Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 2
One topic that was interest to me was the Global Development of Children's. Global Children Development (GCD) aka Global Children Charity (GCC) is a nongovernmental Christian charitable development organization registered in England and Wales. GCC provides direct support to underprivileged and disadvantaged children and widows. It works towards elevating poverty caused by nature and manmade disaster in Africa.
GCC primarily supports financially the education of orphans and vulnerable children and the welfare of widows through income generation such as but not limited to Poultry, Goat Rearing, Pig Rearing and Bee-Keeping.
The organization work together with faith based organizations, individuals and grassroots community based organizations, government and corporate sectors to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. It endeavours to restore hope in order to create a future and a fulfilled destiny for the orphans, vulnerable children and widows of Africa.
It was established in 1995, GCC directly supports orphans, vulnerable children and widows in Africa. Most of the orphans and vulnerable children lost their parents to HIV/AIDS, poverty, civil and political conflicts.
GCC now supports 143 orphans and 56 widows in Uganda. GCC does not support running an orphanage hence the orphans in Uganda stay with the widows who are parental guardians to them.GCC is among the first African founded organization in the United Kingdom supporting orphans, vulnerable children and widows in Africa. It is one of the few African founded charitable organizations in England and Wales channelling financial resources to finance the education of orphans and vulnerable children and support grassroots community based organizations.
GCC expands the scope of care for AIDS orphans in Africa. It supports projects that strengthen the capacity of families and communities and work hand in hand with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) to provide care for AIDS affected and vulnerable children. It partners with African community based partners serving at the frontline of the AIDS epidemic to provide safe, compassionate and productive alternatives through community based programmes.
It also manages a Widows Revolving Fund (a Micro Finance Scheme) that has helped to sustain the widows and provide continual supports for the education of the orphans and vulnerable children as well as the economic welfare of the widows
Hi Yalanda,
ReplyDeleteIt was a great idea how the GCC incorporated a plan to put orphans and widows together. I believe it gives children a more personal home setting than being put into orphanages that where some children go unnoticed. It also gives widow mothers a chance to continue using their parenting skills while helping raise disadvantage children. And it seems that the homes are not overcrowded therefore children needs can be observed and met by the mother widows taking care of the children.