[2020-11-10] REPORT CCVS-UGANDA DISSEMINATION WEBINAR 2020
LIRA Northern Uganda
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The Centre for Children in Vulnerable Situations (CCVS)-Uganda invited its colleagues, partners, beneficiaries and people who wanted to know more about the Organization’s activities to partake in a dissemination webinar that took place on November 5, 2020 on Zoom. The webinar was attended by 43 participants.
The content of the webinar was in line with the previously planned dissemination workshops earlier this year (March/April 2020), which had to be demobilized because of the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda.
This dissemination report provides an outlook of CCVS-Uganda’s key achievements, lessons learned and future project planning during its first year (i.e., April 2019 to April 2020) of implementing its psychological rehabilitation project funded by the Trust Fund for Victims and CCVS-International.
We kindly refer you to the recorded webinar, the presentation slides and the CCVS-Uganda mental health needs assessment 2019 report for more information.
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[2019-03-01] CCVS-Uganda Annual Report 2018
LIRA Northern Uganda
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CCVS-Uganda's annual report for 2018 is now available. Thanks to our amazing team, partners and supporters!
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[2018-02-07] LOCAL DISSEMINATION WORKSHOPS (KAMPALA & LIRA, UGANDA)
LIRA Northern Uganda
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— Ongoing project
On February 5th and 7th, Centre for Children in Vulnerable Situations (CCVS) organized its annual dissemination workshops in Kampala and Lira, Uganda. The programmes included an overview of the activities and results of CCVS-International and CCVS-Uganda, and presentations by several governmental and non-governmental partners and stakeholders in the field of mental health.
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[2018-03-01] CCVS-Uganda Annual Report 2017
LIRA Northern Uganda
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— Ongoing project
Kindly find attached the 2017 annual report for CCVS-Uganda including an overview of the activities, challenges, ways forwards in 2017 and outlooks for 2018.
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[2018-09-12] CCVS-Uganda survey report
LIRA Northern Uganda
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In November 2017, CCVS-Uganda performed a survey serving a dual purpose: (1) to conduct an evaluation of the psychological rehabilitation services implemented by CCVS-Uganda in closed and ongoing project sites (i.e., Lira Municipality, Bar Sub-County, Aromo Sub-County, Agweng Sub-County and Ogur Sub-County in Lira District) and (2) to map out (remaining) needs for psychological rehabilitation services in ongoing (see supra) and possible new project sites (i.e., Ngai Sub-County and Abok Sub-County in Oyam District). In total, 155 respondents participated in the survey including former and potential beneficiaries, government and community leaders, and non-governmental organisations.
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[2017-04-23] CCVS-Uganda project summary report 2016/2017
LIRA Northern Uganda
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Please find attached CCVS-Uganda's project summary report 2016/2017 (April 2016 - March 2017) reporting on its activity achievements, challenges and ways forward for 2017/2018.
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[2017-01-23] LOCAL DISSEMINATION WORKSHOPS (KAMPALA & LIRA, UGANDA)
Uganda
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Following our Network Event in Lira on Friday, CCVS organized its Dissemination Workshop at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Kampala. Prof. dr. Ilse Derluyn opened the stage by giving a short introduction to CCVS-International followed by our teams of CCVS-Uganda and CCVS-DRC presenting the activities of our support centres. In a final part, Leen De Nutte, Julie Schiltz, James Okello and David Kalema presented their PhD studies which took or are taking place in Uganda. It proved to be an interesting and interactive day!
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[2017-01-20] CCVS-Uganda Network Event 2017
LIRA Northern Uganda
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On the 20th of January 2017, about 30 non-governmental and community-based organizations working in Lira District gathered in Margarita Palace Hotel, Lira. The organizations attended the Network Event organized by Centre for Children in Vulnerable Situations in partnership with Lira District Local Government and Lira NGO Forum. The goal of this event, as explained by Francis Okello, Community Development Officer and the MC of the event, was to strengthen partnerships and referral networks between organizations.
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[2017-01-12] Graphic novel on former child soldier's experiences starring CCVS-Uganda
LIRA Northern Uganda
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Walking through the Uganda Museum, one of our colleagues noticed CCVS-Uganda's team member Jennifer Ateng starring in a graphic novel. The graphic novel, a project of photojournalist Marc Ellison and illustrator Christian Mafigiri, elaborates on the stories of four female former child soldiers both during and after their time with the Lord's Resistance Army. The team of CCVS-Uganda was able to support one of these ladies, Christine.
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[2016-08-17] VISIT BOARD MEMBERS TO PRACTICE CENTRE CCVS-UGANDA
LIRA Northern Uganda
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Last week, Ilse, Lieve and Kurt, members of the board, visited our practice centre in Lira, Uganda. On Wednesday, we started off with a training by Dr. Dorothy Kizza (Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital, PCAF) on supporting persons with addictions. On Thursday, a field visit was planned in which a community dialogue and a support group were organized. On Friday, team meetings took place to follow up on CCVS-Uganda's daily activities. It proved to be an interesting and intense week!
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[2015-09-01] UGent Vice Chancellor Anne De Paepe pays a visit to CCVS-Uganda
Uganda
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On the 31st of August, Vice Chancellor Mrs. Anne De Paepe visited our practice centre in Lira, Uganda. Our team provided her with information on the activities of the centres regarding psychotherapeutic support services. After a visit to the centre itself, the team visited a former client and ex-child soldier, Janeth.
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[2015-08-07] Coming World Remember Me-project will be sponsoring CCVS practice centres
LIRA Northern Uganda
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Remembering, helping, reflecting and connecting: those are the four main goals of ComingWorldRememberMe (CWRM). Throughout organising (inter)national events, the project wants to bring people together to reflect.
Half of the contribution each person makes to the project will be donated to charity. We are very happy that our practice centres in Lira and Bunia will be benefiting from the CWRM-project.
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[2015-07-11] TRUST FUND FOR VICTIMS LAUNCHES NEW ASSISTANCE PROJECTS IN NORTHERN UGANDA
LIRA Northern Uganda
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TFV identified innovative projects which will support the reconciliation and healing at the community level through sensitization and awareness raising campaigns to reduce the added stigma and discrimination that victims of grave human rights abuses often endure. The Trust Fund for Victims has made a programmatic and financial commitment to support, among others, CCVS-Uganda.
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[2014-08-04] Visit from the Flying Doctors to our practice centre in Lira, Uganda
LIRA Northern Uganda
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This Sunday, our CCVS practice centre in Lira got a visit from The Flying Doctors crew. This TV show follows three young doctors in their journey from Belgium to the Virunga Park in DRC, where they leave their plane to support the rangers of the park. In the meantime, they visit several development projects in Africa. Also our psychosocial centre in Lira was one of their destinations. Our team showed the crew a sneak peek into their daily activities.
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