Poverty Alleviation:

“Poor” is one of the commonest terms used to describe the majority of the African economies Indeed poverty has wrecked havoc among many families on this continent. The poor flow of income within and among families has put restrictions upon the ability of certain individuals to achieve their set objectives and goals

Although poverty is a widespread phenomenon in Uganda, Action For Humanity believes it can be fought. The fight to defeat poverty is not a battle of the weak in mind and in strength. It is not a one man’s battle and it cannot be won by selfish individuals amassing wealth at the expense of everyone else within their midst. The struggle against poverty is a struggle for the strong in mind and spirit. It is a struggle for everyone whether rich or poor and the rich must be willing to redistribute some of their wealth among the poor.

Action For Humanity does not have the capacity to acquire the money necessary to distribute to the poor and improve their situation. Our task will be to solicit for funds and use them to encourage the poor find sustainable means of generating their own income. We know that can be rushed through. It is an activity that requires thorough planning, hard work and the attainment of gradual results over a relatively long period of time. That is what we are going to focus our efforts towards.

GOALS

1.To devise means of assisting the rural poor in an effort towards enabling them break through the poverty trap.
 
2.Developing and conducting programs to impart knowledge of fighting poverty among the rural poor at all levels.
 
3.Providing training for the rural civic leaders and other categories of people in managing their communities for the purpose of eradicating poverty.

4.Providing credit to organized groups of people especially the Youth, women and the disabled.

5.Soliciting for funds among other funding agencies and donors in order to assist the rural poor.

Although the rural areas of Uganda are responsible for the generation of over 85% of our domestic and cultural produce, they are still by far the poorest. Many of these people live on less than a dollar per day and many still fall far below the poverty line of US$ 280 per capita income of the Ugandan population. This means these people are only struggling to Survive. The high prevalence of poverty among most Ugandans is responsible for such wide spread occurrences such as poor housing, poor infrastructure, high mortality rates, poor nutrition, etc.

In order to address the above scenario, AFH will solicit and distribute fertilizers, modern agricultural implements as well as finding suitable domestic and International markets for the agricultural produce. Although our main aim will be the improvement of agriculture and making the agricultural sector a priority, we shall also try to find means of diversifying the rural economy such that we limit over reliance on weather as the main stimulant behind productive crop agriculture.