Reach A Hand Uganda
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Reach A Hand, Uganda (RAHU) is a youth serving
nonprofit organisation A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
based in
Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
that focuses on youth empowerment programs with an emphasis on, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Advocacy of young people between the ages of 10–30 years including
HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...
awareness and prevention ,youth livelihood promotion . RAHU works with the goal of increasing access to information and services relating to SRHR for young people so as to empower them live healthy, focused and productive lives. Reach A Hand Uganda's efforts are timely to make a contribution to ensuring that every young person in Uganda can access accurate information to aid and direct them in taking that crucial life decision regarding their life skills and development, and sexual reproductive health and rights.


Overview

Established in 2011, Reach A Hand Uganda draws inspiration from the personal life of
Humphrey Nabimanya Humphrey Nabimanya is a Ugandan social entrepreneur, philanthropist, peer educator, Founder CEO, founder and team leader at Reach A Hand Uganda, Reach A Hand, Uganda. He founded the IKON Awards, Ikon Awards. Early life and education Nabimanya ...
, the Founder and chief executive officer of the organization. of the organization. Having been raised by
HIV positive The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of '' Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immu ...
guardians Guardian usually refers to: * Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another * ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper (The) Guardian(s) may also refer to: Places * Guardian, West Virginia, Uni ...
, Humphrey was exposed to
discrimination Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...
and stigma at a very early age by his fellow students and school staff who assumed he was HIV positive like his guardians. Through this struggle, he visualized the urgency to address the
misconceptions Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries are concise summaries of the main subject articles, which can be consulted for more detail. ...
that were caused by the information gap. Humphrey was compelled to educate not only his peers but also other young people about HIV/AIDS. Because of the great conviction and the activities he had engaged in, Humphrey conceptualized the idea of Reach A Hand Uganda, then, as a weekend
outreach program Outreach is the activity of providing services to any population that might not otherwise have access to those services. A key component of outreach is that the group providing it is not stationary, but mobile; in other words, it involves meetin ...
to interact and inform other young people about HIV/AIDS. With the increasing need to inform young people about HIV/AIDS, Humphrey expanded RAHU to an officially registered organization in July 2011 as a fully youth immersed organization. Reach A Hand Uganda today, is still a
youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...
fronted and youth concentrated organization focusing on youth empowerment programs with an emphasis on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.


Initiatives


iKon Awards

The ikon Initiative is an annual prestigious programme developed by Reach A Hand Uganda that recognises and awards transformational thought leaders and implementers in various fields of social development. The awards are based on 3 extensive facts: Education, Connection and Awards.


The Peer Educators Academy

The Peer Educators academy is an initiative organised annually by RAHU. It serves as a platform to train and equip young people not only with comprehensive information about Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights but also life and
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...
skills as well.


Intergenerational Dialogue

The Intergenerational Dialogue is an annual one-day high level advocacy platform that fosters structured conversations on the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues affecting young Ugandans.


Share 101’s

Share 101's are an advocacy platform that brings together stakeholders like school administration, policy makers, young people to discuss the actualities of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Uganda and beyond.


SAUTIplus EcoSystem

The SAUTIplus initiative is an information channel created by RAHU that combines an interactive web portal and various social media platforms to enlighten youth on information regarding Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. It provides content about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, relationships, life skills, teenage pregnancy, child marriages and sexuality among others.


Empowerment through Music

The initiative seeks to inspire young people through music and songs laced with SRHR information. The songs and performances under this initiative are carried out by RAHU cultural icons like Geosteady, Mun G,
Allan Toniks Allan Toniks born Allan Ampaire is a Ugandan singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He has worked and shared stages with several local and international artistes including the Goodlyfe Crew, P Square, General Ozzy (Zambia Zambi ...
and Nutty Neithan among others in an effort to inspire and motivate the young people through familiar avenues like music.


JAS programme

With support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - SIDA, the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) with its partners are implementing a programme titled:The Joint Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Uganda (JAS Programme) which aims at building a progressive Sexual Reproductive Health Rights advocacy movement in Uganda.


Outreaches

Outreaches are activities organised to mobilise people from communities to come for free SRHR information and services. In the different communities, outreaches focus on different SRHR components depending on the project needs. They often have elements of information sharing, service provision and edutainment in the form of games or music.


Community Dialogues

Community Dialogues are advocacy platforms that bring together various stakeholders in a certain community to discuss an issue that affects young people in the community.


Partners

RAHU works in partnership with the Ministry of Health Uganda and various international organisations and foundations on various youth empowerment programs. Some of RAHU's global partners include UNFPA Uganda,
UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
, Rutgers, Segal Family Foundation and
MTV Staying Alive Foundation Staying Alive is an MTV international initiative to encourage HIV prevention, promote safer lifestyle choices and fight the stigma and discrimination that fuels the HIV epidemic. Staying Alive is now the world’s largest HIV mass media awareness ...
among others.{{Cite news, url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1426138/youth-community-service-promote-peer-education, title=Youth use community service to promote peer education, work=www.newvision.co.ug, access-date=2018-03-23


References

Youth-led organizations Non-profit organisations based in Uganda