ACET Uganda was closed in 2023 but did amazing work in the following projects:
- HIV prevention and sexual health training for teachers, church leaders and peer educators.
- Life skills education was delivered in local schools to reduce young people’s vulnerability to HIV and support them in making healthy choices.
- Vocational skills training and advocacy for orphans and vulnerable children, including village loans and savings associations and encouraging self-advocacy.
- The Mother Buddy scheme was a peer to peer support programme where women living with HIV provided support for pregnant women by helping them access antenatal care services and using mobile phone apps to educate them on maintain the health of them and their babies.
- Consultation and technical support to other organisations regarding HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and life skills programming and development.
- Parenting support - Peer education enabled parents and carers to improve the health and wellbeing of their children and strengthen family relationships.
Friends of ACET in Uganda
Friends of ACET in Uganda (FAU) are a devoted group of acet UK supporters who have a particular heart to see the invaluable work of ACET in Uganda sustained. Find out more here.
Mother Buddies in Uganda
The Mother Buddy scheme run by ACET Uganda involves women, who are living with HIV, providing support for pregnant women.
The Mother Buddies help the women access antenatal care services, and, using mobile phone apps, educate them on how to improve their own health as well as their babies’, including how to prevent mother to child HIV transmission. Read more