What We DoHope for Orphans and Rural Development [HORD] aims to improve the lives of the poor, by focusing programs and services on the most vulnerable groups in rural communities:
• women • children • people living with HIV/AIDS By providing food, clothing, shelter and medication, HORD helps these at risk people survive. Though HORD seeks more than basic survival, for in rural Uganda “poverty” goes well beyond the lack of money and material objects; poverty is so extreme that even hope is scarce. With little education and few vocational skills, the rural poor don’t have the necessary tools to improve the quality of their lives. HORD is dedicated to providing the rural poor with access to education, vocational training, and a variety of income generating projects. Ultimately, HORD provides hope. In the first year of operations, with no foreign assistance, HORD has: 1. Placed 139 orphans in supportive homes 2. Negotiated 158 school scholarships 3. Trained 68 women in livestock rearing 4. Performed maintenance on 4 community water sources 5. Organized a district-wide soccer league, designed to mobilize youth in the fight against AIDS |
Our MissionTo empower orphans and vulnerable children and their households by providing the skills and tools they need to become self sustaining.
Our VisionA community filled with hope where every child has a supportive home and every adult has the skills to better their lives for sustainable development.
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