2018/2019 Projects
Eve Taylor and Hannah Steele returned to Uganda to continue ISSUE projects including
- Supporting the Anaweza Talents and skills project
- Malaria prevention
- HIV prevention
- Days for Girls distribution
- Visiting rural health centers
- Supporting Nazareth Children's home
- STEP
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Volunteer HouseWe are building a multipurpose house in Uganda. The house will serve to support the Tekera Resource Centre both financially and through the work of volunteers. Designed as a multipurpose house, it will cater for volunteers of the TRC and other organisations as well as students undertaking medical electives, and could also be used as a base for those who wish to combine an African holiday with worthwhile volunteer activities. People who stay at the house will pay rent with 100% of the profits to be donated to local worthy charitable organisations.
Click Here to See Full Proposal The house is nearing completion. Based on current progress the house will soon be completed. If you are interested in volunteering please Contact Us For more information. Research
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Income Generation ProjectThe ISSUE Foundation has teamed up with Julius Kiwanuka from Anaweza Skills and Talents an organisation based in Masaka, Uganda. The Income generation project is currently providing education and financial assistance to 50 families in and around Masaka.
The income generation project provides education and support for locals living in poverty empowering them to develop successful businesses to support their families and to develop their communities This project is ongoing as of mid-2014. 
2013/2014 ISSUE volunteer Lydia Birch with long-time ISSUE supporter, local Ugandan leader and social worker Julius Kiwanuka.
Support The Elderly Persons Uganda (STEP)The ISSUE Foundation has formed a partnership with Beatrice Nabitiri, a local social worker and co-founder of STEP Programme (http://stepug.org). STEP is the only organisation in the Masaka District that focuses on the physical, social and psychological well-being of the elderly people. We are aiming to continue our support for this organisation through fundraising and visits by future volunteer groups. Previous groups have contributed funds for items such as mattresses for elderly and infirm Masaka District residents unable to afford their own bedding. We also fill prescriptions for medications which will have a curative impact on people. Examples of this include antibiotics for skin infections or anti-parasitic drugs for those suffering from parasite causes illness. STEP has also had several training sessions on malaria prevention, nutrition and health monitoring. STEP secured 6 BP Machines from interns from Douglas College in Canada and Trained Group leaders and they are now monitoring the health of the members.
Through collaboration with Uganda Marathon, Issue have supported 2 groups of elderly persons with piggery projects, one group with a cross breed heifer and one group is running a handicrafts projects for income generation. From its family farm, STEP has supported several older persons with piglets and this is ongoing. For more information about the STEP project please refer to the project proposal below 
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Anaweza Talents and Skills project
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Days for Girls |
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The Aim of this project is to empower young individuals with life and workplace skills that enable them to work and earn a stable income. Main branches of this project are sewing, agriculture, livestock, dancing and music. The sewing school and workshop is based in Nyendo where women are taught to make tailored clothing and accessories. The products are then sold which generates income. Everything else is based on land purchased by ISSUE close to Kitovu.
There are at least 5 women working at the shop. They make good quality clothing, bags and other accessories made from locally sourced fabric. The land purchased by ISSUE close to Kitovu is covered by with fruit and vegetables plants such as crops of corn, potatoes, avocado, jackfruit, papaya, chilies and coffee beans. This land also houses a dozen chickens and ducks, 4 pigs and several piglets. There is also now a convenient water supply instead of a well. Many children were taught how to complete the tasks so they can help while gaining important skills and collecting or eating some of the produce. There is also a building being constructed on this land to be used for teaching, cooking and storage. ISSUE's financial contribution will go mostly towards the ongoing construction of the building so that proper windows can be installed , walls with insulation can be constructed instead of the current brick walls and the floor which is currently uncompressed dirt will be able to be improved. When this building becomes fully enclosed it will be able to be used for emergency accommodation in the future. 
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This was ISSUE's first year distributing 'Days for Girls' 100 menstrual hygiene kits that were donated to ISSUE by the Launceston and Hobart 'Days for Girls' chapters. Each kit contained 2 waterproof shields, 8 absorbent liners, 2 pairs of panties, 1 washcloth, 1 bar of soap and 2 zip lock bags for washing, contained in a draw string bag made with very beautiful fabric. ISSUE distributed the kits in Ndagwe to 57 young girls and to many young girls in Nnyendo. ISSUE also gave a talk about female menstruation and female hygiene.
ISSUE also visited the Nazareth Children's Home where 8 girls were given the kits and educated the young girls there about female menstrual hygiene. Malaria PreventionISSUE distributed 500 nets to 5 communities during our last visit. In each community, we gave a 10 minute talk on malaria including methods of prevention, symptoms, management and common myths and misconceptions. We also explained how to use the mosquito nets and stressed their importance. These sessions had a large turnout, good engagement and often there were more people that we could provide nets for resulting in a standard 1 net per family rule.
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ISSUE has given monetary donations and a used laptop to fund the Nazareth Children's Home ongoing piggery and chicken projection. The donation funded 250 chickens and 3 pigs plus food and maintenance costs. This project is sustainable and provides income and nutritional food for the children.
The children appeared well cared for, happy, educated and well nourished. 
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HIV Primary and Secondary Prevention
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ISSUE collaborated with HIV carers to provide HIV education, testing and counselling in the same 5 areas as our malaria project. ISSUE ran 4 HIV testing sessions across 5 different communities. The educational talk was very well received and engaged with. Most people were willing and eager to get tested and wait around for their results and counselling. In one of the communities, this HIV education session was run in small groups by the HIV carers leaders and ISSUE members handed out nets to those who had been tested to encourage engagement. There were quite a few people who were already HIV positive and some on treatment who came in for testing. These people were advised not to get tested and educated on the fact that this is a lifelong condition and their status will still be the same. Advice was tailored to individuals based on their baseline knowledge about HIV infection and treatment they were currently receiving.
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