National Network
for Older Persons
of Uganda
National Network
for Older Persons
of Uganda
| Organisation: | Phoebe Education Fund for Orphans (PEFO) |
| Region: | Eastern |
| Geographical coverage: | District of Jinja |
| Postal address: | PO BOX 112 Jinja, Uganda |
| Address: | Plot 30 Hajji Tarmac Rd |
| Contact - person | Justin Ojamba |
| Contact - title | |
| Contact - telephone: | 043-122651 |
| Contact - mobile: | 0774-402784 |
| Contact - email: | pefo2004-at-utlonline.co.ug pefo2004-at-yahoo.com ojamboj-at-yahoo.com Note: To prevent email address capture, -at- represents @ |
| Website: | www.pefouganda.org |
| Vision: | Social, economic and mental empowerment of orphans and vulnerable children and their families. |
| Purpose/objectives: | |
| Background: | PEFO was founded by 3 orphans educated by Mill Hill Missionary who wanted other orphans to be able to live happy and meaningful lives. They found that many were cared for by their grandparents so the project expanded to also focus on providing adequate shelter and learning agricultural skills at Pefos farm. Currently the organisation receives funding from the Stephen Lewis Foundation and World Granny. Funds have enabled the purchase of an environmentally friendly brick making machine that does not require bricks to be fired and therefore reducing tree felling. |
| NGO registration: | |
| Main activities: | -School subsidies for OVC - Vocational training centre for school dropouts and young mothers - After School Program, Window of Hope - Cultural tourism - volunteer program - Housing Program for the Grannies - Micro enterprise & livelihood |
| Goals: | Make use of Pefos land to develop an agricultural learning centre, expand current projects, including constructing more houses for grandmothers caring for orphan grandchildren and to distribute pigs for income generation. |