COMMUNITY FOCUS INTERNATIONAL
Community Focus International (CFI) was founded in 2017 as a charity nonprofit organization registered in Uganda and the United States with a Tax-Deductible EIN: 83-2647842 under the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) section 501 (C) (3) in the United States and Ministry of Internal Affairs-Uganda.
VISION
A better world in which all children, women and youth realize their full potential in communities that respect people’s rights and dignity.
MISSION
To focus on providing sustainable improvements in the quality of life of deprived children, vulnerable women and youth through a process that creates social inclusion, unity and adds meaningful value to lives.
OUR CORE VALUES
Community Focus International (CFI) is guided by the five core values.
Integrity:
We believe that integrity is the foundation of our Christian character. Character is not inherited but is built daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action
Innovation and adaptability:
Our creativity and community development theory is focused on the most vulnerable especially People with Disability and we value them.
Team building and Team work:
“We are a group of people who are interdependent concerning information, resources, and skills, we seek to combine our efforts to achieve a common goal”
Equity and fairness:
Nothing for us without us, going beyond vulnerability. We believe in treating all people as we would like to be treated. We believe that people will feel valued and appreciated when we regard them with dignity and respect.
Rotational Leadership:
We believe in a team-based approach to leadership. We invest in leaders and train them to realize their full potential as well as giving them tools and opportunities to be effective leaders. We believe healthy leaders produce healthy communities.
The Founding of CFI
Ben, Founder and Executive Director grew up in an Internally Displaced Person Camp (IDP) in Northern Uganda during the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency that lasted for over twenty years. Ben lost four classmates in one day due to the LRA insurgency. The memory is still fresh in Ben’s mind as he said “My friend Odongo was still talking after the rebels had hit his head and smashed it in. The image of my friend is still fresh as neighbours tied him on a papyrus mat to put him on a bicycle to rush him to the hospital, but he died on the way”. To date, Northern Uganda has never fully recovered from the twenty-year insurgency and people who were maimed, raped and orphaned still suffer. Ben founded CFI with a passion for helping vulnerable children and adults with disabilities and their household members.
A Non-Profit Organization
We are a charity organization focused on providing sustainable improvements in the quality of life of deprived children, vulnerable women and youth through a process that creates social inclusion, and unity and adds meaningful value to lives.
CFI is in its Eighth (8) year of Community development program services to the community of Uganda and in particular, Oyam and Lira districts, CFI has proven itself to be a profound force in accelerating marginalized people to higher levels of self-sufficiency and sustainable development through Provision of wheelchairs to PWDs, School feeding program, VSLA among PWDs and Community Advocacy for PWDs.
We Are A Strong Team
At CFI, our team of social workers is comprised of highly experienced and dedicated professionals who are committed to providing exceptional care and support to our beneficiaries. With years of experience in various social work settings, our team members bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to their work.
They are skilled in assessing needs, developing individualized care plans, and implementing effective interventions to promote the well-being of our beneficiaries. Our social workers are compassionate, empathetic, and resourceful, working tirelessly to empower PWDs and their families to overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
Our Team
A team of experienced community workers.
Ben Ocan
Executive Director
Ponsiano Coda
Program Manager
Rebecca Atala
Finance & Administrative Officer
Christopher Atworo
Project Officer
