WACENA

WACENA is an interdenominational, audacious humanitarian and gender equality organization legally registered in Uganda, East Africa, since 2008. Its primary activities include empowering, educating, and mobilizing women and girls in education, socioeconomic independence, peace, talent promotion, reforestation, and local inland tree species protection. In addition to the above activities, Christian programs like discipleship, wellness, outreach, evangelism, deliverance, fitness, and worship form the core programs within our Ministry. WACENA’s executive leadership team comprises women who are passionate, compassionate and committed servant leaders; helping women, girls and children to overcome adversity.

WACENA prioritizes service to women, girls, and children because they are the most vulnerable population in Uganda, and they face diverse challenges, barriers, and disadvantages related to exercising choice, amplifying their voices, and navigating the power differences and shifts in personal and professional relationships. Therefore, they need greater support and advocacy. In Uganda and many other African countries, if a woman or girl challenges or does not conform to a cultural or societal norm, the consequences for her can range from subtle social exclusion to threats or acts of violence or, in extreme cases, even death.

With a membership of 56 Secondary/High Schools, 61 Primary/Elementary Schools, 23 Churches and 27 Women led organizations; our Network continues to thrive by His providence and provisions from mission-oriented believers both locally and internationally.

“This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know”. (Jeremiah 33:2-3 NIV).

We warmly welcome everybody to join us and be part of the WACENA family for His triumphant glory, our Lord and God.

Here is how your donation can help–

1. With a donation of $1.00 you can enable a schoolgirl or rural woman in Uganda to plant one tree.  You can imagine how your support would go along way too, in saving and conserving the planet. WACENA intends to increase on the number of saplings distributed and planted per month from 5,000-10,000 trees. This will translate into a 120,000 trees planted per year.
2. With a monthly donation of $3.00 you will be able to provide 1 new mosquito net to a mother with her baby or a pregnant woman saved from contracting malaria.
3. With a monthly donation of $20.00 you will be able to support a Child-mother start her own small business in the suburbs of Uganda’s Capital, Kampala.
4. With a monthly donation of $40.00 you will be able to sponsor a Child-mother in a vocational training course for a period of 6 months. Practical skills like Hairdressing, Tailoring, Bakery and Soap-making are popularly offered and life-changing.
5. With a onetime donation of $300.00 you will be able to help a Child-mother “graduate” from the vocational program to start her own Salon/Beauty Parlor/Bakery/Soap-making Workshop.
6. With a monthly donation of $30.00 a girl (Daily Attendee) can be retained in High School.
7. With a monthly donation of $20.00 a girl (Daily Attendee) can be retained in Elementary/Primary School.  That donation caters for Tuition only exclusive of supplies under the half-bursary arrangement WACENA has with various schools across the country.
8. With a monthly donation of $12.00 you will be able to equip a Christian within a Church 1 new Bible Version in his/her own local language.
9. With a donation of $125.00 you will be able to help a local Pastor or Evangelist procure a new Bicycle as the only affordable means of transport within the remotest villages of Uganda.  In most cases, due to hard-to-reach areas that faithful Church leaders encounter during door-door services, walking on foot is the only option.
10. With a monthly donation of $50.00 can help a victim of bullying or public rejection who lives in our respite/sanctuary to have enough food, basic health care and clothing.