Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation

Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation
AbbreviationUAOCF
Formation2003
TypeNon-Profit Organization 501(c)(3)
HeadquartersLos Angeles
Region served
Uganda
Budget
$140,000 USD+
Staff
20
Websitewww.uaocf.org

The Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation (UAOCF) is a non-profit charity that helps vulnerable children and those orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. UAOCF received 501 (c) (3) charity status in 2003; subsequently, the Internal Revenue Service granted permanent public charity status in 2006.[1] The foundation's mission is to provide support to orphans in foster homes and to support Hope House, the Kabale Diocese residential facility/technical school for orphans.[2] As of April 2009, UAOCF supports over 50 children at Hope House and over 350 all together.[3]

Based in Los Angeles, California[4] and with operations in four Ugandan districts: Kabale, Rukungiri, Kisoro and Kanungu, UAOCF was formed in 2004 in response to the far-reaching repercussions of the AIDS epidemic. The Sub-Saharan African nation has more than 2.3 million children orphaned due to AIDS-related deaths. With a total population of more than 30 million, Uganda has the highest proportion of AIDS orphans of any country in the world.[5] The organization is dedicated to draw attention to the plight of these orphans.

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