Keeping Children Safe Annual Review April 2014 - March 2015

Message from our Chairman It is an honour to celebrate the partners who have walked this journey with us. another year of Children At Risk Action Network’s With the hard work of a dedicated staff at the existence – another year of secretariat, there has been an increased visibility of progress and impact as we the network through uniquely tailored programmes make our homes and city a including: better place for children. I  Children Belong in Families: under the would like to rejoice with Alternative Care Framework, ensuring that those among us who have children reintegrate with their families or at least hit milestones in the year ending: a child born; a find foster families; marriage or marriage anniversary; a project  Maternal and Child Health: Working towards accomplished or funding secured. Our prayers are the elimination of maternal and child mortality in with those who have or are dealing with any high risk communities; difficult situation: loss of a loved one; sickness or  Keeping Children Safe: Empowering children loss of funding. May God grow us through it all! and families create safe communities through education and economic security; Creating a safe environment for our children to  Girls’ Education Challenge: Increasing the life exploit their gifts, talents and opportunities chances of marginalised girls; requires our deliberate action. CRANE, through  Children With Disabilities: Collaboratively Viva’s flagship QIS program, is promoting advocacy uncovering the often hidden and forgotten and providing tools for individuals and children organisations to ensure that the rights of children  Sports are protected. There are no passive observers in  Church Mobilisation the pursuit of outcomes for children, including their safety, health, education and emotional I would like to invite the members to become more wellbeing. involved and engaged in the network. Visit each other and the secretariat often. Fulfil your financial Over the last twelve months, CRANE, together obligations. Keep updated on the ongoing with all our partners, has registered some programmes. Be plugged into working groups. remarkable progress in the effort to see children Exploit opportunities for collaborative work. This is achieve their God-given potential. Towards the what networking is about: together maximising our end of the last calendar year, we celebrated 10 potential . years of biblically-based collaborative work for and Mitchell Lutaaya Mukasa with children in Kampala city. Thank you for all Chairman

2 Keeping Children Safe Message from our Network Development Manager

Dear CRANE are vulnerable and be used by God to alleviate members, partners, those abuses where someone’s actions or and stakeholders, decisions have put the child in the way of abuse or at risk of abuse. I want to start by saying that the We turn that into the vision that guides us to secretariat prevent and respond to those issues that put appreciates your children at risk of being separated from their partnership and families, of being trafficked or exploited and being collaboration denied their rights. through the year April 2014 – March 2015. Each of you as members We implement with our HANDS. Are they hands of the CRANE network is valuable because of your that imprint children with a slap, or with an work for the sake of the child who is at risk, which encouraging pat on the shoulder; a guiding hand is 94% of Ugandan children. to discipline not to punish, or is it a hand that steals from the children, or enriches the children’s We would like to urge you to continue investing lives? Let us use our hands to implement our time, good governance, good internal systems and prevention and response strategies for the relevant implementation on the ground, as you children’s development. have been doing, which we all aim to continue to improve. The secretariat is there to help you As we work together, we need our ‘Head’ to find become compliant with government policies and the best way to work together, share information to help children to be safe, well and fulfilling their and learning and advocate for best practice in all God-given potential. areas of our work; our ‘Heart’ to forgive when things do not go right or as expected and hope We work with our ‘Head, Heart and Hands’ for the that another day, another trial makes it better; sake of the child. and our ‘Hands’ to join together in the work of ‘Keeping Children Safe’. We use our HEAD to govern and plan in the best interest of the child, to strategise not for our Until our work is done! May God help us! pocket, or fame, but for the child.

Faith Kembabazi We use our HEART to feel with and for those who Network Development Manager

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 3 CRANE Celebrates 10 years!

Over 200 children, network members, Mr. Kabogoza from the Ministry of Gender government representatives, pastors and and Sara Mirembe Okello, an external secretariat staff attended the 10-year evaluator for CRANE. In between the celebration of CRANE, on Saturday 29th speeches, we watched performances from November 2014. children who are helped by the network.

Thankfully, after a very wet start to the day, Awards were given to our members who the skies began to clear by 2pm when the became members in 2004 and are still festivities began at Namirembe Cathedral members to this day. The celebrations ended Gardens in Kampala. with the cutting of cake, soda, food and sweets. After prayer and worship, Ritah Nkemba, one of CRANE’s longest serving members talked CRANE is now looking forward to what the about the network’s ten-year history before future holds for transforming the lives of we spent time looking forward to what it children at risk in Kampala over the course hopes to achieve by its 25th anniversary in of the next 15 years. 2029.

Speeches were made by guests including

4 Keeping Children Safe Educated Children CRANE and Viva are working together on the parents and helped them realise how Girls’ Education Challenge Project which important it was for Maurine to attend seeks to benefit 9,715 marginalised girls school. aged 10-18, by running 20 Creative Learning Centres (CLCs) in 20 communities. 1,990 girls Now Maurine’s father is happy and he will graduate from the CLCs after six months encourages other parents to give their and return to appropriate education. daughters a second chance in education. Maurine dreams of becoming a nurse one Maurine* was attending school, but one day, day. Without the hard work of the teachers she became pregnant and was forced to and mentors, Maurine may have lost all hope. leave. Her parents were unhappy. Maurine was a very bright girl. The mentors at the CLC In this past year 1,081 girls have been heard of Maurine and decided to go to her engaged in learning in the 20 CLCs. home and speak to her parents, who agreed 663 girls so far have graduated to other forms that their daughter could attend the CLC. of learning (mainstream or vocational Maurine really enjoyed her time at the CLC education). and learnt many new things. 16 girls were able to register and complete end of year Primary Leaving Examinations, of The mentors continued to work with the which 14 passed in second grade and 1 in third grade. We are very proud of all the girls. *Name changed to protect identity of the child, in line with our child protection policy

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 5 Educated Children Teacher training 20 groups of parents have been formed. 15 savings groups have been established and 8 54 CLC and 44 mainstream teachers have have registered their VSLAs at the sub-county been engaged in CLC training. In addition, 38 level. CLC and 336 mainstream teachers from 18 government schools and 19 non-government The parents are becoming more and more schools have been trained in child protection. encouraged as they see their profits increase and their savings grow. These trainings equip school teachers with new tools and strategies to make learning Mobile resource library more exciting, as well as equipping them to create a conducive environment for the Children in the communities are encouraged children to grow in and become better people in their literacy by the regular visits from the in society. mobile resource library. Our library van travels all over Kampala visiting the different CLCs and The teachers have learnt to teach in a associated schools, delivering books and re- creative way, engaging the children. And sources for the girls, children and teachers to they will be the first to promote creative borrow. learning. We have made available 4,195 books, 865 in Family mentors the mobile resource library and 3,330 in the CLCs, of which 1,420 are textbooks in CLCs. We have trained and supported 40 family mentors who help families take responsibil- Our records show that 1,776 children have ity for the education of their girls and pro- used the library in the past one year. mote positive attitude change towards girls’ education. All materials are available all of the time and are borrowed by the girls and the community, The parents of the girls have also been including boys, girls, adults and teachers of the playing their part and taken on the associated mainstream schools. responsibility to get their children back into school. They are working hard making, marketing and selling products they grow or

6 Keeping Children Safe Educated Children

The competitive league brings the girls and A transformed society is everyone’s children from all over Kampala to compete in dream and education is a sure vehicle to different activities, such as sports, debates that destination. And a girl’s education is key and performing arts. to that journey.

The best teams and children are always In the Creative Learning Centres, education is presented with an award. However, our aim is made more meaning because it is coupled not to find the best but to build the chil- with values. These girls are reintegrated into dren’s self-esteem, as well as providing an school, armoured with unflinching opportunity for those that struggle determination to achieve their once forgotten academically to succeed in something dreams. different. We applaud the 20 network members who We want to see the numbers of girls enrolled have hosted the 20 Creative Learning Centres in school increased, and the girls attending on for 2 years now. Generations to come will a daily basis. We want the result of their time remember this investment made in the in school to be that their learning improves lives of the girls and their families. and therefore they will have more opportunities in life. We know that for some, Julie Kamya having extra-curricular activities is a vital part Girls’ Education Challenge Operations of that journey to success. Manager

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 7 Empowered Children

‘Child, Family and Community Support’ the Safe Club. We love him so much and he is works in communities training child now a very happy boy.” ambassadors, child advocates, parents, Timothy, Child Ambassador community members and child protection committees in child protection, which is highly important in areas with high abuse CRANE’s Child Ambassadors took part in cases. camps, competitions and exhibitions that have reached 1,423 people directly (804 “Being a child ambassador has helped me so children and 619 adults) with the message of much. I’ve been able to meet many new child protection, and 6,389 indirectly. 31 friends. We visited a place called Geregere in children have been given emergency services Lugazi and found many children engaged in for various protection issues. selling scrap and taking drugs. Our Safe Club was able to teach others about the dangers of The child ambassadors participated in the taking drugs. Among these was a young boy making of a TV advert that reached 14 who had run away from home because his million people in Uganda, and a new song grandmother used to mistreat him. As we and music video. 10 Child Ambassadors were talked to them about our message, they loved selected and voted and make up the Child it. The boy cried and wanted to go back to his Ambassador Committee, which is a voice for family. Working together with our mentor, the children of Greater Kampala. today he is back with his family and has joined

8 Keeping Children Safe Empowered Children

30 communities across Kampala have CRANE’s member projects have also received received different trainings throughout the training in the Viva Quality Improvement Sys- year, in business skills. 42 participants were tem. 2 topics were covered; People Care and trained as Training of trainers in business Project Planning and Design. skills, they in turn trained 482 men and women. It has been a great year where children were able to practically pass on their Music and Media provides a great platform knowledge about their rights to their peers to project the voices of the children of Kam- through exhibitions, sports and music, dance pala. They are able to share their achieve- and drama. ments, challenges and dreams for their coun- try and communities they live in. Take a look This has continued to build their confidence at CRANE’s YouTube page to see these tremendously as they speak up on different wonderful stories. You can follow this link: fora including radio, school assemblies and in https://www.youtube.com/channel/ the wider community, working closely UCEYXtgF3Lpg0haxhUw_b6kQ with adults. Susan Otai Child, Family and Community Support Manager

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Children in Families

‘Children Belong in Families’ is two years The police brought the boys to Loving Hearts through a 3 year reintegration programme. Babies’ Home, a CRANE member, where they The programme aims at supporting the began the resettlement process. reintegration of 400 children from 20 CRANE members in permanent, stable and loving Ryan and Sam now live with their families. CRANE has been involved in the grandparents who love and care for them. resettlement process of 111 children in the Their mother often visits to see how her boys past 1 year. are growing.

Ryan* and Sam* lived with their mother and Since CRANE began its reintegration pro- father. It wasn’t a very happy family, since gramme in 2011, its network members have their father was an alcoholic and drug abuser. seen the various fruits of family based care, This often led him to abuse their mother. not only for them as an organisation but also more importantly for the children, their fami- One night, their mother and father were lies and communities. This past year, we arguing and it got out of control. Their father have been able to train 14 more social work- cut their mother’s leg. She ran away fearing ers from 9 organisations who share the same for her life. A few days later, their father vision. abandoned his two sons.

*Names changed to protect identity of the children, in line with our child protection policy

10 Keeping Children Safe Children in Families

The ‘Families for Children’ (FFC) working His foster mother allowed him to sleep in her group has placed and are supporting 19 bed so he would not be on the floor. children in 17 foster families. CRANE quickly provided Andrew with a bed of his own and a start-up pack so he and his It was once very common for families to take foster mother could both have a good night’s in children that were not their own. However, sleep. He was delighted when the team it is becoming less common and harder to brought his new bed to his house. It was as if find families willing to care of children in need Christmas had come early! of love and protection. The FFC Working Group is hoping to engage families in FFC holds coffee mornings and training days Churches to open up their homes to these twice every year for all prospective and adop- precious children. tive parents considering or involved in the adoption process. The coffee mornings pro- Dwelling Places helped Andrew* find a new vide parents with a chance to encourage and foster family after his previous foster mother fellowship with one another as well as ask fell sick and became too weak to care for him. questions and receive support. Andrew’s new foster mother works very long hours trying to earn as much money as she The training days prepare parents with what can to support him and her family. He has to expect when adopting a child and how to sickle cell and was having frequent attacks. cope with challenges that may occur.

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Children in Families “We are louder together!” The Street As ambassadors of Christ in the ministry Children’s Working Group wants to advocate of children, we recognise and appreciate together to get children off the streets and the contribution of every player through the back into loving families. past year that worked tirelessly to see children back into loving and caring families. The street children’s working group has had 8 The progress made would not have been meetings in the past year where the members possible without each and every one of you. have the opportunity to network, share ideas, challenges and achievements and help one However, the harvest still remains plentiful another through referrals. and yet the workers are few. We call on everyone that has a heart for children and We have been able to pilot birth certificate families, from both the public and private registration for 9 children under the care of sector to join hands with us. We now know members and will roll it out to the others as that significant change in our families can on- well. ly be achieved through collective effort when we share expertise and experi- We took the lead in the preparation and ence. commemoration of the International Day for Street Children, and advocated for the Godfrey Rutsyama Turyatemba National Strategy for street children as we Reintegration Manager work with government.

12 Keeping Children Safe Healthy Children

In the past year, 21,760 people from Bwaise After singing Christmas carols, the and Namuwongo were visited by 22 trained children sat down to watch ‘The Story of the Peer Educators. They were all made aware of Three Trees’. the different threats to health that they need to look out for in their communities. This simple story showed these children, many of whom are at risk of drug abuse or As a part of this maternal and child health abandonment, that God has a plan for them outreach work, the peer educators hosted a that is better than the hopeless one they may special day for children. You can imagine the believe they have. excitement on the faces of the 150 children who came to a CRANE Christmas The Peer Educators took this opportunity to party last December. share nine key health messages about subjects like malaria, HIV, family planning and Many more children than expected, most of personal hygiene, using special cards and whom were previously unknown to CRANE, posters, before finishing off the day with gifts came along to Jesus Outreach, which had of sugar, rice and soap. been colourfully decorated and was covered with sunshine – an answer to prayer in a place which can flood easily.

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 13 Healthy Children

22 Peer Educators from Bwaise and The past year for Maternal and Child Namuwongo have been taught 9 different Health has been phenomenal. The lives health topics including HIV, family planning of people living in Bwaise and Namuwongo and antenatal health. The peer educators have been transformed by the work and then go out into Bwaise and Namuwongo to advice of the Peer Educators who have ob- share knowledge with the families in their tained knowledge on health issues that affect communities. their communities.

As the peer educators move around their During the follow up visits in those areas, we communities, they come across different have had so many testimonies from types of people. individuals whose lives have been transformed by this invaluable knowledge. Mothers are more willing to listen and The Peer Educators have offered counselling respond to the messages and advice the peer and guidance services to help community educators give them, whereas the majority of members cope with different life men are still struggling to understand and test situations. out the information given to them. More men are needed to encourage other men. Hope Tino Reintegration Support Assistant

14 Keeping Children Safe Fit Children Spiritual Children

CRANE’s Annual Sports Event took place in The Church Mobilisation Working Group is August under the child rights theme of composed of CRANE church partners or ‘Education, play and leisure’. It was held in schools and organisations working closely collaboration withmaking.a.difference . with churches. 927 children attended and 206 adults also participated and supported in the activities. The working group seeks to build the capacity of church leaders by enhancing accountability, The main objectives were: to give children the professionalism, promoting child protection in opportunity to celebrate their right to play churches, and creating a platform where and leisure through getting involved in pastors and children’s workers can share competitive and non-competitive sports and views, challenges and learning to improve activities; to develop a sense of working as a holistic ministry and eventually impact the team; to build self-confidence; to teach social city. bonding; and to establish wider social networks. The working group has had several meetings and has formulated several strategies to execute its work, one of which is calling on different members to participate in the World Weekend of Prayer for children at risk.

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Visible Children

CRANE believes that every child has a government on the inclusion policy and different learning style and pace. And having more institutions develop favourable therefore they are unique and capable of facilities for these children. Some of these learning and of succeeding. children have been given an opportunity to go back to school, but the facilities in some Six member organisations working with schools are not conducive for them to children with special needs meet in their continue. working group. Together they have helped many children with special needs to realise It is important to note that some parents of their God-given potential and given quality children with special needs do not see a child care, in partnership with their parents. disability when they look at them. Instead, they see the most precious and wonderful The ‘Children with Special Needs Working blessing of their lives. Still, even the most Group’ has worked to ensure that both the resilient of parents needs some inspiration government and society appreciate them and and reassurance sometimes hence the reason help parents and guardians of these children to work together to support them. to appreciate the special gift God gave them. “Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish We have carried out advocacy through a by its ability to climb a tree, it will live all its sports gala to create awareness, urging life believing that it’s stupid” (Albert Einstein)

16 Keeping Children Safe Message from our Treasurer

We are grateful to God for all He has provided in the last year for the network. It has been a year of consolidating the work we are doing, excelling in the work that we have been entrusted, and planning for the future.

The total income received by the network for all activities was 2,103,544,013 UGX programmes funded the operational costs of compared to 1,970,308,183 UGX in 2013/14 the office. This is donor related income. Given and expenditure was 2,040,932,835 UGX that this is the biggest source of income for compared to 1,865,003,142 UGX in 2013/14. running the office, there is a need to This variance is because more activities were reconsider how to secure running costs. Other scheduled in this financial year i.e the GEC incomes include local collections from rentals, programme. printing and mileage. If greater emphasis was placed on these sources of income, then more CRANE general funds, which are mostly funds can be generated. unrestricted funds, totalled 117,852,954 UGX income compared to 166,315,683 UGX in Membership income shows a lack of full 2013/14 and 121,398,830 UGX expenditure, ownership of the network by the network. The compared to 121,398,830 UGX in 2013/14. Of accounts receivables include the previous the income received, 3,550,000 UGX came outstanding debts. from members, 11,006,900 UGX are accounts receivable from members recorded in Andrew Mwenge QuickBooks and 7,483,100 UGX accounts Treasurer receivable from members not yet recorded in QuickBooks.

The desk space income collected from

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 17 CRANE Total Income and Expenditure

CRANE Income 2014/15

ERIKS SMC 'Keeping 1% 1% Children Safe' 2% 6% DfID Girls' Education 5% 18% Challenge Families for Children Adoption & Foster Care Children Belonging in Families Reintegration making.a.difference Networking Activities 67% Beginnings' Maternal Child Health CRANE General

18 Keeping Children Safe CRANE Expenditure 2014/15

ERIKS SMC 'Keeping 1% 2% 5% Children Safe' 6% DfID Girls' Education 3% 19% Challenge Families for Children Adoption & Foster Care Children Belonging in Families Reintegration making.a.difference Networking Activities 64% Beginnings' Maternal Child Health CRANE General

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 19 CRANE General Income and Expenditure

20 Keeping Children Safe CRANE Financial Statement

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of financial affairs of Children at Risk Action Network as at 31st March 2015 and of its surplus and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with CRANE’s accounting policies and procedures and in conformity with the basis of accounting described in note 8.1.

Whitewatermark Certified Public Accountants P.O. Box 5950, Kampala, Uganda

26th June, 2015

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 2015 2014 INCOME Note UGX UGX Grants received 7.2 1,985,691,059 1,803,992,500 CRANE General Income 7.2 117,852,954 166,315,683 Total Income 2,103,544,013 1,970,308,183

Total Expenditure 7.2 2,040,932,835 1,864,987,932 Surplus for the year 62,611,178 105,320,251 Balance at 1st April 2014 7.2 312,404,318 207,084,067 Balance at 31st March 2015 375,015,496 312,404,318

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 21 CRANE Statement of Financial Position

2015 2014 Note UGX UGX

Non-Current Assets

Property and Equipment 7.3 6,076,250 9,872,500

Current Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents 7.4 281,319,459 229,653,433

Accounts receivable 7.5 29,079,328 36,202,000

Total Assets 316,475,037 275,727,933

Accumulated Funds and Liabilities

Accumulated Funds

General Fund 7.6 304,675,038 263,927,933

304,675,038 263,927,933 Current Liabilities

Accounts payable 7.7 11,800,000 11,800,000

Total Accumulated Funds and Liabilities 316,475,038 275,727,933

22 Keeping Children Safe Summary Information Company registration number: S.5914/9186

Office Location: Plot 879 Centenary Road, Namirembe, Kampala

Board members: Mr Misaeri Lutaaya Mukasa Mitchell Mrs Grace Turyakira Pastor Andrew Mwenge Ms Judith Rebecca Akayo Mrs Maureen Kitiibwa Muwonge Mr Samual Ssekajja Mayanja Pastor George Wilson Kaniike Pastor Davis Nicholas Habaasa (stepped down in 2014)

Senior Management Team: Faith Kembabazi Humphrey Bahiriiwe Fredah Nabukalu Kamanyire Enoch Kitenda

Bank: Account Name: CRANE Account Number: 1039200537567 Swift Code: EQBLUGKA Equity Bank Uganda Limited, Makerere Hill Road, Nakulabye, Kampala, Uganda

Auditors: Whitewatermark Certified Accountants

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 23 CRANE Board Members

Chairman Vice Chair Treasurer Secretary Mr Misaeri Lutaaya Mrs Grace Turyakira Pastor Andrew Ms Judith Rebecca Mukasa Mitchell Mwenge Akayo

Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Mrs Maureen Mr Samuel Pastor George Pastor Amos Pastor Davis Kitiibwa Muwonge Ssekajja Mayanja Wilson Kaniike Okech Ogwal Nicholas Habassa Stepped Down

24 Keeping Children Safe CRANE Secretariat

Faith Kembabazi Humphrey Fredah Nabukalu Enoch Kitenda Susan Otai Bahiriiwe Kamanyire

Juliet Kamya Godfrey Rutsyama Chris Tabu David David Rashid Ssebidde Turyatemba Bunakubwango

Doreen Nankya Helen Burningham Hope Tino Immaculate Mary Liberty Jones Nanfuka

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 25 CRANE Secretariat

Mike Luwessi Patrick Byekwaso Rebecca Kitenda Rebecca Nabiryo Simon Ariba Mondo

Stella Alice Kirungi Susan Naigaga Victoria Gafabusa Mary Tedris Byoona Nassali Viva Africa Staff who left

Miriam Friday Isobel Kezia MClelland Booth-Clibborn

26 Keeping Children Safe Child Ambassadors Committee

Jackline Daniel Sheirat Grace Nicholas Chairperson Vice Chairperson Secretary Coordinator Ass: Coordinator Wakiso Cluster Kampala Cluster Kampala Cluster Kampala Cluster Wakiso Cluster

Samuel Sandra Innocent Favour Moses Ass: Secretary Spokes person Ass: spokes person Ass: Time keeper Time keeper Mukono Cluster Mukono Cluster Lugazi cluster Lugazi Cluster Mukono cluster

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 27 Our Active* Members Abaana Ministries Father’s Divine Love Ministries Pearls Africa Special Needs Action Centre for Child and Family Feed a Million Mouth Uganda Education Centre Affairs Uganda FOCUS Uganda PIKK Development Foundation Action for Disadvantaged People Glory Education Centre Rafiki Africa Ministries Adonai Family Uganda GOSHEM Raising Up Hope for Uganda Afaayo Child Health Education and Grace for all Nations. Ray of Hope Rehabilitation Unit Grace Foundation Retrak Uganda African Hearts Community Grace Nursery and Primary School Royal Hope Academy/My Father’s Organisation Hope for Children Uganda House International. AMG International Uganda Hope for Life Katanga Sanyu Babies Home An Open Door Uganda House of Joy Save a Child Save a Life Mission Angels Centre For Children With Jesus Outreach Ministries Save Street Children Uganda Special Needs Kampala Baptist Church SAO Uganda Apostles Anointed Church Kazo Gospel Church Solid Rock Ministries Awana Clubs Uganda Kids Club Kampala Soul Touch International Ministries Buganda Environment and Kitenge Africa foundation Special Children Special People Development Initiative Komamboga Children’s Home Special Children Trust Celebrate Jesus Ministries Kyebando Baptist Church Sports Outreach Ministry Cherish Uganda Lighthouse Initiatives Spring Valley Community p/s Child Care Kakiri Love of a Child Organisation The Gideon Anti-aids Foundation. Child I Foundation Loving Hearts Babies Home The Home of Hope and Dreams Children Safe Uganda Makerere Full Gospel Church Uganda Charitable and Benevolent Christ's Heart for vulnerable children MYDEL Teamwork COME Uganda Mercy Child Care Ministries Uganda Community Development COBAP Midmay Uganda Foundation Cornerstone Home Miles to Smiles Uganda hands hope for hope Divine Care Ministries Mission for All Uganda Orphanage Relief Fund Dwelling Places Nafasi Welfare Village Care initiatives Uganda Elizabeth House Nansana Royal Primary School Voluntary action for development Elshadai Ministries New Hope Education and Child Care Wakisa Ministries Elshadai World Ministries Centre Youth for Christ Uganda EVACAP Development Agency Oasis Uganda Faith Pentecostal Church of Holiness Operation Uganda Our Stakeholders

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports National Child Protection Committee National Council for Children Child and Family Protection Unit

* The members whose names do not appear, are passive members

28 Keeping Children Safe Thank You

We want to take this opportunity to thank all our partners, members and stakeholders, volunteers and staff for your continued effort to work together to keep children at risk in and around Kampala safe.

Thank you For your love, generosity, care and time Our Partners

CRANE Annual Review 2014 - 2015 29 The Vision That Inspires Us: Children are safe, well and fulfilling their God-given potential.

The Mission That Inspires Us: Lasting Change for children is realised through networking collaborative action amongst Christians and other stakeholders driven by the values of the Christian faith.