FOCAGIFO was founded after Rev Canon Prof Gideon B. Byamugisha an Anglican priest in Uganda; In 1992, he became the first religious leader in Africa to publicly announce that he was HIV/AIDS positive. FOCAGIFO has founded initiatives that have contributed towards the End of HIV/AIDS at local, national & international levels i.e. FOCAGIFO Hope Institute for Transformational Leadership & Development, Hope University Semuto, International Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally affected by HIV/ AIDS.
A World in which HIV/AIDS has been defeated
To reduce the vulnerability of individuals, families and communities living with and or directly affected by HIV and AIDS by defeating SSDDIM and multiplying SAVE working with and through the faith based community.
We cannot thank you enough for supporting us even in the hardest times! We remain committed to serving humanity through FOCAGIFO services of HIV prevention using the holistic approach of training, empowerment and stigma reduction.
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I am a student at the University of the South Sewanee. I spent my 2019 summer time interning at FOCAGIFO. The students & staff at Hope Institute were amazing. I loved the hospitality, community tours & the food in Uganda.
I graduated with a Certificate in Motor Vehicle Mechanics at FOCAGIFO Hope Institute in 2017; on graduation, we were given start up kits each & I was retained as a driver which has given me good working experience and also income.
Since I joined FOCAGIFO in 2017, it has been a great pillar of transformation in my life . The team is result oriented & supportive; Its comprised of the elderly who give strategic guidance & youth who ensure the job is done promptly.