Aids Orphans Trust Uganda

Working with Churches and Young people in HIV Prevention  




Vocational training skills for young people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

 

Objective:

To improve the ability of beneficiary families to raise their household incomes so as to lead a meaningful life.

 

To provide vocational skills to youths so as to enable them improve on the ability to cope financially.

 

Activities:

 

1. Identify and place eligible youths in vocational training schools.

 

2. Allocate and provide resources for training e.g. tool kits and scholastic materials.

 

3. Mobilize and educate disadvantaged youths, and their family members in participatory development

 

4. To foster independence among beneficiary orphans who have completed a basic level of education, and youths who have attained vocational skills.

 

Strategy:

 

This will be done through provision of startup loans that will be payable over a period of time.

 

Activities:

 

   1. Identify viable projects.

 

   2. Training of beneficiaries in small business skills.

 

   3. Allocate required resources e.g. small loans.