In order to achieve the objectives above, ACD wishes to establish programs as detailed below with related activities.
- The emphasis would be on National level, District, County, Sub-county and local level. Communities to realise responsibility of support the aged and Government to develop policies that favour the elderly.
- Project for the fairly strong members e.g petty-trade, crafts, agriculture, poultry and skills development.
- To solicit and provide suppliers for the extremely old and poor in the rural.
- Take part in different seminars to lobby and advocate.
- Form centres in each district where they can get information and advise from ACD staff.
- It is planned to train some community members in counselling and healthy care service.
Current Activities of ACD:
- Develop organisational system like managerial management and structure development.
- Meeting line ministries to lobby and advocate for policies, Ministry of gender
- Networking with NGOs like Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URRAS), Age Care International, etc locally or international
- Information gathering and sharing regarding other nations areas, etc on the handling of the aged.
- The elderly of the formally working class to access and manage their benefit
- Generating project (IGPs) to support the extremely in alternative living skills after the formal employment
- Establish a counselling program for the elderly in alternative living skills after the formal employment
- Encourage the elderly people to keep healthy by feeding well and getting proper medical care.
Our Programs
Health
Nutrition
Care
Canselling and Guidance
HIV/AID Testing
Volunteers
Agricutlure
Farming
Poutry
Volunteers
Vocational Training
Tayloring and Craft/Tie and Die
Catering /Cookery
Hair Dressing
Bricking Laying
Carperntry
Electric Engineering
Cookery / Catering
Volunteers
Education