Development Gateway
Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
"The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty." Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
Hospice Africa (http://hospice-africa.merseyside.org/)
"Hospice Uganda, the partner of Hospice Africa, was registered as a non-governmental
organisation in Uganda in November 1994."
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
The International Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (http://www.ifrc.org/)
"Founded in 1919, the International Federation comprises 178 member ed
Cross and Red Crescent societies, ..The Red Crescent is used in place of the
Red Cross in many Islamic countries. The Federation's mission is to improve the
lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. Vulnerable people
are those who are at greatest risk from situations that threaten their survival,
or their capacity to live with an acceptable level of social and economic security
and human dignity. Often, these are victims of natural disasters, poverty brought
about by socio-economic crises, refugees, and victims of health emergencies."
Mifumi Project (http://www.mifumi.org)
"Aims and Objectives: PROMPT's objectives are to advance education
and support the community through development projects in Mifumi [Uganda]. Our
goal is to help the people of Mifumi to help themselves through education, healthcare
provision and income generating projects."
Ministry of Health (Uganda) (http://www.health.go.ug/)
In addition to a description of the national and district health services and
facilities, includes reports on AIDS, child health, and disease surveilllance.
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Traveler's Health (Center for Disease
Control and Prevention) (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)
The US CDC issues health warnings and advisories and related materials for countries
around the world.
People With Disability - Uganda (PWDU) (http://www.pwdu.org/home.asp)
"People With Disabilities Uganda (PWDU) is a national, nonprofit, peace
and disability rights organization based in Kampala, Uganda. Our mission is peace
and accessible living for all."
Uganda AIDS Commission (http://www.aidsuganda.org)
"This compilation records the current status of the epidemic, the progress
of the response, the shortcomings and challenges, and proposals for the country's
response into the new millennium."
Uganda Children's Charity Foundation (http://uccf.org/)
"There is an orphan crisis in Uganda. Currently the country is home to
nearly one million children under 15 who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
UCCF was established in 1995 to care for orphans in Uganda with the goal of helping
them become healthy and productive members of society. The foundation operates
two orphanages and supports children living with HIV-positive widowed mothers,
with a total of 850 children under its care. UCCF also sponsors the education
of Ugandan children abroad with its U.S. Scholarship Program. In addition UCCF
produces an award-winning dance troupe called "Children of Uganda," featuring
children from UCCF programs who tour internationally to raise funds and increase
awareness of AIDS and its impact on children."
Uganda National Institute of Special Education (http://www.unise.ac.ug)
"UNISE is a national institution of higher learning with unique and highly
specialised programmes to address professional teacher development, research,
and vast number of outreach and advocacy activities in community service, design
and development of educational materials and resources for persons with barriers
to learning and development."
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
The official web site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides access
to their online catalog, medical reports, bibliographies, travel cautions, and
a variety of information relating to the medical sciences and situation both
in the United States and for countries around the world.
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its
mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide. |