Causes: Children & Youth, Community Health Systems, Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Health, Literacy, Philanthropy, Youth Development - Business

Mission: The mission of Heed is to partner with target communities so that children and their families thrive and experience fullness of life for generations

Results: Ebenezer Primary School- 400 studentsEbenezer High School- 265 studentsEbenezer Vocational Institute-85 students (welding, mechanics, computer, hair dressing, agriculture-veterinary)HEED Demonstration farm teaches climate-wise farming (bananas, coffee, maize, fruit trees, pigs, goats, chickens)Ebenezer Medical Clinic (the only clinic in a 12 mile radius serving over 6000 people)Kyakitanga Worship Center Church (in partnership with Uganda Christian Outreach Ministries)

Target demographics: HEED works to break down systemic poverty with a holistic approach to community transformation.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 725 students enrolled in our schools, 2148 patients served in our clinic in 2021,800 people accessing clean water, 1040 people treated for malaria, 90 people enrolled in saving circles with entrepreneurial training in 2022

Geographic areas served: Kassanda District, Uganda

Programs: We impact children and their community through 5 Pathways to Transformation:*Education (primary, high, and vocational school) serving about 750 students*Water & Sanitation projects (Water harvesting, Days for Girls, hygiene training)*Income Generation community development projects (Demonstration farm, Saving Circles & entrepreneurial training to empower the most vulnerable)*Health (Community Clinic providing the only medical care in a 12-mile radius for 6000+ people)*Spiritual Growth( community church and school chaplain for an uplifting spiritual environment)