Welcome to Family Support Uganda

Family Support Uganda (FSU) is a faith based social care agency committed to improving the lives of people through provision of services that lead to harmonious families. Most people want to have a child however, they are not as enthusiastic about the parenting role yet the two go hand in hand. Children are being nurtured by House helps, television, radio, the internet and their peers among others. Parents are big role models in the lives of their children and children learn a lot from them. So what are the children learning from their parents today?

In Uganda today many parents are focusing on provision for their families so the children have food, accommodation and in some cases money to buy whatever they need but without the parents’ supervision! Provision without supervision can be dangerous, so it is important that the parents balance their act. FSU endeavors to help refocus the parents towards this great responsibility of PARENTING.

Since FSU’s business focuses on the family, there are many stakeholders including the parents, children, teachers, local leaders, religious and opinion leaders and the Police. Therefore our target group is diverse but the main focus will be on the children, parents/ guardians and teachers.

VISION A Uganda with cohesive families and sustainable livelihoods

MISSION To support parents build caring and secure families by providing Parenting  Education, Counselling, Career guidance and Livelihoods Education.

OBJECTIVES

1. To offer counseling to parents, children and other stakeholders in the family
2. To conduct Outreach programmes to families and organized structures e.g. schools, women's organisations like Mothers’ union, Catholic Women’s Guild and Institutions of higher learning among others.
3. To facilitate families to make use of the available resources to improve their livelihoods.

ACTIVITIES

1.0 To offer counseling to parents/ guardians, children and young adults

1.1 Provide one to one guidance and counselling to parents and children with parenting challenges

1.2 Provide group counseling to parents and children

1.3 Provide pre and post marital counselling (both couple and individual counseling)

1.4 Train Family Support Agents/ Peer Educators in basic parenting and counseling skills

2.0 To conduct Outreach Programs to families and organized groups and systems in order to build their capacities

2.1 Train Peer educators in Schools and Institutions of higher learning

2.2 Conduct separate and joint counselling workshops for children, parents and teachers

2.3 Conduct basic child communication skills workshops for parents/guardians, teachers and non-teaching staff, religious leaders, journalists and politicians and other Stakeholders in order to equip them with skills to communicate effectively with the children

2.4 Hold Inspirational speakers Program for experience sharing and support

2.5 Facilitate Community dialogue with the local, opinion and religious leaders, and parents to address violence against children.

2.6 Facilitate formation of community-based parents’ support groups

2.7 Mobilize religious and Civic leaders, to promote and participate in activities that prevent Gender Based Violence (GBV).

3.0 To facilitate families to make use of the available local resources to improve their livelihoods

3.1 Facilitating evaluation of people’s resources and how they can be employed change their situations in collaboration with other organisations.

3.2 Providing Micro Finance information and encouraging formation of SACCO in collaboration with other Micro Finance Institutions like Pride Micro Finance