Into Your Hands Inc

THE MISSION OF INTO YOUR HANDS AFRICA IS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN RURAL UGANDA TO OVERCOME THE CONSTRAINTS OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE: ASSISTING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN ATTAINING A VOCATIONAL AND FORMAL EDUCATIONEMPOWERING WOMEN WITH THE TOOLS TO ATTAIN ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY ASSISTING FAMILIES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN REVENUE STREAMS THROUGH SMALL-SCALE LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE BUSINESSESDEVELOPING STRONGER COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION TO SUPPORT A SHIFT FROM SUBSISTENCE FARMING TO COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

IYHA PROGRAMS WORK IN SYNERGY TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THAT INCLUDE: EDUCATION: INTO YOUR HANDS AFRICA SUPPORTS FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BY PARTNERING WITH SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND VOCATIONAL COLLEGES. AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, OUR LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM FEATURES AN EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING, AND A STUDENT LIVESTOCK PROJECT. IN 2021, 346 STUDENTS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, A SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAM, AND/OR STUDENT LIVESTOCK PROJECTS. BEYOND THESE NOTED SERVICES, INTO YOUR HANDS AFRICA HELD AN ANNUAL EVENT CALLED 'SSUUBE MEANS HOPE' TO SUPPORT THE RETURN OF STUDENTS AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING STUDENT TEXTBOOKS, SCIENCE EQUIPMENT, AND EQUIPMENT FOR A SANITARY PAD STUDENT-TRAINING PROGRAM. DUE TO COVID-19, SCHOOL CLOSURES IMPACTED THE AVAILABILITY AND PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AS THE MAJORITY OF GRADES REMAINED CLOSED THROUGHOUT 2021.BEYOND SECONDARY SCHOOL, INTO YOUR HANDS-AFRICA SUPPORTS THE BEST AND MOST ACADEMICALLY MINDED STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP AT LOCAL VOCATIONAL COLLEGES. IN 2021, 15 STUDENTS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH VOCATIONAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS IN ADDITION TO 11 STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED THEIR RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS. DUE TO COVID-19, SCHOOL CLOSURES IMPACTED THE AVAILABILITY AND PAYMENT OF VOCATIONAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INTO YOUR HANDS AFRICA INVESTS IN FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INCOME GENERATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS AS THEY LEARN VALUABLE BUSINESS SKILLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THEIR INCOME, FOOD SECURITY AND SCALABLE AGRIBUSINESSES. THE WOMEN'S ENTERPRISE TRAINING PROGRAM EQUIPS WOMEN AND GIRLS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO SECURE INDEPENDENT AND SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. IN 2021, INTO YOUR HANDS AFRICA'S WOMEN'S ENTERPRISE TRAINING PROGRAM SUPPORTED OVER 200 UGANDAN WOMEN.THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (CDA) PROGRAM SUPPORTS A SHIFT FROM SUBSISTENCE FARMING TO COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BY FEATURING THREE KEY ELEMENTS: (1) EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING; (2) HOME VISITS WHERE PARTICIPANTS OBSERVE OTHER SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES; AND (3) AND ONGOING MENTORSHIP. THE PROGRAM HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC HEALTH AND VITALITY WHILE SUPPORTING FOOD SECURITY AND EXPANDING LOCAL ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES THAT OCCUR IN A SUPPORTIVE CONTEXT. IN 2021, INTO YOUR HANDS-AFRICA HAD SUPPORTED MORE THAN 150 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAM.