Community Development

People Power DMV USA (PPDU) provides welfare support and skill acquisition to women, girls and youths in Uganda. This is achieved by linking community based organizations to various opportunities and support that exist for rural/community development as the need arises.

Community based organizations, Faith based organizations, youth organizations and women groups are in turn supported in designing, implementing and sustaining their own programs.

Our focus areas are;

1. Community Health Initiatives,
2. Reducing poverty through livelihood programs,
3. Improving quality of Education and life building skills and
4. Environmental Awareness and management.

In the health sector we have provided HIV testing services, TB and other medical services with linkages to health centers for referrals and follow up in different parts of vulnerable communities.

People in target communities have been reached with Interpersonal communication messages on malaria prevention and treatment while other Communities have been reached with Local drama to aid behavioral change on malaria prevention and treatment.

Trainings on Leadership, Resource mobilization, creating a development plan, amongst others were provided for School Based Management Committee which equipped them with the skills to hold government accountable, commit to child protection, school development and quality Education. Enrolment rate in government schools and created an environment conducive for all children regardless of their special needs, Ethnic group and status in the community.

21st century skills’ training was provided for National Volunteers in hard to reach secondary schools who use the skills in making teaching and learning easier thereby increasing enrolment in science classes. Volunteers use extracurricular activities in making teaching and learning interesting and also created inclusive Neighbourhood spaces for all children in target communities in the country.

Life skills such as Self Esteem, Goal setting, Refusal skills and Adolescent reproductive health provided for girls in secondary schools increased their self-confidence and broke barriers by talking freely about reproductive health in our monthly girls Open day program in the office. Vulnerable women from different groups benefitted from our micro credit support which was used in boosting their business and yielded more income and profit.