Activities
⚡ holistic impact · northern uganda
🤲 Rebuilding lives, one activity at a time
From vocational skills to health camps — every program is a bridge from trauma to self‑reliance. Explore how ACEFVCAW transforms communities.
1,200+
children supported
children supported
850+
women empowered
women empowered
14
communities reached
communities reached
2015
founded
founded
🌱 our core activities
Every initiative is designed to heal the wounds of the LRA conflict and build lasting resilience.
Vocational skills
Hands-on training in tailoring, agribusiness, baking, and entrepreneurship — equipping women and out-of-school youth with tools for self‑sufficiency.
- Sewing machines & tailoring
- Sustainable farming
- Business management
Community services
Mobilizing sanitation drives, latrine construction, and environmental awareness for a clean, healthy, and dignified living environment.
- Waste clearance & drainage
- Latrine building
- Hygiene education
Sports, recreation & diets
Football leagues, group games, and nutrition programs that boost physical health, teamwork, and mental well‑being.
- Youth football / sports
- Nutritious meal support
- Safe recreation spaces
Guidance & counselling
Trauma-healing workshops, in-school counseling, and career mentoring for children and women affected by conflict.
- Psychosocial support
- School-based counseling
- Future pathways
Rehabilitation centres & orphanages
Building safe, nurturing homes where orphans and traumatized women receive shelter, care, and love.
- 24/7 care facilities
- Safe housing for women
- Child-friendly spaces
Scholastic materials
Distributing books, uniforms, backpacks, and pens to orphans, HIV/AIDS-affected children, and vulnerable learners.
- School kits & uniforms
- Textbooks & stationery
- Backpacks & shoes
Workshops & seminars
Community training on children’s rights, HIV/AIDS prevention, peacebuilding, and women’s empowerment.
- Rights awareness
- HIV/AIDS education
- Conflict resolution
Health camps & referrals
Mobile medical camps offering screening, HIV testing, malaria checks, and connections to hospitals.
- General checkups
- HIV counselling & testing
- Referrals to specialist care
🧵 from trauma to trade
Our vocational skills program doesn’t just teach tailoring — it restores dignity. Women who survived the LRA era now earn income, send their children to school, and become community leaders. Every sewing machine is a step toward independence.
Combined with career guidance and counselling, we ensure that psychological recovery walks hand in hand with economic empowerment.
🧺 tailoring cooperative impact
“I was displaced, with nothing. After the ACEFVCAW tailoring course, I now make uniforms for the local school and employ two other women.” — Akello, graduate 2023
→ 240+ women trained last year
Building safe havens
Our rehabilitation centres and orphanages provide round‑the‑clock care for children who lost parents to the war or HIV/AIDS. A bed, a meal, and a caring adult make the difference between despair and hope.
We are currently constructing a new centre that will house 60 children and 20 vulnerable women.
Support a child →Health camps: last mile reach
Many villages have no clinic. Our mobile health camps bring screening, vaccinations, and HIV referrals directly to the people. In 2024 alone, we ran 8 camps serving over 2,000 individuals.
- malaria & BP screening
- HIV counselling (opt-out)
- nutrition assessment
- referrals to regional hospitals
📚 education cannot wait
Through our scholastic materials donations, we ensure that no child is turned away from school because they lack a pen or uniform. We target orphans, HIV-affected households, and children with disabilities.
500+ children received backpacks and textbooks last term — attendance increased by 40% in partner schools.
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Clean environment = dignity
Our community services mobilize entire villages to clear waste, dig latrines, and protect water sources. A clean village restores pride and prevents disease.
Training seminars
Monthly workshops on legal rights, HIV awareness, and conflict resolution. We empower communities with knowledge to break cycles of violence and stigma.
Sports for healing
12 youth teams compete in our “Hope League”. children learn teamwork and rediscover joy. We provide uniforms, equipment, and post-game nutrition.
Nutrition & diets
Malnourished children receive supplementary feeding and mothers learn to prepare balanced meals from local produce. We also maintain a small kitchen garden demo.
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Born from the ashes of war
ACEFVCAW was founded in 2015 to respond to the ongoing suffering caused by the Lord’s Resistance Army. Every activity listed here — from counselling to constructing orphanages — is a direct answer to the trauma that still echoes in northern Uganda.
“We refuse to let that generation be forgotten.” — founder
📋 all activities — at a glance
| Activity | Primary beneficiaries | key outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| Vocational skills | women, out-of-school youth | income generation, independence |
| Community services | whole villages | sanitation, dignity, disease reduction |
| Sports & recreation | children, youth | physical health, trauma relief, teamwork |
| Career guidance & counselling | children, women | mental health, future planning |
| Rehabilitation centres/orphanages | orphans, displaced women | safe shelter, care, stability |
| Scholastic materials | orphans, HIV-affected children | school attendance, literacy |
| Training workshops | community members | rights awareness, HIV prevention |
| Health camps & referrals | remote communities | early diagnosis, lifesaving referrals |
Be part of the healing
Whether you donate, volunteer, or advocate — you become part of a movement that turns trauma into strength.
Abura Community Empowerment for Vulnerable Children and Women (ACEFVCAW) — rooted in Abura, Oyam District, northern Uganda.
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