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T.A.P.P. 360

WHAT IS TAPP 360?

Tumaini (HOPE in Swahili) Aids Prevention Program (TAPP) has mushroomed into TAPP 360!!! TAPP is a growing, vibrant program that has been reaching out to those who are marginalized because they are living with AIDS and HIV since 2014, when it was created due to the needs of the community in Uganda. We desire to walk alongside these people, recognize their dignity, and let them teach us along the way. We believe in the gospel of hope, love, and action. As we go, the life of Jesus continues to teach us how to live in-tune with the heart of a God that finds compassion for all people regardless of economic, social, moral, or religious background. This is the gospel we hope to take to our teachers – the TAPP members.

HOW CAN I HELP?


  • TAPP Aids Centres/Clinics:
    • Beds - $75USD / $100CAN each
    • Desks - $132USD / $175CAN each
    • Tables - $150USD / $200CAN each
    • Text books - $7.50USD / $10+ CAN each child
    • Cupboards for storage of supplies- $300USD / $400CAN each
  • Kupona (Children with aids or from Aids families) Programs:
    • T-shirts for daycare students - $6USD / $8CAN each
    • Child chair - $3.75USD / $5CAN each
    • Toys and supplies - $113USD / $150CAN per group (15-20 children in each group)
    • Teacher - $38USD / $50CAN per month (teaches approximately 50-60 children)
    • Eco-stoves - $281USD / $375CAN for each large pot (cooks 45 lbs) and $300USD / $400CAN for the cement around them 

If you want to donate towards the TAPP 360 or Kupona program, please reach out to the Stevenson's for more information using out "contact us" sidebar to the right of your screen! Alternatively, if you are in the following countries click the links below to donate now!

TAPP 360's foundational verse is from Proverbs 23:18 - “There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off”. (NIV)
The TAPP 360 team

TAPP PHILOSOPHY

Tumaini “HOPE” AIDS Prevention Program is a holistic social program that seeks to find solidarity with those infected and affected with HIV and AIDS. It provides training, Home Based Care, income generating projects, education and social support for a hopeful life which encompasses the entire community. There is also provision in some centers for the children who are affected through a home/daycare program called KUPONA (healing in Swahili). Through this program, sponsorship for the children is a boost and available through our 3 main sponsorship programs. To find out more about our sponsorship programs please click here.

ACTIVITIES

At this time, we have various activities and projects that assist our clients to have strengthened hope!

HOME-BASED CARE

TAPP Uganda staff travel from home to home in their communities to bring comfort and share stories with HIV/AIDS victims. Many times, staff members bring food, cleaning supplies, and small medical kits to leave for the families they visit. This is a time for fellowship, deepening love and prayer.

SOCIAL SUPPORT GROUPS

TAPP Uganda offers community centers that provide a place for men and women afflicted with HIV/AIDS to come together with a counsellor. This is a time for sharing and healing with people who suffer from the same disease and stigmatisation. Community education for children through Kupona classes.

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Bead-making is one of the ways that TAPP builds resources to begin other local projects. Small gardens, animal husbandry and small loans have all been supported by TAPP.

WHAT ARE TAPP BEADS?

TAPP beads are handcrafted from recycled paper. The artists are Ugandans living with HIV and AIDS. The act of turning something ordinary into something beautiful is life-giving work, always done together with friends in TAPP communities. Each day, women gather to roll paper, sing and share life together.

EDUCATION AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Part of the strategy is to empower those who are vulnerable through Technical training - tailoring, shoe making, hair dressing, handcrafts and savings schemes. “Education is a powerful way to transform and motivate a brighter future”.

OUR FAIR-TRADE PRODUCTS

Buying TAPP beads says "NO" to exploitative relations that create profits for wealthy corporations and trap people in cycles of poverty. Buying TAPP beads says "YES" to the vision of a world where “blessed are the poor,” while connecting you to a community’s story in Uganda.

FAITH, SOCIAL JUSTICE, and RELATIONSHIPS

We seek to fulfil our mission statement through:

RESTORATION OF DIGNITY:

Though eradicating poverty is important, we ultimately value the restoration of dignity to Ugandan artists.

UPSIDE-DOWN ECONOMY

We learn from the world’s most vulnerable what empowerment means in their lives.

HANDCRAFTED PRODUCTS

In a world of manufactured goods, we emphasise a handcrafted product and a connection to the artists’ community.     
 
 
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