Good Spirit Support Action Centre GOSSACE is a legally registered charitable non profit/non government organization registered under the Uganda Non Governmental
registration statute 1989, Reg No. S5914/5489
the idea of GOSSACE
formation came as a result of members who where clients of Nsambya Home Care Aids Clinic after realizing a pressing need to
support one another (affected and infected with HIV/AIDS) cope with the threatening HIV/AIDS pandemic
GOSSACE therefore
started as a support group that was first registered as a community based organization to serve in the districts of Kampala,
Wakiso, Mukono and others that could be reached, had members attending to the Home care stated above.
The group was first
known as Good Shepherd Support Action Centre since 2000 until 2003 when the founder members were advised to register it with
the Ngo Board as a non governmental organization thus changing its name to the present Good Spirit Support Action Centre.
BACK GROUND
Uganda is one country that was hit hard by HIV in the early
1980’s accounting to the cause of poverty and orphans in big number.
Today over two million
children are orphaned by AIDS, in this case relatives and friends play an important role to give psycho social support to
these orphans but are over whelmed by the increasing number. This put some children in a position of managing themselves;
they must look for food and money to survive thus this is a problem that forces many of these children to drop out of school.
The reality is that many of these children face problems like prostitution, poverty, violence, child labor and many other
insults that make them even more vulnerable to getting HIV and STDs. Realizing the need to address these problems and educating
the community, this backed the formation and establishment of GOSSACE.
MISSION
GOSSACE exists to
enhance the capacity of people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS to actively participate in the prevention and care initiatives
as a contribution to the national response.
VISION
Our vision is to have
a happy improved health status for the infected and affected, especially the children.
GOAL
To improve the standards
of living, providing care and support to orphans and other vulnerable children and strengthening the social economical capacity
of families for purpose of OVC support.
OBJECTIVES
- To establish orphanage care centre for promotion and support of children’s rights i.e
education, protection, shelter, health and life skill training for the orphan’s better living in the future.
- To promote positive living and positive behaviours to both infected and other community members
hence fighting stigma, discrimination.
- To advocate for child’s legal and other rights by enhancing community participation to
OVC care and support.
- To promote humanitarian activities for the better world.
- To fundraise and lobby for fundings in order to meet our objectives.
