Queen Elizabeth Medical Foundation (QEMF) is Community Based Organization that has been in existence since 2018 with the mission to help the needy by adopting practical ways to root out poverty from the world through provision of health, education and livelihood services to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). QEMF emphasizes more on the HIV infected and affected populations in communities near Queen Elizabeth National Park in western part of Uganda with the aim of extending its services to the whole country and internationally. We have experience in supporting vulnerable children and adolescents, who do not go to school due lack of support in raising scholasticRead More →

Queen Elizabeth Medical Foundation (QEMF) is Community Based Organization that has been in existence since 2018 with the mission to help the needy by adopting practical ways to root out poverty from the world through provision of health, education and livelihood services to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). QEMF emphasizes more on the HIV infected and affected populations in communities near Queen Elizabeth National Park in western part of Uganda with the aim of extending its services to the whole country and internationally. We have experience in supporting vulnerable children and adolescents, who do not go to school due lack of support in raising scholasticRead More →

Children and adolescents aged 1–19 make up one-sixth of the global population, with nearly 90% residing in low- and middle-income countries, where access to essential health and social services is often limited. In 2018, 1.65 million adolescents worldwide were living with HIV, with an estimated 190,000 newly infected that year. Adolescent girls are disproportionately affected, accounting for 74% of new HIV infections in their age group. While data on antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage for adolescents is scarce, reports indicate lower access and uptake compared to adults. In 2017, among 40 countries with available data, only 43% of adolescents living with HIV were receiving ART, andRead More →

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a global pandemic that continues to have a vast impact on families, with 37.9 million people living with HIV in 2018. Since the start of the epidemic 35.4 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses with an estimated 17 million children having lost one or both parents due to AIDS. In addition, in 2018, there were 1.7 million children under 15 years old living with HIV. Orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS (HIV OVC) are defined as individuals below the age of 18 who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS, orRead More →

In the heart of rural areas in Uganda, where the sunsets paint the sky in hues of orange and gold, lies a community burdened by the heavy toll of HIV/AIDS. Here, amidst the rolling hills and verdant fields, I found my purpose amidst the struggles of the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) affected by this merciless disease. My journey began with a chance encounter, a fleeting moment that would forever change the course of my life. I Met a young girl whose innocent eyes have witnessed more pain and loss than any child should ever endure. She was just six years old when she lostRead More →

Sexual and gender-based violence is a violation of human rights. This kind of violence perpetuates the stereotyping of gender roles that denies human dignity of the individual and stymies human development. In Kihihi sub-county the overwhelming majority of the victims/survivors of sexual and gender-based violence are women and girls but they still knowledge on what can be done next once they are sexually assaulted or raped. Worldwide, intimate partners often in the context of an abusive relationship commit an estimated 40-70% of homicide of women. A round the world at least one in every 3 women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abusedRead More →

In the spring of 2021, the poaching of six lions from Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) made international news. According to Amoniz Muhumuza, headmaster at the Queen Elizabeth Nursery and Primary school in Kihihi, a community bordering QENP, the lions were poached by men from his village in order, “to sell the lion heads to local witch doctors. Poaching of sensitive wildlife within and nearby to the QENP was identified to be increasing as a result of the restrictive socio-economic policies implemented under governmental Covid management strategies. Essentially, individuals and families were and are being forced to seek alternative sources of income and someRead More →

In Uganda the impact of lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic caused tremendous and continuing hardships to lowest income Ugandans especially the casual workers and households near Queen Elizabeth National park whose crops are destroyed by wild animals like elephants and pigs. The challenges of child labor, early marriage/teenage pregnancy lack of food associated to poverty had continued to rise up to 60% and 2 children were reported dead because of hunger in Kihiihi sub-county according to the survey conducted by staffs of QEMF in March – April 2020 With the donation from Gorge Shnider in GERMANY to Queen Elizabeth Medical Foundation in November 2020 greatlyRead More →

Maama Kit gives mothers a sense of ownership in service delivery.” As a consequence, the kit has increased the appreciation of the importance of ANC services. Many districts reported increase in ANC attendance since the provision of the kit started. Clean delivery kits are key to safe deliveries as they contain all the essential items one needs to safely deliver a baby. This is critical in reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and even mortality at the time of birth for expectant mothers and newborn babies There is still time to make life saving different for someone in need. 2022 can be so much brighter for all God’sRead More →

QEMF is fundraising $ 35,492 to construction of 20 semi-permanent houses for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Kihiihi sub-county Kanungu district Uganda In Kanungu district almost eight out of Ten OVC households are grass thatched with the floor made of earth, sad and cow dung. Rural houses tend to have poorer quality than urban i.e. 86% and 27% respectively. Orphans and Vulnerable Children have continuously visited our offices reporting about not having mattresses to sleep on, that they use dried banana leaves, spear grass and papyrus mats. They also face a challenge of leaking roofs and poor wall structure as they feel unsafe andRead More →