HOPE Children's Foundation Africa was established in 2009 by a group of concerned citizens in Kawempe Division to support the health, education and safety of the children in our community.
HCFA works for the welfare of the orphans and needy children and while doing so, we expect the target groups in our community to contribute to the overall development of the country and hence increase their standard of living and that of their families.
Our Objectives are.
- To provide education support needy children and those orphaned by HIV/AIDS
- To promote the Income Generating Activities of women in the community.
- To empower the caregivers of orphans, especially women (e.g. widows, grand parents).
- To promote health, sanitation and nutrition.
- To eventually be able to expand our programs from Kawempe into other Ugandan communities.
Founders
 Chairman: Mawanda Robert
Mawanda Robert, the Chairperson of HCFA, is a dedicated humanitarian who has spent many years working to improve his community. He holds a Diploma in Business (UDBS) from Makerere University and has worked for over 10 years as the Administrator/Financial Officer at MK Medical Centre, Kampala. During this time, he earned a Certificate as a Health Worker from the Reproductive Health Bureau Uganda and, after pursuing courses in Sexual and Reproductive Health, was awarded a Certificate by the German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
A leader in his community, he has been the Coordinator of the Bwaise Girl Child Project and is currently Coordinator of the Youth St. James Church of Uganda Kazo. As the co-founder of HCFA, he is determined to use his wide range of knowledge and experience to achieve long term, sustainable results for his community.
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 Vice- chairman: Ochieng Kennedy
Orphaned at a young age, Mr. Ocheing Kennedy had to rely solely on his own hard work and determination to realize his dream of being able to help other vulnerable children. A gifted young man, he dedicated himself to academics and, after finishing Secondary School, earned a Certificate in Computer Applications.
Never losing sight of his wish to help others, he completed a Certificate in HIV/AIDS Awareness Education and volunteered as a Peer Educator. Drawn to leadership roles, he worked as a Computer Sales and Marketing Manager and also volunteered as a Scout Group Leader. In 2009 he co-founded HCFA and, as the Vice-Chairman, is devoted to building this organization and giving the orphans and vulnerable children of Kawempe a chance to achieve the same success he has earned.
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 Project Manager: Catherine Oliver
Located in Ontario, Canada, Cathy became involved with HCFA through www.nabuur.com as their Project Manager. She has a BSc. in Psychology from York University and over 10 years of Business Management and Event Planning experience. With an I.Q. in the 98.8th percentile worldwide, Cathy is a member of the International High I.Q. Society and is inspired by their motto of "Intellect into Influence". Since 2004, Cathy has been committed to raising awareness of the issues surrounding stillbirth; she has volunteered as a Peer Counsellor for women who have experienced this loss and is a member of the International Stillbirth Alliance. Recently, her work with HCFA has sparked a deeper interest in International Development issues and she is now a new member of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation. Cathy is a dedicated supporter of HCFA and is determined to help create long term, sustainable change for all HCFA beneficiaries.
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Research Fellow: Dr Faith Martin
Faith Martin is has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Bath, England and currently works designing health behaviour interventions as a Research Psychologist. Her PhD explored quality of life of people living in poverty in Thailand. Faith has a broad interest in health behaviours, self-management of chronic illnesses and HIV prevention. She is authoring a Cochrane systematic review on the effectiveness of self-management support interventions for HIV/AIDS and has previously volunteered as a member of the Management Committee for Body Positive in Scotland.
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 Graphic Designer: Namanda Diana
Diana is a talented Graphic Designer with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Fine Arts awarded by Makerere University Kampala, majoring in Computer Graphics. She has worked with several companies including Magazine Centre - Uganda, Global Wide Publishers Kampala, and Comprint Systems & Services as Administrative/Production Manager.
Diana has always wanted to do something for her community; she feels lucky to have been given an opportunity to work with HOPE Children's Foundation Africa. She commented: "This organization helps vulnerable people in my area (Kawempe) so am glad I can contribute to my community". Diana is an ambitious member of the HCFA fraternity, always motivated in her duties; her exceptional organizing and evaluating tactics are quite commendable.
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 Fundraiser (Germany): Sarah Schroder
Sarah is studying Biology at the University of Konstanz in Germany and is currently doing a holiday semester for having a placement in a nature conservation project where her main task is to do excursions with tourists who want to learn about the biotope here. She is currently fundraising for HOPE in Germany and telling people there what HOPE is doing in its projects. Moreover she will join HOPE from November 2010 to February 2011 as a volunteer. Her blog about her fundraising activities can be found at:http://volunteerforhope.wordpress.com/
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Advisory Board Team
Board Director: Cecilia.W.Yu -.F50
Cecilia. W. Yu is an internationally educated Strategic Director of several NGOs based in Asia, USA and Africa with a background in Media, International Law and Sustainable Business Management (MBA). Cecilia has written topical newspaper articles for 3.5 million readers on Eco-tourism and Women's innovation & development topics. She has extensive experience in Strategic Marketing & Public Relations in London. Cecilia worked for many years in humanitarian and development projects around the world. One of her areas of special expertise is Fine Arts and cultural enhancement, as Cecilia is also an international Exhibiting Visual Artist.
Cecilia would like to strategically develop Hope Children's foundation Africa into a Sustainable project site that provides a healthy educational environment with the potential to influence many generations of young adults so that the village community becomes culturally & economically sustainable with relevant skills and community cohesion.
Financial Advisor:Mr. Tamale Ddungu
Mr. Tamale has been appointed the Financial Advisor of HOPE Children's Foundation Africa. He holds a B.Com/Accounting from Makerere University Kampala and is currently a Manager at Bwaise Development Savings and Credit Co-op Soc. LTD. He also works as a Financial Assistant for M.K. Medical Centre, Jowa Engineering Works, Girl Child Project and Professional Engineers and Valuers LTD.. He has developed several Financial Management and Business Plans for various firms and organizations and also facilitated several workshops in Financial Management. He held the position of Branch Manager with Stanbic Bank (formerly known as Uganda Commercial Bank) and his extensive Financial Management history includes relationships with Kisiita Coffee Factory, Masaka Galaxy Clinic, Afro Containers - Bukoba (Tanzania), Zuluhauna Savings and Credit Co-op Soc. LTD., Rural and Wealth Development Project, and Kata & Company Financial Consultants in which he is a share holder. Mr. Tamale's main objective in his work is to enhance internal financial control and integrity in financial reporting.
Medical Advisor: Dr. Moses Bateganya
Dr. Moses H. Bateganya,(MB ChB, MMed, MPH) is a Ugandan Physician and public health expert based at the University of Washington in Seattle. Moses has worked in HIV Care and Treatment in resource limited settings. He has research, clinical and program management experience from his work in Uganda, Guyana, Tanzania and the United States. Currently Moses is focussing on developing pre-service and inservice clinical training materials in the areas of TB, HIV and TB/HIV for mid-level providers and physicians broadly to contribute to health systems strengthening. Moses worked as the Director of HIV Care and Treatment for a major University of Medicine. In the past, he worked with specialists program supporting the Ministry of Health, administering antiretroviral therapy. Moses had his basic medical training and residence training in internal medicine in Uganda and a holds a Masters degree in Public Health. His Clinical expertise include use of antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings, HIV related malignancies (Non Hodgkin's Lympoma), TB/HIV and operations research.
