SustainableSolutions
In order to ensure that we are able to assist in the provision of education, training and healthcare projects, which will help our beneficiaries to generate sustainable income and be self-sufficient, I am Somebody's Child Soldier has partnered with a local Ugandan NGO, called Volunteer Action Network (VAC-NET) to help fund business skills/development training, money management training, leadership skills and micro-loans for the beneficiaries identified through FIDA.
VAC-NET is an NGO working to empower under-served women and youth in northern Uganda, many of whom are former child soldiers and victims of war, through socio-economic and health education programs, specifically through their Credit Plus program which combines microcredit services with literacy, leadership development, health and basic business education, an Agro-program (which supports women farmers by offering agricultural loans and training in northern Uganda), an adult literacy program and HIV/AIDS prevention program.
VAC-NET Website
By providing training/financial education,credit and peer support in areas with limited to no banking services, IAMSCS aims to promote women’s economic participation and reintegration into society.
With your support,we can make a direct impact on the lives of female victims of war. Please help us to achieve this by donating
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According to the UN's Capital Development Fund, impact studies have demonstrated that:
1. By supporting women's economic participation, micro-finance helps to empower women, thus promoting gender-equity and improving household well-being.
2. Micro-finance helps poor households fulfil basic needs and protect against risks.
3. The use of financial services by low-income households is associated with improvements in household economic welfare and enterprise stability or growth.