Holas ministries Uganda (HMU) is a voluntary, not for profit, Community Based Organization that was formed by persons with a vision to support, unite and promote community development in vulnerable communities in Jinja District-Uganda.
The majority of people in eastern Uganda especially in Jinja district are either in subsidiary farming or involved in micro and small-scale business activities. To a great extent many are dealing in survival activities characteristics of informal sector operations. They include small holder farming, cattle keeping, market vendors, housemaids, brick making, tailoring, and handcrafts to mention but a few.
As development partners, non-governmental organizations are proving to be more effective at grass roots where government hands cannot satisfy/ reach.
HMU is one of the few voluntary non-profit making organization partnering with grass roots organizations/local leaders/faith based initiatives found in the Eastern Uganda offering educational, medical and nutritional services to the rural communities as well as helping them to facilitate their social, spiritual, Educational and economical well being.
We derive our support from the valuable services of volunteers, friends, sympathizers, well-wishers, Christian and non-Christian resources as well as our dear partner's in-country and abroad who offer financial, moral, educational and material support to facilitate our activities. The founders of the initiative are much concerned about the increasing poverty levels, high prevalence rate of HIV/Aids, increasing number of orphans without any assistance, high unemployment, lack of respect of human rights and high illiteracy levels within the community.
Our Vision
To promote community empowerment through building local capacities to their own activities for self sustainability.
Our Mission
To achieve an economically, self reliant and empowered community through networking with other partners in development while targeting all vulnerable groups without discrimination.
Our goal
To improve the standard of living of the marginalized groups by promoting sustainable development through provision of socio-economic activities, good health, better nutrition and accessing them with quality educational services.
What We Do
HMU serves as a mobilizing, networking, information, advocacy for improved livelihoods, quality health, better education, better nutrition, promoting economic empowerment for community particularly women and youth to improve self-reliance and building their capacities to manage their own income generating activities.
Our Objectives
To fight poverty through education of orphans and other disadvantaged members in the community.
Improve and support community based initiatives for reduction of poverty, illiteracy, HIV/Aids and any other as the situation as the situation may arise.
Initiate, promote and support community based initiatives for reduction of poverty, HIV/Aids, illiteracy as the situation as the situation as the situation may arise.
To identify and carry out community based initiatives for reduction of poverty.
Establishing and adopt micro credit and saving scheme among rural community to maximize income at grass root with the overall goal of fighting poverty.
To empower and strengthen children, women and youths through spiritual and economic empowerment accepted by Christian values.
Our Values
Ø Respect: We treat all people with dignity and respect.
Ø Stewardship: We honor our heritage by being socially and financially responsible.
Ø Ethics: We strive to meet the highest ethical standards.
Ø Learning: We challenge each other to strive for excellence and to continually learn.
Ø Innovation: We embrace continuous improvement, bold creativity and change.
Target beneficiaries
We are committed to and shall continue helping the following target groups:
