Activities

KEY ACTIVITIES
Promoting Equality of all groups of neglected people especially women and children.

Community Development Projects
  •     Environmental Protection Projects
  •     Revolving fund programme
  •     Adult Literacy and Functional Literacy
  •     Training and Empowerment
  •     Primary Health Care Programs
  •     Capacity building in Business Skills Management
  •     Women’s Human Right and peace building
  •     Gender sensitization and Advocacy
  •     Rural Water and Sanitation Projects.
  •     Art and craft
  •     Barking
Organizational Programs
Currently, Bakatawamu Information and Development Empowerment (BIDE) supports four main programs in Uganda: the Educational Support Program, the Family Empowerment Program, the Reproductive Health/HIV/AIDS Program and the Information, Education, Communication and Advocacy Program. 

Family Empowerment Program
This program helps families affected by HIV/AIDS improve their socioeconomic status and access HIV/AIDS services. Through counseling, social support and education, BIDE equips families and the youth with the socioeconomic skills necessary for economic development, including business planning, micro-financial and management skills, and helps HIV-affected families access HIV/AIDS services, including testing and treatment for opportunistic infections.

Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS Program
This program provides families affected by HIV/AIDS with access to information and treatment support. Specifically, BIDE enables HIV+ Youth and children to access highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART), food supplements, routine medical treatment, and counseling in an effort to help these children and youth cope with their disease and lead happy, productive lives. In addition, this program also provides support to HIV+ women through counseling, guidance and treatment services, as well as sexual and reproductive health education to adolescents.

Educational Support Program
Bakatawamu Information and Development Empowerment (BIDE) supports children aged 5-13 years receive their primary education. We also provide older children enrolled in our program with access to secondary education and vocational training. In addition to providing primary and secondary education, BIDE also supports orphans who are staying with their ground mothers.

Information, Education, Communication and Advocacy Program
Under this program, BIDE has set up both women and youth Drama group with a music and cultural dance troupe comprised of children, women and youth enrolled in our programs in Jinja. Through theater, music, dance and drama, these young people aim to raise global awareness of the effects of HIV/AIDS on children and youth in rural and urban areas in Jinja District. And advocate for international assistance to end the devastating effects of AIDS on the youth.