YOUTH MAP EMBRACES UGANDA

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In the fall of 2000, YouthMAP and the Ark of Refuge had the tremendous honor of acting as local sponsor in San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Children of Uganda. The Children are supported by the United Children's Charity Foundation , which was established in 1995 to address Uganda's HIV/AIDS orphan crisis by providing orphaned children with education, food, shelter and medical care. The Foundation currently supports 850 children in three orphanages in Uganda, including financial support to 200 children living with HIV-positive widowed mothers, and resident care and education for 13 handicapped children. UCCF also supports the education of Ugandan children abroad with its U.S. Scholarship Program. In addition UCCF produces an award-winning dance troupe called "Children of Uganda," featuring performers from UCCF orphanages that tour internationally to raisefunds and increase awareness of the AIDS epidemic.

The pictures below were taken at the Children's appearance at the 2000 SoMa Fest, which took place at the South of Market Recreation Center