The Hope Village – Gulu, Northern Uganda
This as a residential program consisting of a Men’s Centre. Here, men struggling with addictions and life controlling problems are supported to overcome their habits and are discipled using Christian based curriculums.
Under the residential is a Mental Health Clinic to support individuals with mental related illnesses. Many a time some people dealing with addictions are mentally affected by the substances they use; this clinic is for them. The clinic will also be open to individuals whose illnesses are resulting from past trauma and other causes.
The centre has a non-residential arm which focuses on reaching out to individuals that may not necessarily be able to join a residential program or individuals who by the nature of their demographic do not need a residential approach but rather a preventative and knowledge gaining approach. Therefore, through outreaches to schools, prisons and streets, Living Free trainings in institutions and churches and teaching and discipleship through support groups in the community, these groups of people are reached.
We seek to:
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Foster a new breed of young authentic, self-aware, transformative leaders through discipleship and mentorship.
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Educate and train individuals to be confident, self-disciplined, independent thinkers through stimulating curriculums and activities in a stable and secure environment at our schools.
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Support individuals to overcome addictions and life controlling problems through a discipleship based rehabilitation program.
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Encourage work ethic and saving culture
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Contribute to the regions food security by being part of the supply for agricultural produce
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Create jobs for the locals through our business hub
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Encourage skills based education
Hope Village’s Three Arms
This comprises of a thrift store, a farm for crops and animals, Produce handling and Storage, and a microfinance Sacco/institution. This project not only ensures food supply to the Hope Village but creates sustainability for the village. It also helps in empowering individuals with skills, creates jobs and consequently reduces the unemployment gaps.
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Business Hub
Under education we have a kindergarten, primary school, secondary/high school and a vocational institute offering a quality education that produces creative thinkers through thought-provoking curriculums. The education arm also includes a Leadership Academy where leaders are disciple and groomed into leaders with a heart to serve. The schools section is to house its own health facility/clinic, play area/sports centre and Church.
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Education
The Hope Village seeks to support the Gulu people in their journey to recovery. We seek to love them; to remind them that despite what has happened in the past they have a purpose and they can reach their full potential. We are stepping in to join all the others that have gone before us and those coming after us to give them a hand up by putting hope within their reach because they matter. They, like anyone else can rise above their past to become all that they can be. Discipleship and education is our tool in this endeavour.