ICOD Action Network - Uganda: December 2011

Thursday, December 22, 2011

ICOD's Best Staff 2011

December 19, 2011 marked the end of the year at ICOD Action Network. What a successful year! We all worked as team, worked hard and remained committed throughout the year. But one person emerged as the best. The ICT Department (Lyantonde Internet Center) was the best department and Ariho Adam (IT Administrator) was voted as the best staff 2011 by our staff and customers. Congratulations Adam.

End of year meeting on December 19, 2011

Adam receiving his Award

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

2011 HIV/AIDS Youth Camp begins

We are proud to inform you that our first HIV/AIDS Youth Camp has began today in Lyantonde Uganda, East Africa. A collaboration between ICOD Action Network and our partners Lyantonde Network of People Living Aids, "Youth against HIV/AIDS" camp will focus on training youth in HIV/AIDS prevention and raise their awareness of the pandemic, train youth in life skills and build their capacity and skills to take part in community development projects. We expect about 150 to attend. Watch out for more news, stories and pictures from the Camp.

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About ICOD Action Network

ICOD Action Network is a registered Non Governmental Organization operating in Uganda, East Africa. Founded as Integrated Community Efforts for Development(ICOD) in February 2008, ICOD Action Network’s work extends beyond material support and touches upon the need to empower communities so that they can be able to sustain themselves.

ICOD Action Network targets marginalized households of vulnerable children, youth, orphans, women and HIV/AIDS affected and infected people and supports them by extending health services, constructing houses, constructing pit latrines, constructing safe water tanks, providing material support, providing food aid during famine, providing planting seeds, domestic utensils, clothing and providing HIV/AIDS training and counseling to groups at high- risk of HIV/AIDS infection. The organization is also implementing ICT and permaculture programs targeting rural farming communities.

ICOD Action Network has continued to inspire individuals in Southwestern Uganda's to find innovative and sustainable local solutions to end extreme poverty, hunger and diseases. These individuals have demonstrated leadership, selflessness and passion to help their community break barriers to individual and community development and have worked with their communities to find lasting solutions independent from external support. We have continued to work with and train such leadership to move their communities forward.

We believe that sustainable solutions to end hunger, extreme poverty, HIV/AIDS e.t.c are those developed from within communities because lasting solutions lie within communities. That's why we work with communities to create permanent solutions that can sustainably transform them Our approach has continued to inspire individuals and communities and has produced new leaders who have found lasting solutions for their own communities and replicated our work in hard-to-reach communities; that is how we are "ACTION NETWORK".

Vision and Objectives

ICOD’s vision is; “creating an empowered community, free from disease and suffering, leaving in pleasant conditions where human rights are observed”.

The organization is guided by the following objectives;
1. Working for sustainable community development of the rural poor, orphans and other vulnerable groups of people.
2. Increased awareness on HIV/AIDS to positively change people’s attitude and behavior
3. Improved capacity of communities and families to care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable individuals.
4. Increased household income levels of rural communities.
5. Improved capacity of orphans, youth and other vulnerable children to take informed decisions about their lives and improve their socio- economic status.
6. Advocate for adherence and observance of fundamental human rights in the community.

ICOD Action Network - Uganda

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Youth 2011 Camp Pictures

Thursday, December 22, 2011

ICOD's Best Staff 2011

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

2011 HIV/AIDS Youth Camp begins

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