Concern for Children and Women Empowerment (COFCAWE)
Concern for Children and Women Empowerment (COFCAWE) is a national non- government organization established in 2006, and formally registered as an NGO by the NGO Board in February 2007with permit N0. S.5914/6897. The organization is currently located in Jinja, Busoga sub region and its main work is to empower women, children and people with disabilities in rural communities of Uganda.
Our mission is to empower in and out of school children with special focus on teenage mothers with socio- economic skills and health education through participatory methodologies for improved well-being.
Our programs
COFCAWE aims at promoting gender equality, child protection, and economic empowerment of teenage mothers in Uganda. Our work is aligned along three core program areas (CPAs): Child and Family Sexual Reproductive health, Economic Empowerment of out of school children especially teenage mothers and Child rights Promotion based upon which we serve all children and their communities irrespective of creed, color or political affiliation. COFCAWE works in all the districts of Uganda
Economic Empowerment
This program area focuses on improving the wellbeing of Teenage mothers through economic empowerment.
Child Rights Promotion
We seek to promote the rights of children through provision of capacity building, life skills and education
Child and Family Sexual Reproductive Health
Seeks to improve the state of physical, mental and emotional well-being
Our Values
Solidarity
Standing and supporting one another in good and bad times
Team Work
Working together with commitmenttowards achieving a common goal
Participation
Active involvement of stake holders at all levels in programming and intervetions
Transparency
Sharing information,giving and receiving feedback to one another and stake holders
Gender Equality
Creating equal opportunities for both males and females
Dialogue
Talking about issues openly and finding solutions together
Organisation Structure
The board, comprising of seven members (Chairman, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and 3 committee members. The secretariat, headed by the Executive Director and other staff include; Programs Coordinator, M&E Officer, Accountant, project officer, Trainers and Artisans
Our approach
Awareness raising
Is a process of communication and sharing information in order to improve mutual understanding as well as mobilising communities to bring about the necessary change in attitudes and behaviour. COFCAWE creates community awareness through training on gender inequalities, HIV/AIDS/STDS prevention.
Capacity building
Entails engaging with beneficiaries to enhance their livelihood by supporting them to acquire and retain relevant life skills and knowledge while building their ability to meaningfully reach out to others. COFCAWE employs this approach to equip beneficiaries with knowledge and skills to improve their potential.
Active participation of beneficiaries
This approach is premised on the understanding that people know their problems best and they are therefore a valuable source of solutions to their problems. COFCAWE in this regard involves identified beneficiaries in all aspects during program implementation.
Advocacy and networking
COFCAWE works with Government and development partners for joint planning, coordination and sharing best practices for improved performance. This approach also enables COFCAWE to link beneficiaries to other services for which it may not be able to deliver directly.