Mission & Values

Mission
To provide financial and practical support to ‘Bwindi Orphanage Development Centre’ (BODEC) and the surrounding community, helping them with projects that will enable them to become a self-sustaining community free from poverty, and in particular to help them support the vulnerable and orphaned children of the district.

Values
We aim to work in partnership with people disadvantaged by poverty to enable them to undertake their own projects and to provide sustainable support to the community.
We are an independent organisation with no religious or political affiliations.
We aim to be aware of and sensitive to local culture, values and issues.

HIV/AIDS
We hope to support educational projects that aim to reduce infection rates and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the region. Uganda was one of the first countries to be infected by the virus, with devastating effects on the population. A massive public health programme involving open discussion of risks and the promotion of ‘ABC’ (Abstinence, Be faithful, use a Condom) has led to increased awareness and a reduction in infection rates. However large amounts of US funding is now available, a considerable proportion of which is channelled through faith-based groups that place conditions on the funding that can restrict open discussion of sexual health, almost certainly leading to increased infection rates.
(see www.avert.org/aidsuganda.htm)

We will never knowingly be involved with projects influenced by these organisations, and will do our best to ensure that any programme supported by our group discusses the use of condoms and safer sexual practices as well as abstinence and fidelity.