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As FRDC, we are located in Northern Uganda ( Pearl of Africa ) where we make sure and follow our mission to make the street children, formerly abducted children and the children with disabilities to have a better life of living. For them to live like other happy children, we provide the basic needs that they need, like shelter , clothes and many others to mention. We achieve this through the support of our sponsors in partnership with the government of Uganda led by His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who approved and is in support of our work.
As for humanity, we teach these street kids or children about the value of having home and helping others, this is to make them be responsible people and not let their beloved ones or future children to end up like them. We also inform the disabled children that being disabled doesn't hinder them from being successful as they say 'Disability is not Inability' . This gives them the energy to work hard to prosper. Formerly Abducted Children are our mission too, to make them feel at home again as most of them already lost hope in being with their family and togetherness again.
DEPARTMENTS OF FRDC:
Finance and Administration Department.
The department is currently composed of the Programme Director, Centre Manager and the Finance Officer. This department carries out the overall management of the Centre. The department also lobbies for funding support to the centre in order for the centre to achieve its goal.
Physiotherapy Department:
This is one of the most important departments in the Centre. It is provides the physical rehabilitation services to children with disabilities and other clients. The department has a qualified Physiotherapist, Assistant Physiotherapist and is assisted by the one Registered Nurse. This department is equipped with modern physiotherapy and electrotherapy equipments that has greatly enhanced the capability for the rehabilitation of the children with disabilities in Northern Uganda
Social Work Department:
The social work department is one of the most instrumental departments in the operations of FRDC. This department has two well qualified and trained social workers. The following activities are carried out by the department: Psychosocial support to children with disabilities, their parents and care givers. The forms of psychosocial support are through individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, and recreational activities such as music, dance and drama.
The social work department also carries out the work of sensitizing the community on disability issues and rights of children with disabilities. Through coordination with the physiotherapy department, they also carry out community based rehabilitation services.
Catch up classes are always conducted on basic numeracy, reading and writing and role plays that are guided towards the mental development of children with slow learning problems.
Adult literacy classes for parents and caretakers of Children with physical disabilities being rehabilitated at the centre.
Vocational training (computer applications, tailoring and garment cutting, counseling skills, music, dance and drama, arts and crafts) for the disabled children ,FAC ,School drop-outs and child mothers.
Medical Department:
This department, in coordination with the physiotherapy and social work departments, ensures the continued wellbeing of the rehabilitated clients, including treatment of any opportunistic diseases that may attack a client during the recovery and rehabilitation process. The department provides key services, including:
Post operational care to clients who have undergone corrective surgeries Treatment and/or referral of any disease that may attack a client during rehabilitation at the Centre
HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling and testing services
Departmental Achievements for the year 2010.
Finance and Administration Department
The Centre renewed its legal registration certificate with the National NGO Board, thus ensuring its continued operation.
The National NGO Board visited the Centre and provided useful guidance and encouragement for the work of the Centre.
Several international visitors also came to the Centre and some were able to pledge more financial support. Notable among them were the ICC Delegates, Director for Trust Fund For Victims, National Advisor of Plan Uganda.
The Programme Director submitted a request for a vehicle from the Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda to which the President responded positively with a promise to provide one van to the Centre. Although it has not been delivered yet we are very optimistic that it will be delivered soon to alleviate the transport problem currently facing the Centre.
The Centre successfully negotiated support for the Project for the Rehabilitation of the War Victims in Northern Uganda, supported by Care International and funded by the TRUST FUND FOR VICTIMS, a sister organization to the ICC.
Physiotherapy,
Medical and Nursing Departments
414 (198male & 216female) persons received physiotherapy treatment.
60 children underwent corrective surgery for various forms of physical disabilities
Social Work and Vocational Training Department:
In the year 2010, several training sessions on psychosocial support to parents of children with disability were held in Aloi, Bar, Apala. The training was supported by Plan Uganda. Three (3) parent groups, composed of 90 parents/ care givers, benefited.
Some primary school teachers from Bar, Aloi and Apala were trained on conversion right for children with disability, Inclusive Education and participation of children with disabilities.
96 Parents of children with disability received psychosocial support services at the Centre
10 Persons received HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counseling and Testing.
70 Child mothers, youths, orphans and widows received training on tailoring and garment cutting, computer applications, music, dance and drama.
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