Haggai Revival Teaching Ministries (HARTM) is a Community Based Organization registered as a Non Profit Making Organization, which began in 2003 with its head office located in Busia District in Eastern Uganda. The Main Goal of HARTM is to advocate for Rights of voiceless and vulnerable people like OVCs, Women, Disabled and People living with HIV & AIDS.
Busia District is located on the South Eastern part of Uganda. It’s 196 kms from Kampala the capital city of Uganda. It’s is bordered by Tororo in the North, Bugiri in the West, Lake Victoria in the South and Kenya in the East. The district lies approximately between longitude 33º 5” - 33 º 1 East and latitude 0 º 10 - 0 º 35 North covering a total area of 743 Sq Km. It has a population of 255,008 people with one county, 10 Sub counties, 58 parishes and 534 villages.
In Busia, according to Busia Local Government statistics, (District news letter, June 2007), HIV/AIDS prevalence is at 14%, which is just far above national average of 6.4% (Uganda AIDS Commission latest report), a district located at the Border between Kenya and Uganda where several commercial activities take place including most dangerously commercial sex exploitation involving the girl child, hence putting many people in risky behaviors and hindering the promotion of Girl Child Education.
Religious leaders join the struggle in Busia
For long, Faith Based Organizations have been playing a very low profile on fighting the deadly disease of HIV and AIDS but now, the future looks bright as .
Churches and mosques have also decided to take action.
Through the effort of the Executive Director of this ministry, a new move of fighting Disease and Poverty in Busia community was initiated. A commitee of Religious leaders from different faith back grounds was put in place as shown in the picture on the left. Currently we are engaged in Networking with experienced Organizations and Capacity building for FBO leaders.
The members of Executive Committee is as follows;
1. Chairperson - Rev. Herbert Tigateege from Anchor organization
2. Vice-Chair-person - Dr. Patrick Barasa - Catholic Church
3. Secretary - Sheikh Maskin Ali - Muslim Supreme Council
4. Treasurer. - Ven.Rev. Martin Luther Ofwono - Church of Uganda
5. Coordinator - Rev. Silas Kenyi - Fellowship of Born Again Churches
6. Women representatives will be elected soon
Hope for OVCs and PHAs
John Engole and his wife Teddy are residents
of
Busia
who have been married for 25 years and
knew
their PHA
status in 2003. As a PHA couple,
they decided
to overcome
despair, anxiety and public opinion for their
lives and happily
stay together. John serves in the community
as a volunteer
in Home Based Counselling whereas Teddy represents the PHA
women beneficiaries on
our ministry board.
Busia has a vast number of Vulnerable Children, many of whom have neither parents nor homes where to live. They decide to stay on streets. We have an obligation to rehabilitate them and make them a better future.
