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Welcome to KAIROS Charity Community Development Organisation
What is KAIROS?
Kairos is a charitable organization registered in Uganda, East Africa, with the aim of empowering the population of post conflict Northern Uganda to take care of their own health and development through the creation of a self sustainable approach to life while slowly building the confidence of the population that had lost hope as a result of the 2 decades conflict.
Kairos was founded in Uganda, Gulu District in 2006 as a non-profit charitable organization, founded by a group of University lecturers, teachers, medical doctors, psychologists, and religious leaders.
Kairos currently provides health, development, education and psychosocial support to returnee population of Gulu and Amuru districts. The Organization has built a health unit at Barogal village Koro Sub County Gulu District that has provided health services including Distribution of more than 3000 Long Lasting Insecticide treated bed nets, HIV Counseling and Testing to 100 children and over 500, Carried out immunization to more than 1,000 children & mothers in the last one year, ANC care and PMTCT to pregnant mothers, general comprehensive medical care to over 700 clients with different ailments, trained 21 youth leaders in community mobilization, leadership and social Justice, advocacy and self help development projects.
Kairos receives a number of international students from Universities and Organizations around the World for Internship placements. Operational research for evidence based intervention is also done by the organization. In addition, the leadership of the organization has trained a number of health workers in the districts of Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum and Pader in PMTCT, Paediatric HIV/AIDS care and support, Psychoscocial support, IMAI/IMPAC/IMCI for high settings, Infant feeding in the context of HIV. Kairos is currently doing baseline assessment on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) situations in Amuru district, Lamogi Sub County.
Kairos is a Greek word whichmeans “The Right Timing”. Given the situation, it was the right for providing a holistic health, education, development and psychosocial support to the poor and hurting population recovering form war.