The Friends of Canon Gideon Foundation was founded in 1992 to support the work of Rev. Canon Gideon Byamugisha of Uganda, an Anglican priest and international AIDS activist. Byamugisha, at the height of the AIDS crisis, responded to a desperate need for vocational training among children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS by establishing the Hope Institute for Transformational Leadership and Development in 2003. The mission of the Hope Institute is to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable Ugandan youth to become skilled and gainfully employed, HIV-competent, gender-sensitive, able to protect the health of their families, control decisions affecting their own lives, and become commun... read more The Friends of Canon Gideon Foundation was founded in 1992 to support the work of Rev. Canon Gideon Byamugisha of Uganda, an Anglican priest and international AIDS activist. Byamugisha, at the height of the AIDS crisis, responded to a desperate need for vocational training among children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS by establishing the Hope Institute for Transformational Leadership and Development in 2003. The mission of the Hope Institute is to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable Ugandan youth to become skilled and gainfully employed, HIV-competent, gender-sensitive, able to protect the health of their families, control decisions affecting their own lives, and become community leaders. In 2015, U.S. sponsors who had supported FOCAGIFO since 2006, incorporated as a 501-c-3, FOCAGIFO USA. Our mission is to enable the Hope Institute to achieve its mission, diversify its vocational offerings and increase it's student body. Presently, in additional to vocational training, the Institute's holistic program includes languages, leadership skills, sports, spiritual program, music, art and community engagement. FOCAGIFO USA holds an annual fundraiser and solicits individual donations at any time. All our expenses are donated and 100% of revenues are sent to FOCAGIFO Uganda for the operating expenses of Hope Institute. The current infrastructure consists of classrooms, workshops, assembly hall, offices and resident hostels. Architectural plans for a library have been drawn, with the intention that a library will attract additional students. The Hope Institute aims for an enrollment of 300 students per year, from its current 107 students.
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