| Notes |
Since April 2007, Watoto Australia has partnered with Global Development Group (GDG) on various humanitarian aid and development projects in Uganda. GDG are an Australian NGO approved by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (as administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to carry out quality humanitarian and development projects with approved partners and to provide aid to relieve poverty and deliver long-term solutions.
Watoto’s projects with GDG include Watoto villages (Project J210) that provide holistic community development, including education and healthcare, and Living Hope (Project J416) that is a gender-equality-based holistic project for disadvantaged women that includes HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and treatment, combined with vocational training and income generation. Donations over $2 to these projects (including child sponsorship) are tax deductible and any excess funds received will support other approved project activities.
GDG takes responsibility for approved projects according to DFAT regulations, providing governance and assisting in the areas of planning, monitoring, reviewing and evaluation to ensure that approved projects are carried out to Australian requirements. |