Amecet
Soroti, Uganda
About
Amecet is a non-profit organisation based in Soroti, Uganda working on children & youth, health, education +1 more.
Amecet, also called Shelter of Peace, is a children's shelter in Soroti, Uganda, part of Youth With A Mission (Jeugd met een Opdracht). It cares for neglected, abused and abandoned children, including children living with HIV and newborns who lost their mothers at birth. The organisation also supports families toward reunification, runs schooling programmes, and provides food and medicine to mothers and children at Soroti Hospital and women in the local prison. It is supported from the Netherlands, with volunteers and donations.
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Amecet childrens home
Children & Youth · Uganda
Shelter for neglected, abused, abandoned and orphaned children, including children with HIV, providing food, medication, care and family reunification with follow-up visits.
HIV clinic at Soroti Hospital
Health · Uganda
Paediatric HIV clinic supported by Amecet, with weekly visits to mothers and sick children in the hospital nutrition centre providing food and supplies.
Children's education sponsorship and schools
Education · Uganda
Sponsorship of around 40 children so they can attend school, and support for a kindergarten and primary school set up with YWAM in Soroti.
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Youth With A Mission (YWAM), Stichting de Figurant
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