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Empower children, men and women to work together against all forms of gender-based violence.
Geographical area of operations
Kampala, Wakiso and Rakai districts
Issues area of operations
ECCA's major objective is to build and strengthen the capacity of individuals, communities, and children to address the problem of abuse in Uganda by:
Initiating the establishment and foundation of modular community, child and women focused institutional governance and capacity building curriculum.
Organising short training and advocacy workshops, meetings, symposia, seminars where members and others can interact.
Carrying out research and influencing policy directions regarding the welfare of men, women, children and communities as a whole.
Advancing the profession of counseling as an essential element of psychosocial intervention in confronting abuse.
Activities
ECCA's activities are implemented under five main programmatic areas. Presently ECCA has the following programmes.
Psychological Support Program
ECCA is providing on going counseling to all individuals, couples, groups and organizations in all areas of psychosocial services.
Advocacy and Research Program
Capacity Building Program
ECCA is providing capacity building for any individual or organization in terms of Gender Based violence and any aspect of organization program, such as Basic business management, Entrepreneurial skills / acumen, Child rights and children's responsibilities sensitization, Community responsibility towards their children, in regard to Child Domestic Violence and Child Sexual Abuse, Counseling, Drug abuse etc. ECCA may be contacted and contracted for any one of these services.
Community Empowerment Program
This is ECCA's outreach program through which ECCA facilitates a multi sectoral mechanism for Community leaders, Child welfare practitioners, care and service providers such as legal, teachers, police, Counselors, doctors, village leaders, parents, the children themselves, to help them work together to address the problem of Child Domestic Violence (CDV) and Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and to equip the communities with the skills and information they need to address the needs of their children. These skills may be entrepreneurial skills, counseling skills, community assessment, adult literacy, capacity building and starting up Income Generating Activities, etc
Child Support Program
This Program was designed to address the needs of children and women who are affected and infected by HIV /AIDS, severely abused and sexually abused children, children at risk of repeated abuse and sexual abuse, orphaned children from extremely impoverished backgrounds, families that are economically disadvantaged.
This program has two components; the Child Sponsorship Scheme (for school fees and scholastic materials, psychosocial support) and Family Empowerment Scheme, whereby the families of the supported children on the child sponsorship scheme are supported by providing some initial start up capital to manage profitable income generating activities (IGAs). This enables them to realize some considerable income to provide for the needs of their children. After some time, the responsibility is transferred back to these families, for other children to be taken up on the scheme.
Due to the gravity of the HIV / AIDS situation coupled with the escalating levels of poverty, the number of children requiring help is enormous. ECCA calls on all well wishers, sponsors and donors to contribute towards the Child Support Program. For any inquiries and contributions / donations, please do not hesitate to contact us, at ECCA.
Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN),
End Child Prostitution and Trafficking (ECPAT(U)),
HURINET (U),
GBV
Dissemination
Quarterly Newsletters, Research Papers and Reports
Target Audience
Children (in and out of school), women and men (families and work place)
Additional Information
ECCA is a not-for-profit organisation in Uganda that was founded in 2002 by a team of male and female human rights activists and child welfare practitioners. ECCA's primary aim is to promote the proactive participation of men in the design and implementation of gender-based violence prevention interventions.
The prevalent forms of gender-based violence are domestic violence, child abuse, child neglect, spouse neglect, sexual abuse and work-based abuse.
A Rapid Assessment Study Report: Child Domestic Violence and Child Sexual Abuse in Rakai District, Uganda
This report is an output of a rapid assessment study on trends of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and Child Domestic Violence (CDV) that was conducted by Empower Children and Communities against Abuse (ECCA) between April and May 2004 in Rakai District, South Western Uganda. The overall objective was to seek views of children and adults on Child Domestic Violence and Child Sexual Abuse. In September 2002, ECCA developed a unique partnership with Rakai Health Science Program (RHSP), formerly known as Rakai Project, that commissioned ECCA to build the capacity of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive health counsellors to handle Domestic Violence (DV) related cases. Among the issues that emerged during the training were limited local capacity in Rakai district to provide services and support for GBV related matters especially Domestic Violence and its effects on children. It was against this background that the Rapid Assessment Study in Rakai District was commissioned. For a copy of the report (WORD format), click here.
Executive Summary Report for the ECCA Media Analysis, Period January – March 2005
The media analysis is a key information Gender-Based Violation monitoring tool for ECCA from which we are able to identify the various forms of abuse affecting the Ugandan Populace. The purpose of the analysis is mainly to assess the extent to which these forms of abuse are prevalent in our society but increase awareness and obtain the best possible solutions in addressing Gender-Based Violence. The media is “the mirror of society”. This is because what the media carries is a reflection of what that society is about. For a copy of the report (WORD format), click here.
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