GIDCCO Profile
GIDCCO is an independent, indigenous, community based organization in Uganda with a vision to rescue, nourish, and spiritually strenghthen street kids, orphaned children, and widows in need as a result of AIDS/HIV.
GIDCCO is an independent, indigenous, NGO registration Number certificate S.5914/7195 Following a recent Internal Revenue Service tax inquiry, during which the IRS requested extensive financial information, it was determined that gidcco Ministries continues to qualify for tax exemption status. “We determined that you [GIDCCO Ministries] continue to qualify as an organization exempt from Federal income tax under IRC section 501(c)(3).”
By sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. and with the help of religious leaders, our community, and volunteers, we strive to uphold the sanctity of human life by meeting their spiritual, physical, and emotional needs through education, health care, and social welfare.
The Genesis
The Guardian Integrated Development and Child Care Organization is an indigenous Community based Organization of Guardians, who have come up to form a strong pressure group, to voice their concerns about rising disadvantaged, needy, and Vulnerable Children, by the sharing the Gospel of Christ and disciplining them throughout the country.
Governance
Gidcco is lead by the Board of Directors, an Executive Committee and a National Secretariat headed by the Executive director.
Methods of Empowerment
Gidcco works with guardians, Religious leaders and local communities to identify viable activities that contributes to the empowerment of children to become self reliant, protective and be able to access their rights. Gidcco's belief is that the child can be better empowered while living in the community.
The Future
The organization aims at drawing all guardians in Uganda, in order to be a voice to vulnerable-needy children. It also aims at providing information about needy children with the aim of letting the guardians understand the children better. Gidcco aims at building a National Voluntary Religious and democratic Organization of guardians by reaching out all guardians in Uganda.
The Vision
The vision of the Organization is to promote, further and give guardians the opportunity to develop and share the spiritual social economic and intellectual ideas about needy children in Uganda. It also generates issue which helps in improving the life of the children, protecting their rights through internal knowledge of Jesus Christ. Our organization for community development can have a great impact on the lives of the people it serves, given proper funding.
Even though we are a private charity organization, we are registered with the Ugandan government. If you need more information on this site, or if you would like to help please contact GIDCCO.
