Imprint Hope

Qui sommes-nous

Imprint Hope, founded in 2016, is a non-profit organization, designed to raise awareness, break down barriers, and overcome the stigma that children with disabilities in Uganda face on a daily basis.
Imprint Hope works to eliminate the neglect, abuse, abandonment and death of children with disabilities in Uganda by educating communities on childhood disability, providing medical and rehabilitative services to the children affected and educating and empowering caretakers to care for their child and earn a living wage for their families.

We envision a world where all children with disabilities are appreciated for their unique talents and provided an opportunity to actualize their full potential.

Imprint Hope steps in and:
• Provides vital resources (i.e. medical care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, wheelchairs, adaptive equipment) to boost the quality of life of children with disabilities.
• Inspires them by displaying the value, purpose, and beauty present in every child with a disability.
• Educates small communities on origins and causes of disabilities and what can be done to help their kids.
• Empowers the community to work together on sustainable rehabilitation.
• Loves these forgotten kids by lavishing understanding, attention and compassion on them.

What we do:
• What we do for the child: During the live-in 6-week program, children receive daily physical and occupational therapy, orthopedic equipment and nutritional and medical support. While their child is being cared for, Imprint Hope families embark on a journey of their own, participating in daily classes on the types and causes of disability, proper hygiene, parenting techniques, and human rights of children with disabilities. In addition to learning about their child’s disability, families participate in start-up business training, agricultural lessons, and tailoring to be better equipped to pay for their child’s medical expenses upon their return home.
• What we do for the families: One way the Imprint Hope team equips our families to earn consistent income is through our newest program, Imprint Microfinance. This program seeks to combat the difficulty in raising a special needs child by bringing hope to our families through small business training and micro-loans. Each mother that attends Imprint Hope’s 6-week program is equipped and empowered in business skills via mentoring and community training seminars. Upon graduation from this course, each mother is given a micro-loan that is expected to be paid back over the next twelve months. This loan serves as a mechanism to help each mother start her small scale business in her home village with the hope of combating poverty. Upon return to the village, Imprint Hope’s staff assesses the mothers regularly to ensure they are thriving in their new businesses, while meeting the essential needs of their child.
• What we do for the community: Implementing educational outreach programs in rural villages, schools, health centers and hospitals throughout Uganda. These programs focus on informing the community about the various types of disabilities, educating on treatment strategies and providing resources for families to seek support.

Clare Byrne is the Founder of Imprint Hope.

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