Uganda Children’s Centre or UCC is a registered charitable civil society organization strategically located on Plot 392 along Salaama road opposite Haki Petrol Station, Dubai Zone, Makindye Division in the Capital City of Kampala. The organization is registered with the National Post office under Post Office Box number 24127 Kampala. The area within which the […]
Read MoreFormal Education Project: This project started way back in 2004 after UCC social workers noticed an increasing number of schools going age children loitering in slum communities where they carried out UCC program activities. When UCC management shared this challenge with its donors, they took up the idea and promised to share it with their […]
UCC undertakes rehabilitation as one of the key components that targets children and young people faced with multiple psychological or behavioral challenges. These behaviors are either Internalizing or Externalizing. Internalizing behavioral problems are directed from internal and include anxiety, sadness, depression, complaining of somatic pains and some specific phobias. These are common among the girl […]
Brief History: UCC Vocational Training Institute is a private institute directly operated and administered by Uganda Children’s Centre (UCC). The Institute provides various vocational courses assessed by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) under the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) The vocational program was established to skill children and youths for employment by promoting […]
Vision: A vibrant self-sustaining Centre of excellence which transforms vulnerable children and young people to society members who are able to contribute to the community and national development. Mission: To empower vulnerable children and young people with skills, knowledge, and the right attitude through training, psychosocial support, and advocacy on child rights for sustainable development.
Uganda Children’s Centre was appreciated by the family of Besiga Shifra, a student who graduated from Kampala International University with a Diploma in Pharmacy. Shifra is a bright and genius young lady who worked so hard with determination, commitment and self-discipline, the key attributes that enabled her accomplish her journey of education. UCC walked a […]
UCC joined the national programme of reducing high prevalence of malaria cases among communities residing in informal settlements of Kampala District. UCC donated mosquitoes’ nets to vulnerable children to protect them from mosquitoes’ bites that cause malaria. Since the nets were few in numbers, the distribution targeted mainly beneficiaries residing in malaria prone areas that […]
Uganda Children Centre partnered with the Norwegian Refugee Council to train 41 urban refugee youths in Kampala District. This programme targets youths from conflict-torn countries of Africa, such as DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Burundi among others. The training is programmed to run for six months combining face to face training, industrial training placement, DIT […]
