What is CONEPA?

COMMUNITY NETWORK FOR EDUCATION & PATRIOTISM ADVANCEMENT - CONEPA

Malongo Sub County, Lwengo District - Uganda
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Introduction
CONEPA is a non-for profit Non-Governmental Organization under proposal to operate within Lwengo District.
Foundation
The motion to found CONEPA was moved by Tumusiime Johnious, a citizen of Kalagala B LC 1, Kalagala Parish, Malongo Sub-country, Lwengo District; and was supported by his friends as recorded under “Founding members” in this handout; in a meeting called by Tumusiime Johnious at Katovu Highway Primary School on 15th January, 2020. In the meeting, Tumusiime Johnious and his friends resolved to found the organization with vision, mission, targets, philosophy, aims and objectives stated below.
Vision statement
A transformed and self–reliant society whose members are patriotic and united to serve and support Uganda
Mission statement
To help all children to attain a full and target–centered education by creating awareness of the dangers of being uneducated or half–educated.
Target One
To eliminate school drop–outs at primary and secondary levels.
Target Two
To help the public to know and understand its constitutional duties and obligations towards nation- building.

Philosophy
A united, patriotic and well educated society shall never fail but rather grow stronger and be successful for millenniums.
Motto
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Aims and Objectives
1. To mobilize and encourage parents and childcare givers to provide their children with full and quality education.
2. To encourage school-going children to stay in school and study with purpose.
3. To help school-going children to overcome challenges that may cut-short their education opportunities.
4. To guide children to discover and to deal with their personal challenges and weaknesses positively.
5. To advocate for equality and equity in child consideration in families and schools.
6. To fight against child labour, early marriages, forced marriage and all other forms of child abuse.
7. To encourage children to be disciplined both in homes and school.
8. To mobilized and encourage communities to exhaustively perform all their duties and responsibilities in the process of child-rearing and in fight against child abuse.
9. To encourage schools and families to teach patriotism life skills and values to their children.
10. To take part in all forms of research conducted with the aim of improving children’s living standards or quality and quantity of the living standards of the education children receive and patriotism.
11. To mobilize the community, children and all other stake holders to safeguard and make good use of public resources.
Core Values
a) Patriotism
b) Transparency
c) Responsibility
d) Accountability
e) Professionalism


Activities and Services

As CONEPA we exist to offer the following services to the community in which we operate and to the entire country, Uganda; in order which to reach meet vision.

(i) Counseling and Guidance services
Ø In Schools and Educational institutions;
Ø In Families;
Ø To Individuals.
(ii) Civic Education / Public Sensitisations on matters of;
Ø Domestic violence;
Ø Civilisation;
Ø Disease prevention;
Ø Childrearing, among others.
(iii) Career Guidance Services
Ø In Schools and Educational institutions;
Ø In Families;
Ø To Individuals.
(iv) Producing and Publishing literature on patriotism, education etc.


Performance of the Activities
(i) In performance of our duties as CONEPA, we shall basically target to help individuals and groups of young people to live in a conducive environment as children and later as patriotically responsible adult citizens.
(ii) Therefore, as CONEPA we shall be there to actively, directly and indirectly respond to all matters in the environment of the children that may directly or indirectly affect them today or in the future.
(iii) In order to attain this as CONEPA we shall target all children in our capacity and their environments in all aspects possible.

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