By providing them with spaces, tools and resources to address critical health needs, improve health outcomes and health care services thus strengthening the health resilience of individuals, their families, and communities to lead successful, dignified, healthier and happier lives.
Pamoja Afya Initiative
Pamoja and Afya are Swahili words which mean "Togetherness" and "Health" respectively. Together we work to promote health of communities surrounding national parks and wild life reserves in Uganda in order to promote sustainable tourism.
Vision
An empowered, creative, and innovative community.
Mission
Being a leading organization for health promotion and service delivery in Uganda.
How We Do It
Our organization is committed to empowering communities surrounding national parks and wild life reserves through a comprehensive approach that include:- promoting access to safe water through drilling wells, constructing rainwater tanks, well rehabilitation, advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, mental health and emergency medical services, promoting wildlife conservation through implementing different community development projects that provide alternative livelihoods to communities surrounding national parks and wild life reserves education and access to digital information, and strengthening community systems through governance and leadership.
We believe that by empowering community surrounding national parks and wild life reserves we can ensure wildlife and biodiversity conservation that lead to sustainable tourism. We therefore work in the tourist destinations of Pamoja Tour and Travel Company.
Why We Do It
Our work feeds into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 that aims at good health and wellbeing with targets of reducing global maternal mortality ratios, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, halve numbers of global death and accidents from road traffic accidents among others.
30,000 Liters of Blood Mobilized
30,000 Liters of Blood Mobilized
Worked together with Uganda Blood Transfusion Service to save life through blood donation campaigns
0.2M Sanitary Pads Distributed
0.2M Sanitary Pads Distributed
Over 200,000 boys and girls have received Menstrual Hygiene Management education and free sanitary pad
850 Mama Kits for Mothers
850 Mama Kits for Mothers
Provided Mama kits to mothers and empowering them with reproductive health information
Our Objectives
- To build the capacity of youth to respond to Sexual Reproductive Health related issues i.e. HIV /AIDS prevention, Menstrual Health Management, Family planning, drug and substance abuse etc thus embracing healthy seeking behaviors.
- To equip the youth with Life skills Development that enable them become entrepreneurs through the application of the Logic Die Principle and have better livelihood.
- To equip the youth with ICT for Health skills that can help them to better their lives.
- To provide a networking platform for young people to interact and share adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) information
- To offer Volunteerism opportunities through Internship, Home stay programs and youth led exchange visits.
Our Programs
Youth Health Education Program
Health Days Campaign Program
Well being and Vitality in Education
Our Partners
