Welcome to the REAF
Established by a group of like-minded youths with experiences in different sectors to promote youth capacity development and provide opportunities to youths
Ricky East African Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Uganda, established in September 2020 by a group of passionate young people. The foundation is dedicated to making a positive impact in East Africa by providing support and resources to communities in need, with a focus on areas such as education, healthcare, and sustainable development. Our mission is to address the health and socio-economic challenges faced by young people in Uganda, particularly through advancing sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and empowerment programs. We work in all four regions of Uganda - Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western Uganda. Our vision is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families in East Africa, with a special dedication to improving the lives of young people in Uganda by providing them with the necessary support and resources to overcome these challenges. Through advocacy, research and documentation, capacity strengthening, and institutional development, we strive to achieve our mission. Our foundation is youth-led and youth-serving, dedicated to promoting an HIV-free generation, empowering youth to address social and health problems in rural and urban poor communities, and raising awareness about gender-based social issues, child protection, and gender equality. The Ricky East African Foundation is a fully registered non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of Uganda
OUR VISION MISION & GOALS
We have wide range of procedures
Vision:
To create an informed and empowered society of young people in their diversity that appreciates and promotes their health and well-being.
Mission:
To promote the health and well-being of young people through SRHR, offering HIV services, empowerment programs, community interventions, advocacy, capacity strengthening, research, and documentation.
Goal:
To empower young people with the knowledge and resources to lead healthy and self-sufficient lives.
We believe that every young person deserves access to quality healthcare and education, and a chance to thrive and succeed
In this facet of the community outreach program, we do carry out sensitization and awareness campaigns among the vulnerable communities in regard
Services
With our community outreaches, we reach out to various hurting communities in the further rural areas of Uganda and empower them with various life aspects. After identifying such communities, we avail them with educative and sensitization programs to improve their standards of living.
Healthy living ranges from the diet consumed to the general lifestyle of an individual. Within the Sanitation and Health care program, we provide services to people in communities that directly link to the improvement of their health. This ranges from the Promotion of sanitation in communities, Sexual Reproductive Health, Menstrual hygiene, mental health awareness, and peer-to-peer learning.
The core of its mission revolves around advancing Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Child Protection, Gender Based Violence, offering HIV services and comprehensive empowerment programs, utilizing a multifaceted approach encompassing advocacy, research, capacity strengthening, and institutional development.