https://newfoundationorg.wordpress.comP.O BOX 1340MBALE, EAST AFRICA1340, MbaleUganda
Uganda
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Mission Statement
Mission Statement: Our mission is to empower women with tools to work their way out of poverty, care for their families, and strengthen their communities. We envision a world without poverty in which women are empowered, uplifted and equal partners in society. NEW Foundation supports the most marginalized women to earn and save money, improve health and well-being, influence decisions in their home and community, and connect to networks for support. By utilizing skills, knowledge, and resources, she is able to create sustainable change for herself, her family, and community. Our Mission: We will always do everything in our power to help women all unlock the power and agency inside themselves. Vision Statement: To create a world in which all women determine the course of their lives & reach their full potential. Our Core Values and Beliefs are Empowerment; Respect; Integrity; and Resilience.
Description
NEW Foundation started as a self help group of 30 women from one village in Sironko district, Eastern Uganda, East Africa. To-date NEW Foundation has established and empowered over 4000 rural women through formation of 150 savings and loans associations; A tailoring centre was later established and women trained to sew. To-date they have been able to make school uniforms; face masks to confront the Covid-19 pandemic; Re-useable sanitory pads among others. We deliver basic business management training to women so they are eqquiped with skills of starting and managing their enterprises. A rabbit project was recently rolled to address the protein nutritional needs of rural families who mainly eat meat only on special occassions such as Christmas days. The idea is to donate a pair of rabbits to a group of women who then pass on to members whenever they reproduce ( A female rabbit can reproduce upto 14 little ones every month as its pregnancy lasts 4 weeks -28 to 31 days. And its meat said to be among the most nutritious white meat. Our desire is to support rural households to rear rabbits for family consumption and find markets so they can raise incomes for their families later. Women's health and well-being matters to us, we want to address Sexual Health and Sexual Reproductive and Rights of the women. We have been open to any intervention that leads to the transformation of women, girls and their house holds.
