Afrah Development and Relief Agency

"Afrah Development and Relief Agency (AFRAH) is Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), is community based and working countrywide with headquarters in Kampala. It was established in 2005 to enhance capacity of different community groups to overcome the many constraints in the country including: poverty, low food security, poor/low education, poor access to health services, poor water and sanitation , human rights abuses, environment degradation and wildlife depletion. AFRAH Vision is : Vulnerable and disadvantaged people well empowered to lead successful and dignified lives AFRAH Mission is :To work in collaboration with partners and stakeholders to reduce suffering of vulnerable and disadvantaged people including but not limited to refugees, internally displaced people, children, women, disabled, chronically sick and old people, due to human activity and /or natural disasters, sudden or protracted, such as wars, civil strife, tribal conflict, earthquakes, floods, fires, landslides, drought, epidemics and protracted poverty, to survive, stabilize and restart normal living and develop, through emergency relief and participatory development programs in education, health, sustainable natural resources management, environment protection and economic empowerment, based on human dignity, self-reliance and social justice. . AFRAH core values include: Integrity, Transparency, Excellency, Timeliness, Team Spirit, Community Centeredness, and Good Stewardship. "