Uganda
Human RightsRETRAK - Rebuilding the lives of 850 street boys in Uganda
Address
RETRAK
Landmark House, Station Road
Cheadle Hulme,
Cheshire
SK8 7BS
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 161 486 5104
http://www,retrak.org
Mission
Our vision: Street children realise their potential and discover their worth Our mission: Through its work, Retrak will enable street children in Africa to have a real alternative to life on the street.
Programs
Retrak works with street children in East Africa to help them make a permanent move away from life on the streets. We provide vulnerable children with food, clothing, healthcare and shelter. But we also go beyond this to tackle the reason why children are on the street - meaning that we help to reconcile families, find foster carers, develop income streams, allow street children to learn a vocational trade and catch up on the education they have missed.
RETRAK's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Rebuilding the lives of 850 street boys in Uganda |
Personnel Overview
Simon Basoga - Country Director, Uganda
Simon Basoga has been a part of the Tigers Club team for almost 10 years. Starting off as a Senior Social Worker in 1999, Simon was chosen to lead the Tigers Club Project as its Country Director in 2005. Prior to joining us, he was a Project Manager for World Vision International and Social Worker at Christian Children’s Fund
Dinah Mwesigye - Head Social Worker
Dinah has been part of the Tigers Club team since she was hired as a social worker in 2002. As Head Social Worker, she's responsible for supervising all of the department activities, including resettlement of children, vocational training, apprenticeship training, educational training, micro-enterprise development, foster care placements, and the emergency refuge.
Charles Kihika - Education Project Worker
Charles Kihika has been teaching at the Tigers Club's Learning Center for ten years, and has developed a curriculum that caters to boys of different academic levels and age groups. Prior to joining the Tigers Club, Charles taught for six years in Kampala at both the primary and secondary level.
Personnel Statistics
Diarmuid Ó Néill, Chief Executive Officer
Founded in 1997
Employees: 50
Volunteers: 10
Financial Statistics
Budget (2008): 930,707
Budget (2007): 822,720
Maximum Budget: 930,707
Overhead: 29%
Other funding sources: Trusts, Foundations, Individuals, Churches, Corporate.
Religious Affiliation: Christian
