Support African Child and Woman Initiative Uganda (SACWI-UG)

Introduction

Julius Mutekanga, CEO and founder of

 SACWI-UG

Support African Child and Woman Initiative Uganda (SACWI-UG) was founded in 2003 by Mr. Mutekanga Julius with the help of some community members after realizing the critical needs of children and women in Luuka County. 

Initially registered as a CBO with the Iganga District Administration, SACWI was later recognized as an NGO and is officially registered with the Uganda Board of Non-governmental organizations since 2005 under Registration Certificate Number S.5914/5944.

Location

SACWI - UGANDA Headquarters is in Kisimba, Kirabo, Bukanga, Luuka District. P. O Box 25895 Kampala, Uganda. 
Mobile Telephone: +256 772 491841

Email: sacwi.ug@gmail.com/mutekanga@yahoo.com
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SACWI-UG is founded on the heart of developmental education for rural communities supporting the role of children and women in development. 

It is therefore against this background that SACWI-UG supports community based action to support widows and families fostering orphaned children directly or indirectly affected by HIV / AIDS in developmental' educational initiatives. 

SACWI-UG activities involve other NGOs and Networks making it more community oriented and with a community sustainability.

SACWI-UG has its activities In Luuka District Bukanga Sub-County, a northwestern part of Iganga District with a population of 191,838 people (2002 census), and is also recorded as one of the poorest districts in the country. With an adult literacy of 37% and lowest in the District, the main livelihood of the residents is subsistence farming growing mainly cassava, sweet potatoes, maize, beans, sugarcanes and free range poultry as their staple food and means of income.