About Us
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Appropriate Revival Initiative for Strategic Empowerment (ARISE) is a registered Local Non Governmental Organization founded in 2001 operating in Ntungamo District – Uganda. ARISE is registeted with NGO board & URSB inder registration No. S.5914/4113 and is legally permitted to operate within a wider mandate but specifically under core program areas of health, education, income generation, agriculture, human rights and natural resources management.
ARISE was founded in 2001 By Hon. Beatrice Rwakimari having noted the disturbing high levels of poverty and poor health indicators and the absence of viable CSOs and NGOs, which had hindered development in the district.
Healthy, Productive and Vibrant Communities
To enhance capacities and capabilities of communities to live a qualitative life.
- Transparency,
- Accountability,
- Integrity and
- Teamwork.
To promote Health, Education, Income Generation, Human Rights and Good Governance, Agriculture and Natural Resources management.
ARISE is involved in implementing community based programs and humanitarian activities targeting the most vulnerable communities. ARISE works to promote healthy and productive life through improved hygiene, nutritional status, prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, malaria, reproductive health, family planning, maternal health, immunization, water and sanitation. Other activities include promoting vocational training specially to orphans and vulnerable children, girl child education, creating sustainable income generation activities for youth, women and the elderly, promote agriculture and natural resource management including promotion of good governance and respect for human rights and the rule of law.
In the implementation of different projects, ARISE prioritizes community participatory development approaches. This is done in a bid to ensure community ownership of the project(s) under implementation as well as to empower communities for sustainability purposes.
