Somero Uganda focuses on implementing projects that contribute to realisation of it's goals and objectives. Projects are usually run on a short term basis, in many cases in cooperation with other locally operating NGO's and community organisations. The implemented and ongoing projects include:

Stopping Child Exploitation through Education and Livelihood

With Funds from Terre de Homies Somero Uganda in partner with Platform for Labor Action and Ecological Christianity Organization are implementing a three years project “Stopping Child Exploitation through Education and Livelihood” that aims at contributing to progressive elimination of the worst forms of child labor and realization of children rights in Uganda .
The project targets 1200 children (boys and girls) exploited and at risk of exploitation.650 exploited boys and girls (150 domestic workers in Kampala,450 gold mining In Bugiri (200) and Moroto (250) and 50 in Busia) and 550(boys and girls)at risk of exploitation; 150 Kampala, 150 Bugiri, 200 in Moroto and 50 in Busia) are the primary beneficiaries’ .Overall the project:
Facilitates the protection and safeguarding of 1200 children engaged in worst forms of labor in Kampala, Bugiri, Moroto and Busia by 2018.
Improves Law enforcement agencies and duty bearers/government officials’ Knowledge and understanding of their roles and duties in stopping child exploitation in four districts of Kampala, Bugiri, Moroto -Karamoja and Busia.
Contributes to reduced vulnerabilities in the family/community of Children engaging in WFCL in Kampala, Bugiri, Moroto and Busia by 2018
Having experience working with exploited children in and out of school children involved in child labor using SCREAM , Somero also builds capacity of organizations, Institutions and child handlers in SCREAM( Supporting children’s rights through Education ,art and Media )Methodologies, we were obliged to provide a transitional place for the victims of child labor as the first step of withdrawn children and rehabilitation. we shall also under take all the training’s on SCREAM methodologies and build capacity of Platform for Labor Action and Ecological Christianity OrganizationThe National SCREAM trainer facilitating a sesion during Hold While you wait sessions for Busia

The National scream trainer facilitating a session during the training for Moroto peers

The District Education Officer Moroto district speaking to the children in the SCREAM teacher training

The children and a counselor during a bonding activity in the hold while you wait session

peer training Moroto

One of the teachers presenting their SCREAM workplan for 2017 in Moroto district

Parent's meeting Bugiri

Creative thinking and writing (2)

Hold while you wait Bugiri

Hold while you wait session Bugiri

Creative thinking and writing (3)

Children's dreams as expressed during a creative wrtting session

Creative thinking and writing (4)

A task force member tal;king to the children during hold while you wait Bugiri

Creative thinking and writing (5)

One of the children presenting to his fellows during the hold while you wait sessions

Group discussion during the hold while you wait session for Busia

Children expressing the type of work they do through Art

Children expressing the type of work they do through Art (2) in using and monitoring the changes brought about as a result of using SCREAM approaches. We shall provide a while you wait center for the children mapped and withdrawn from domestic work for rehabilitation and counseling purposes.

HIV/AIDS Care for children and adolescents in Kampala

The project is funded by Infectious Disease Institute, and is implemented in all Kampala divisions, but Somero works in Nakawa and Kawempe divisions. Activities include;
1. Conducting home visits to support retention of PLHIV in care through community follow up
2. Conducting home visits to strengthen adherence to HIV treatment and to clinic schedules among special categories of PLHIV in care including; Adolescents, clients on second line ARVs, PLHIV with high Viral loads, and clients with very low CD4
3. Conduct home visits to support identification of OVC households through vulnerability assessments
4. Conduct home visits to trace children and partners of index PLHIV in the communities of Kawempe and Nakawa divisions for HIV Testing and counselling, counselling and linking the identified HIV positive partners and children into care, as well as follow up counselling services to these clients at home.
5. Facilitate effective referrals for clients within Kawempe and Nakawa divisions to appropriate support structures within the facilities, divisions and community.
6. To support risk reduction interventions among adolescents and youth through conducting post-test club meetings for youth and adolescents in Kawempe and Nakawa divisions.
7. To create demand for HIV testing services among OVCs and other children at risk of HIV through Mobilizing OVCs and other children at risk of HIV for community-based HTC through peer educators and carrying out HTC in the communities of Nakawa and Kawempe divisions
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ICT Training Center for Girls and Young Women in Uganda—Funded by BINGO FOUNDATION GERMANY:

The project targets young girls and women those at risk and involved in commercial sex, the project provides the target with (Information and Communications T16649276_1426522864045213_6949930422119103224_n

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16681545_1426522994045200_924381409813355978_nechnology) employable skills including graphic designing skills, photo and video editing skills, secretarial skills as well as computer maintenance and repair which are both theoretical and practical business skills and also provides them with entrepreneurial skills. The project also provides psycho-social support to the target population given their vulnerability; Counseling, life skills development, home visits and health programs are conducted. A Child care unit take cares of children for the young mothers benefiting from the project during their training time.