Unverified non-profit organisation

LOSCO is a Church not-for- profit Non- Government Organisation founded to bring about practical inclusive development through promoting inclusive policies and practices. LOSCO emerged as a result of informal discussions and sharing of experiences between Church Leaders, Social Workers and Local Community Development Workers in a meeting at Kirigime Guest House – Kabale. The marginalised participants testified to the extent the development effort had failed to respond to the development needs of marginalised community. One of the reasons for the lack of marginalised and disability programming was attributed to lack of appreciation of the role and impact that this distinct vulnerable population—people with disabilities and their families—had on advancing the development process. It was observed that development partners in Uganda required support for including the marginalized communities in decision making, strengthening management capacity, and accessing current information on Health, Education, Water and Sanitation, Infrastructure and Agricultural development trends and best practice. It was further noted that given the opportunity, development partners could advance an inclusive development process by providing the marginalized groups and their communities with the opportunity to participate and be engaged as leaders in the development process. This opportunity had yet to be offered to the majority of communities in Uganda.
In February 2017, a defining moment in the structuring of the LOSCO was the establishment of the Working Group composed of representative members from the marginalised groups. Since the original initiative, LOSCO has evolved into a legally registered Non-governmental organisation under the Non-governmental organisation’s Registration Statute 1989. And it is incorporated under the companies Act, Cap. 110 as a company limited by Guarantee;
“To facilitate stable and sustainable community development”.

ORGANISATION BACKGROUND:
Local Sustainable Communities Organisation (LOSCO) is a Church Not for Profit Non-Governmental Community Based Organisation in 2017, Incorporated in 2019 under Uganda National Registration Bureau (URSB) No: 80020001927111 as a company limited by guarantee and registered under NGO Act 2016 with National NGO Bureau Reg. No. INDR146522475NB, permit number INDP0002474NB regulated by Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National NGO Bureau.
It Envisioned a “Stable and Sustainable Community Development”
LOSCO is member of AFRONGO (African NGO Council), DENIVA (Development Network of indigenous Voluntary Associations), NCHRD-U (National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders Uganda), AWID (Association of Women Rights in Development), UYONET (Uganda Youth Network) and UNNGOF (Uganda National NGO Forum) to create a place with activities and support services that would cater to the specific needs of a wider community. Today, we are the most dependable community based organisation with a variety of programs and services. Since our inception, we have proudly served several and different categories of persons in the community and realize the significance of a positive influence on the development of the society having established partnerships with different Organisations and Government agencies like Kigezi Health Care Foundation (KIHEFO), Kick Corruption out of Uganda (KICK-U), Kigezi Women in Development (KWID), Garden of Prosperity women development association (GOP), Africa House of Hope (HOH), Kabale District Local Government (KDLG), Kabale Municipal Council (KMC) among others and have a strong governance structure with the General Assembly as the policy making body to which the Board reports. The Board members are elected during annual general assembly. The Board is composed of Chairman, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 members. It is responsible for making decisions and approving development plans. The CEO is an Ex Official to the Board Meetings and AGM.
The management structure has the Executive Director as the head of the Secretariat and reports to the Board. He is supported by 5 experienced staff as Programs Manager, Finance & Administration Manager, Programs Consultant and Programs officers.
Mission Statement: THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND NETWORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER NGO’s LOSCO EXISTS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION

Major Goal: To help Empower and develop the distressed, needy, neglected and vulnerable population in Uganda socially and economically by providing them necessary assistance for purposes of self-sustainability through Education and Capacity Building especially the Youths, Women, PWDs and the Elderly
The Objectives are:
• To bring social reforms in communities through training and sensitisation of individuals and masses.
• To promote social Justice in all spheres of life such as education, health, recreation, and employment, child protection and trainings in positive parenting and rights and responsibilities of children.
• To motivate and empower people in various socio-economic sectors for their arousal and working for community welfare and betterment of humanity.
• To do all such other things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of those objects.

Financing sources of the organisation: Member contributions, Community contributions, Donor Funds.

DESCRIPTION OF THE KEY ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION:
The work of LOSCO is divided into complementary and mutually supportive goals related to the primary means of action: Advocacy, Health, Education and training, Agricultural improvement, and Infrastructural Development among others

Website

https://localsustainablecommunitiesorg.blogspot.com

Year established

2017

Organisation annual cash turnover (in US$ equivalent)

Less than 500,000

Participant in relevant networks

LOSCO is member of AFRONGO (African NGO Council), DENIVA (Development Network of indigenous Voluntary Associations), NCHRD-U (National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders Uganda) and UNNGOF (Uganda National NGO Forum), AWID (Association for women Rights in Development), UYONET (Uganda Youth Network) to create a place with activities and support services that would cater to the specific needs of a wider community. Today, we are the most dependable community based organisation with a variety of programs and services that include Good Governance, Accountability, Human Rights Activism among others. Since our inception, we have established partnerships with different Organisations and Government agencies like Kigezi Health Care Foundation (KIHEFO), (KICK-U) Kick Corruption out of Uganda, Kigezi Women in Development (KWID), Garden of Prosperity women development association (GOP), Africa House of Hope (HOH), Kabale District Local Government (KDLG), Kabale Municipal Council (KMC) among others and have a strong governance structure with the General Assembly as the policy making body to which the Board reports.