Unverified non-profit organisation

“Hope for Working children and youth” (HWCY) is a community based child and youth focused organization (CBO) which works with children, youth, families and vulnerable communities to fight poverty in all its manifestations including deprivation, cases where children and youth lack basic socio-economic needs, exclusions, where children and are not allowed to participate in decision making and vulnerability to risk.
The organization is registered as a community based organization (CBO) with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Reg. no. NAK/13/403 and has been able to extend services to Ngora and Mayuge districts respectively. WCY was started in Kampala District in 2010 by a group of 20 youth. These youth with a shared vision and mission came together to improve and empower their lives and those of other vulnerable children and youth so as to enjoy their fundamental human rights through access to trainings, development in life skills and access to income earning opportunities and better basic social economic services as regards to HIV counseling, information on STDs/STIs.
With support from members and partner organizations like Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Action for community development (ACODEV), Reach a hand, Restless development, Save the children, Initiative for social economic rights (ISER), Emmanuel International and World Vision, beneficiaries have been able to participate in and benefit from various trainings i.e. Life skills. Sexual reproductive health training, entrepreneur skills training, leadership and governance skills training. Youth and children have also participated in the organizations detailed schools partnership program, community outreaches, income generating activities (IGAs) and sanitation campaigns. This is done through the children and youth interest groups (Grass root groups) who have been formed in their respective zones of residence.

Website

https://hfcyu.squarespace.com/

Year established

2010

Organisation annual cash turnover (in US$ equivalent)

Less than 500,000

Participant in relevant networks

Kampala Youth Advocacy and Development Network (KYADNET). Uganda Youth Network (UYONET) Civil Society Budget and Advocacy Group (CSBAG)