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HISTORY
PEFO is a child-focused initiative that was founded in 2003 by Justine Ojambo, Robert Wanyama and Richard Bwire, three brothers who were AIDS orphans themselves. After the death of their parents, these three youths were mentored and assisted by Dutch Mill Hill Missionary Rev. Fr. Wynand Huys, who financed their education up to the university level.
Having benefited personally from expanded educational opportunities, the founders of PEFO were troubled by the difficulty that many orphans and vulnerable children in their community faced in accessing formal education, as well as their bleak living conditions. The founders believe that the most viable way to liberate the vulnerable children of Africa is to invest directly in their formal education, which will widen their horizons and opportunities in life.
With these convictions, and with assistance from like-minded friends in their community, PEFO was founded to raise funds and educate orphans and vulnerable children. The founders would like to send a message that losing a parent is not cause to also lose hope, because so many doors can still open. What matters is how one chooses to go through the open doors. |
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PHOEBE
Phoebe Kideni was the mother of the founders of PEFO. She was born in 1951 to the late Obudra and Rebecca Kideni from the District of Kaji-Kaji southern Sudan; they belong to the Kuku tribe. Rebecca Kideni died after delivering Phoebe. Her father, who thought she would not survive, never wanted two graves in his compound, so he abandoned her after the burial of her mother.
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PEFO's VISION
A society where OVCs and their care givers have high self-esteem and are resourceful to themselves and the community.
PEFO's MISSION
Enable OVCs and their care givers in Eastern Uganda to attain self-esteem and self-reliance through advocacy and, social-economic, psychosocial and health support. |
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