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Minkat is a registered Charity (NGO),No. S.5914/4718, under the Non Governmental Organisations Staute 1989, laws of Uganda,registered on 5th December 2003. Its committed to charitable work of promoting HIV/AIDS control activities, promoting persons with disabilities (PWDs) and orphans, as well as promoting education. It was founded by Katamba David and Ms.Ruth Nabatanzi. The NGO (Charity) is implemented under supervision and collaboration with the Government of Uganda (G.O.U): Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development, Ministry of Education & Sports and Ministry of Health. The outcomes of this charity directly benefit HIV/AIDs vulnerable people, PWDs and orphans, all these beneficiaries being children and youths. In the long run, the charity will benefit the Ugandan community members in the Ugandan districts of Kampala and Luweero. Minsaki Katende Foundation (minkat) recognises the value of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a rapidly growing program adopted by most companies and organisations as well as individuals, to help communities and disadvantaged persons benefit from the concern of the said entities in a form most appropriate, leading to rapid development of economies of where these entities have jurisdictions. Our registered objectives are: 1. Promoting Education, 2. Helping HIV/AIDS victims and Promoting HIV/AIDS control, 3. Disabled persons & Orphans” Goals: To be an effective,sustainable and reliable charitable HIV/AIDS control project, in Partnership with government, local and international NGOs and other stakeholders, so as to save and empower HIV/AIDs Youths control activities and victims, disabled person (PWOs) and orphans as well as promoting education through a well coordinated delivery of friendlier charitable services and gender sensitive programmes to fight stigma, illiteracy; and creation of a unified voice of PWDs in order to advocate for equalization of opportunities of disability programmes; all aimed at a sustainable mechanism to enhance the participation of vulnerable/needy people in HIV/AIDS control and prevention programmes through volunteerism services of Counselling, Dissemination and Sensitisation. Our activities: 1. We organise seminars and consultative meetings that are aimed at moblising and informing people about the control measures of HIV/AIDS, as well as forming a comprehensive participatory methodology towards the combatment of this epidemic. 2. We visit schools in Luweero and kampala District, both Primary and Secondary, spraeding the gospel of HIV/AIDS control to pupils and students as well. 3. Give free HIV/AIDS information to people that need it like students of Universities,community leaders,Youth leaders,Peer Counselors. 4. Compile HIV/AIDS resources on our website,like answered Questions by different organisations around the world,links to other related organisations so as to promote sharing of HIV/AIDS control information, for quick assess by those that need it. 5. Orphange mother care to children below the age of twelve(12),who have lost parents due HIV/AIDS. 6. Involving Women in strategic areas of HIV/AIDS control like Orphanage care,decision making related to the HIV/AIDS issues,and offering Gender main streaming ideas to strenghten ladies participaton the the HIV/AIDS control struggle. 7. Visiting prisons to assess and promote their response and cpmpliance to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic issues. 8. Visiting hospitals to re-assure HIV/AIDS of their continious role in the society. 9. Lobbying for support services that are aimed promoting the disabled persons,girls/ladies and orphans. contacts: Minsaki Katende Foundation (Minkat), P.O.Box.25734, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 71 875 601,+256 77 479 471 Email: minkatfdn@yahoo.co.uk
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