Nurture Africa
About Company
Nurture Africa is an Irish founded Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
and works in the international development and humanitarian sectors
in Uganda. Our head offices are located in Nansana, Uganda and
Dublin, Ireland.
Our team of highly committed staff manage our community development
projects and focused upon access to healthcare, education, child rights,
gender equality and economic empowerment.
Our overseas volunteer programme enables and supports individuals and
groups from the global north to volunteer in Africa and use their skills in
support of our work, whilst providing them with the opportunity of learning
about day to day life in Uganda and witness how Nurture Africa is
supporting the global effort towards sustainable development through
the Sustainable Development Goals.
Why does Nurture Africa exist?
To nurture the mental, physical and emotional growth and well being of Ugandan HIV/AIDS infected and affected orphans and vulnerable children, as their HIV+ parents/guardians.
How does Nurture Africa help?
By providing access to quality healthcare (Primary healthcare and specialist HIV treatment and care), education and sustainable livelihoods projects whilst mainstreaming child welfare and gender equality through all of our activities.
What impact does support from Nurture Africa have on their lives?
We prevent the HIV infected children and adults from dying by providing access to lifesaving anti – retroviral (ARVs) medication which stops the HIV replicating in their bodies. We enable the orphans and vulnerable children to stay in school with the goal they each child can attain a qualification, secure employment, and becoming a positive influence in Ugandan Society.
Want to know more about our Volunteer Programme?
Click here to read about our teaching, medical and general skills volunteer programmes in Uganda
Our History
In 1997, co-founder and CEO Brian Iredale first volunteered in Africa. During this
time Brian witnessed first hand the high level of poverty and illness in Uganda.
Once back in Ireland, Brian decided to study paediatric nursing, which would
enable him to return to Uganda and offer better assistance to HIV infected
children.
In 2002, Brian realised that he could try to do something small to assist the
many orphans and vulnerable children directly affected by the HIV epidemic
who were not gaining access to any services from government institutions
or NGOs.
In 2003, Nurture Africa was co-founded by Ugandan lady Nakawunde Annet,
Irishman Brian Iredale and concerned Ugandan youth, who met when Brian was
volunteering in Uganda in 1997. They focused the organisation upon providing
access to healthcare and education for the most vulnerable children within
the communities the organisation would operate in, in Uganda.
In 2005, alongside a growing number of volunteers, both Irish and Ugandan,
the HIV healthcare project was established, supporting the treatment and
care of 5 HIV infected children. The child sponsorship programme also
enabled people in Ireland to support the education of a vulnerable child in
Uganda through monthly financial support.
In 2009, Brian became a full-time employee and CEO of the organisation as its
growth continued and Irish Aid funding was secured.
In 2011, what was once known as A-Z Children’s Charity re-branded to Nurture Africa; a name which embodies the ethos and vision of the organisation into
the future. Today in Uganda, Nurture Africa is sustaining the employment of 80+ Ugandan staff members across all departments alongside 2 part-time
staff members in its Irish office and positively affecting the lives of tens of thousands of people in Uganda.
Health Centre construction
2010 – Construction of the Nurture Africa Health Centre
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WHO WE ARE
Nurture Africa is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending poverty for the most vulnerable families in central and northern Uganda.
WHAT WE DO
Nurture Africa lifts marginalized families out of poverty, empowering them to achieve self-sufficiency and personal wellbeing through a holistic family-centered model.
HOW WE DO IT
Nurture Africa provides health and educational services, child advocacy, vocational training, and micro-financing for families living in poverty, giving them the tools they need to redefine their futures.
