Families Fit for Children (FFC) is a not-for-profit organization, promoting healthy families in which every child is safe and is prepared for a safe, resilient and responsible future. FFC is a registered Community Based Organization in Kasese District under registration number “1834” that has been implementing child protection and mental health focused interventions, in the district since 2018. It is also registered with the Registrar of companies (registration number 80010000753486). The organization has operations in the lower local governments of Mpondwe Lhubiriha town council (MLTC), Bwera and Nyakiyumbu Sub counties, with offices located in Bwera Subcounty. The project shall first be piloted in the current sub counties of operation before it can be scaled up to other areas
The target group include: Children (9-12 years), Young adults/youth, House maids, Learning institutions, Day care service centers, Parents/Guardians and Caregivers in children’s homes and rehabilitation centers for juveniles. Services are to be offered to any institution and family living or operating in Uganda.
STRATEGIC OBJECITVES
- To promote physical and environmental health in families
- To promote mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in families
- To advocate for and promote the rights of children
- To promote and provide care and support to children
- To improve and strengthen the social economic livelihood of vulnerable families
- To engage in research, learning, innovation and documentation of best practices
Our Values
| Value | Description |
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Empowering families |
Collaborating with families in provision of resources, skills and knowledge to achieve their goals |
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Ensure protection of children |
Integrating child safety and wellbeing in all interventions |
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Confidentiality & Non-disclosure |
Protecting the sensitive information of our organization and clients |
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Transparency & Accountability |
Upholding honesty and providing consistent feedback to stakeholders |
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Integrity |
Being trustworthy and maintaining good standing in the community |
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Nondiscrimination |
Serving all children and families that our resources allow us to reach |
FFC intends to contribute to the implementation of the National Child Policy 2020 of Uganda. The policy promotes the wellbeing of all children given that all children have varied vulnerabilities by nature of being children. FFC contributes to the following key priority areas: Child survival and health, education and development and care and protection
FFC is addressing fragile, unsupported families caught in a cycle where low income, limited parental care, lack of child preparedness, and unaddressed mental distress feed off each other—leading to unstable families, child abuse and neglect, and ultimately preventing children from thriving
Key Data Highlighting Urgent Need
| Indicator | Data | Source |
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Child Neglect |
Nearly 50% of children under five in Uganda are left without adequate supervision |
National Demographic Health Survey, 2023 |
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Teenage Pregnancy (Rwenzori sub-region) |
7.7% among teenager aged 10-19 |
UBoS, 2024 |
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Teenage Pregnancy (Kasese) |
18.9% to 23.2% in FFC operational areas |
Kasese District Health Management Information System, 2024 |
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Mental Health (Rwenzori sub-region) |
Over 700,000 people live with various mental health problems |
Daily Monitor, 2025 |
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Psychological Distress (Kasese) |
68,803 people |
UBoS, 2024 |
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Depression (Kasese) |
42,043 people |
UBoS, 2024 |
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Suicide Cases (Kasese) |
4,137 cases |
UBoS, 2024 |
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Bukonzo County contribution |
50% of district mental health cases |
UBoS, 2024 |
Our areas of operation are prone to emergencies. They experience floods, politically related instabilities and medical related emergences like cholera among others. Families are often affected and children in need of emergency aid. Contribute to this fund that facilitates immediate response and thus reducing the level of distress that children and families face during such emergencies.
Another area of emergency is response to child sexual abuse. Kasese district ranks third countrywide, in teenage pregnancies. Defilement is common and sometimes, requires emergency response to children that require psychosocial support and medical treatment
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A needs assessment conducted by FFC in August 2025 confirmed critical gaps in:
- Parenting skills
- Family income
- Community child protection mechanisms. These findings drive our integrated approach to solving this crisis
Support vulnerable children that have either dropped out of school or at risk of dropping out of school. Child mothers are on an increase in Uganda especially in one our operation districts of Kasese. These need support to go back to school or getting livelihood skills and support. Nannies that are mostly young adults need to have a life. They need an opportunity to acquire skills in the hospitality industry so that value is added to their work. They ought to have families of their own as they work as nannies, not getting confined in their bosses’ homes. This can only be possible if their work has value addition and they get a minimum wage that can be enough to pay rent and other survival needs.
