HEAL Ministries
Jinja, Uganda
About
Founded in 2007, HEAL Ministries is a faith-based organisation based in Jinja, Uganda working on children & youth, community development, employment & skills +2 more.
HEAL Ministries is a faith-based non-profit that empowers abandoned and widowed women and children in Jinja, Uganda. Its Christ-centred holistic programmes focus on family preservation, sustainable livelihoods, childcare, early education and mentorship, with the aim of helping families stay together and thrive within their communities. Founded in 2007 by Tina Weir, the organisation began as a mission-sending agency and later focused its work in Jinja, where it opened the James Place community centre in 2013. It is administered from a mailing address in Nashville, Tennessee, and supports its work through donations, scholarship funding and sales of artisan goods.
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Childcare department
Children & Youth · Uganda
Provides a safe place of play and nutrition for children so abandoned women and widows can work or attend school full time.
Preschool department
Education · Uganda
Teaches children English and a Biblical education, with nutrition and medical care, to prepare them for primary and secondary school.
Sewing, artisan and business programmes
Employment & Skills · Uganda
Equips women with sewing classes, artisan skills and business courses to earn income for their families.
Bible studies at the James Place
Religion & Faith · Uganda
Offers women a safe environment for faith-based support, hope and mentorship at the James Place community centre in Jinja.
Farming Gods Way
Community development · Uganda
Equips farmers with more sustainable agricultural methods.
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