About us
The origin of CCACCH
Collaborative Coalition Against Community Challenges (CCACCH) was formed in 2018 to make the voices and efforts of underserved groups of people (girls, women and young people) be heard and considered in grass root, national and international development programs and service delivery.
The work of CCACCH has changed over time, we started as a group of forty (40) members but currently we have 650 registered members of the organization. We started by operating in only one Sub County (Nyamunuka town council) but currently we are working in the entire district (16 sub counties). In our humble beginning we have caused significant impact in the lives of young girls, women, youths, men and the entire society.
Vision:
A generation of empowered women and young people whose livelihoods are improved and sustainable.
Mission:
To contribute to the social-economic empowerment of women, young people and their families through active participation and access to economic opportunities, entrepreneurship skills by breaking a cycle of vulnerability to enable women, young people and the entire community live descent lives.
Goal:
To improve on the quality of women and young people address the root causes of poverty and gender based violence in the households and communities, promoting equality and social economic development of rural communities and improvement of their standards of living through provision of income generating activities and capacity building.
Purpose: To promote and realize the need to promote women and youths rights for sustainable development and use of resources for realization of improved community livelihoods and gender equity. We recognize that empowerment is key to achieving social-economic attainment through transformation of women to be able to make critical decisions regarding their lives.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Participant Engagement in 2018
- Engaged currently with 650 women and girls across 16 sub counties across Ntungamo district communities to reduce poverty, eliminate inequality (GBV) and all its forms.
- Conducted workshops on organic farming, pest management, and crop rotation, attended by over 250 participants.
2. Skills Development since 2019
- Completed training sessions that covered topics such as, making affordable reusable sanitary pads, art and craft for the disabled women, tailoring for young mothers, efficient clean energy methods; seed selection, and soil management, resulting in a reported increase in household income and crop yields by an average of 35 and 25% respectively among participants.
- Conducted an I.T workshop pairing experienced I.T professionals with novices, fostering basic I.T knowledge and capacity building.
3. Sustainable Practices
- Launched a pilot project on community loans and savings projects, resulting in the collaboration of 50 community-owned savings and loans schemes that provide financial literacy skills to local households in 2020.
- Distributed over 1,000 seedlings of drought-resistant crops to participants, promoting resilience against climate change in 2022.
4. Empowerment and Leadership
- Hosted a successful ‘Women with skills’ conference, attracting over 150 attendees and featuring influential speakers in the fields of tailoring, liquid soap manufacturing, sandal making and bakery skills in 2023.
- Initiated a micro-financing program that has enabled 30 women to start their businesses in 2022.
5. Clean energy distribution
- Partnered with ENVenture, New Energy Nexus and VSLAs to distribute more than 500 proven domestic clean energy products including improved cook stoves, solar lanterns, charcoal briquettes and cooking balloons in 2020.
6. Micro-finance management
- Trained and supported 25 women and youths led grassroot groups to upgrade into Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in 2020.
7. Social economic empowerment
- Trained and supported more than 300 women and youths in income generating activities including clean energy distribution, vocational training, art and craft.