Wells of Hope is involved in outreach to people
especially children affected by adverse situations,and those
who need help,Our key concern being people affected by crime.We
are commissioned to respond to deeper needs of our society today.We
reach out to people who are regarded as outcasts in society
and help them experience a transformation in their lives regardless
of a person's religion,gender,or ethnicity.
At the heart
of Wells of Hope Ministries is the Prison Outreach.Since
2002 our current outreaches have helped us see lives transformed
and Hope renewed among prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families.We
offer Education support to Children of prisoners,Provide nutritional
care and support for prisoners living with HIV/AIDS and othersactivities
SPECIAL
REPORT : CHILDREN OF PRISONERS VISIT THEIR PARENTS IN PRISON:
Today we made a dream come true
for the children of Prisoners under our care to visit their parents
in prison. Before the interaction we had to counsel the children
and the inmates separately. The parents in prison were surprised,
they did not expect us. The first thing each parent did was to
put his/her children on his/her laps and pray for them. Read
more
A
SCHOOL FOR PRISONERS CHILDREN ::
We started a school for the
children of prisoners who are under our care and those who will
come later. As years go by many children who are made to pay for
the crimes they did not commit and are neglected and abused in
the society will find this place a home where their future can
be secured .Read more
Education
boost for prisoners children changes lives::
WOH
has been able to support a total of 120 children. There has been
a great reduction in the vulnerability of children of prisoners
especially girls. Some of the girls who had dropped out of school
were being forced into marriage at a very young age. Fortunately,
with the fees contribution, the girl child can now realize the
dream of attaining an education. We have made an impact in the
lives of vulnerable young male children alike who are denied the
opportunity to continue with their education and develop their
fundamental skills, because their parent has been imprisoned..
more
PSYCHO-SOCIAL
SUPPORT TO MITIGATE PROBLEMS OF HIV/AIDS AMONGST PRISONERS .
Over
54% of the prisoners in Uganda are on defilement cases, according
to statistics from the central government prisons defilement is
a major conduit for the spread of HIV/AIDS. Spouses of prisoners
remarry or have extra marital relations hence contributing to
the increase in the spread of the virus. Wells of Hope is mitigating
this problem through psycho-social support through seminars in
the prisons and with the families of prisoners . Read
more
The
first civilian woman to be sentenced to death for murder in the
court martial in Uganda.::
On
the 30th October 2008 we visited the prisoners in Jinja Main prison;
we had an opportunity to meet Grace Icakuna a mother of 6, the
first civilian woman to be sentenced to death for murder in the
court martial in Uganda,Grace told us that she has six children
and when she was imprisoned she left the children under the care
of her eldest daughter called Agnes Akiteng who is 14 years old.
We hope to support her children .
More
There
is Hope for Priscilla
::
Priscilla,
a Prisoner's child living with HIV/AIDS is sick and malnourished,
This Young girl who was abandoned by her mother & is HIV+
is called Priscilla, Her father is a prisoner living with HIV/AIDS.
Working with partners, we helped to place her in an orphanage...
more
IN
THE PRESS
Sex
in prison is inappropriate
EDITOR—On December 13,
2009 The New Vision published a story that women inmates at Luzira
Prison had asked to be granted the right to have sex with their
husbands within the prison. This, they argued, would help in the
rehabilitation of prisoners. Although I agree that prisoners should
enjoy their rights, I don’t think allowing prisoners to
have sex with their spouses would help in their rehabilitation.
People agitating for sex in prison should be realistic. Sex cannot
be carried out in circumstances such as a prison where people
are in emotional pain. Read
more
Ogoola
calls for special law on breast feeding inmates
THE Principal Judge, Justice
James Ogoola, has called for a new law to ensure that women imprisoned
with breastfeeding children get special nutritional care.
Ogoola said this would address the welfare of children, who
commit no crime but are confined to prison wards because of
the current legal system. Read More
Woman
gets lifeline after 10 years in prison
Ms Jenty Kol, 55, was never visited
in prison by relatives. A mother of four and grandmother of six,
Ms Koli lost her first born and had to take care of her grandchildren.
The Court of Appeal yesterday set her free after she successfully
petitioned the decision of a lower court that convicted her a
decade ago, but was not sure whether she will trace her family.
Read More
Homosexuality
blamed for HIV/Aids spread in prisons
Homosexuality has been identified
as one of the factors that have contributed to high HIV/Aids prevalence
among male inmates.A report released yesterday by the United Nations
on Drug and Crime shows that HIV/Aids prevalence in male prisoners
is at 13 per cent whereas among the females it stands at 11 per
cent out of 490 prisoners surveyed throughout the country in 2008.
Read More
WOH
has been able to support a total of 120 children. There has been
a great reduction in the vulnerability of children of prisoners
especially girls. Some of the girls who had dropped out of school
were being forced into marriage at a very young age. Fortunately,
with the fees contribution, the girl child can now realize the
dream of attaining an education. We have made an impact in the
lives of vulnerable young male children alike who are denied the
opportunity to continue with their education and develop their
fundamental skills, because their parent has been imprisoned..
Over
54% of the prisoners in Uganda are on defilement cases, according
to statistics from the central government prisons defilement is
a major conduit for the spread of HIV/AIDS. Spouses of prisoners
remarry or have extra marital relations hence contributing to
the increase in the spread of the virus. Wells of Hope is mitigating
this problem through psycho-social support through seminars in
the prisons and with the families of prisoners . 
On
the 30th October 2008 we visited the prisoners in Jinja Main prison;
we had an opportunity to meet Grace Icakuna a mother of 6, the
first civilian woman to be sentenced to death for murder in the
court martial in Uganda,Grace told us that she has six children
and when she was imprisoned she left the children under the care
of her eldest daughter called Agnes Akiteng who is 14 years old.
We hope to support her children .
Priscilla,
a Prisoner's child living with HIV/AIDS is sick and malnourished,
This Young girl who was abandoned by her mother & is HIV+
is called Priscilla, Her father is a prisoner living with HIV/AIDS.
Working with partners, we helped to place her in an orphanage...
