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Organisation for Community Empowerment (OCE) is a Non-Government Organisation that was founded in 2016 by a group of academics, social scientists, and other individuals. It is registered with the Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs (Registration #12199) and possesses a nationwide mandate. The organisation is currently operating in Lyantonde District, with plans to extend to Ntungamo & Kabale districts this year. It was established to respond to the causes and effects of mass poverty, poor livelihoods, and diseases like HIV/AIDS.Despite interventions by Government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Lyantonde District is 12%, which is far above the 5.7% prevalence rate at the national level (UNAIDS Data 2019). The Government of Uganda (GoU) has put deliberate strategies in place to eradicate poverty, but a significant number of people (particularly those residing in rural areas) remain below the poverty line. It is estimated that 21% of the Ugandan

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