor games that are traditionally considered male-dominated. These girls participate in, Darts, Chess, Ludo, Draft and playing cards. In communities where the games are often associated with boys and men, creating opportunities for girls to play challenges gender…
Football has become much more than recreation. Through participation, girls build friendships, teamwork, leadership skills, resilience and self-confidence. Sporting activities are integrated with counselling, peer support, HIV treatment literacy, adherence promotion, mentorship and life-skills education. These activities create safe spaces where girls can interact, discuss challenges and support one another. Most importantly, participants are recognized…
YAWE Foundation has been breaking barriers through building confidence by promoting Gender Equality and Psychosocial Wellbeing among Girls Living with HIV through sports that are traditionally considered male-dominated. YAWE Foundation’s most innovative approach has been encouraging girls living with HIV to participate in sports traditionally considered male-dominated. In communities where football is often associated with…
Margret aged 40 years, lives with Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy we started her on sit-to-stand and balance exercises. Margret’s elderly mother has done a tremendous job of caring for her daughter. We have supported them to establish a tailoring workshop, a grocery shop, poultry, piggery and goats rearing to earn a living. With the family…
YAWE Foundation continues to strengthen and promote community partnerships through embracing extension of primary health care services to the people. Following a request by Rotary Clubs of Kabarole and Fort portal city for free medical services, during the Rotary Cancer Run Launch. The launch took place along Balya road, Bazaar ward, central division, Fort-portal City….
YAWE SACCO plays a crucial role in improving the financial wellbeing the communitiesthat we extend our services to. We provide members with an opportunity to save andaccess affordable loans at a fair interest rate compared to commercial banks. TheSACCO begum in 2020 with an aim of supporting vulnerable families in eradication ofpoverty through saving and…
For years YAWE has been visiting clients who had lost hope with a message of hope that it is still possible one exercise, one step, one day at a time. This has been done routinely by the Special Needs team, together with physiotherapists. When illness or an accident takes away mobility, it makes the world…