Active me and you

Active me and you (AMY) is a community-based organization dedicated to various issues aimed at providing of safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, HIV/AIDS rehabilitation, education ,empowerment of women, youth, and orphans in Kyotera District. Activities of the Organization;

a) Psychosocial Support
Multiplier TOT module, development and implementation of community action plans on psychosoc

ial support, follow up of formerly abducted children in the community, provision of counseling services, community based reception and rehabilitation of Formerly Abducted Children (FAC), referrals of severe cases to other specialized service providers. b) Child protection
Formation and training of child protection committees, community dialogue meetings, and support to community led initiatives on child protection, translation of key legal and policy documents into local languages, data collection on violation of children’s rights and supporting formal education for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Kyotera District

c) Livelihoods Support
Provision of sustainable and profitable means of livelihoods, training of Income Generating Activities and financial management, support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs’) and youths to attain vocational skills and provision of basic start up tool kits to beneficiaries in the community. Training of Parents Support Groups and Youth Support Groups on peace building and conflict resolution, ongoing tracing and re-union, facilitation of community reconciliation and peace meetings, community and religious dialogues and consensus building on traditional justice systems, interactive games and sports among children and youth, development and implementation of peace, action plans, and dissemination of Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials to provide acceptance and reintegration. f) Advocacy
Is a strategy through which AMY addresses cross cutting issues that arise from the above core programs messages are generated through Parents Support Groups and Youth Support Groups meetings. g) Environmental Protection and conservation
Training of Youth Support Groups, formation of Environmental Protection and Conservation Clubs in schools, established a tree nursery which acts as a demonstration site and supplies tree seedlings to the community. AMY will open a tree demonstration garden in 2022 which will be used as a learning centre for tree growers, students and environmentalists. h) Emergency and relief
Provision of food aid, training in food security and agricultural rehabilitation to formerly displaced returnees, people affected by drought and floods which resulted to famine in Central Uganda. i) Reproductive Health
This is done through: Behavioral Change Communication (BCC), awareness and sensitization, guidance and counseling, distribution of Information Education and Communication materials, HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing and community outreaches. j) Education
This is a cross-cutting activity in all the programmes of Active Me and You. Active Me and You is supporting vulnerable children by provision of scholastic materials, school fees and basic materials. We are getting a very big challenge in terms of funding considering the level of poverty resulting from non-employment in most parts of Kyotera. There are many OVCs that need support but the financial capacity of Active me and You can not support beyond the beneficiaries.