Background

See, Hear and Feel- Uganda is a not-for-profit registered organisation which was founded by Catherine Imalingat in 2017. The vision is to reach out to many people and impact on their lives through performing and creative arts for sustained development. The conception of SHF-U dates back to 2015 when Catherine visited the orphaned children and elderly in her community living under the care of caretakers who are also helpless.

During her visit, all she could offer was prayer. However, Catherine saw the needs of the older persons, youth and the children in her community and country in a passionate way. This changed her perception into using performing and creative arts as an entry point to advocate, lobby and as an intervention. It touched and inspired Catherine into coming up with See, Hear and Feel – Uganda (SHF-U) having seen, heard and felt through empathy. Therefore, trusting and believing that together, we can cause change in the lives of many in need.

In response to this calling, in July 2017, Catherine directed a play and worked with a group of youth who were holiday makers to put up a dramatic show to fundraise and reach out to the needy. This had an impact on both the performers (young people) and the beneficiaries of the outreach (street children).   

SHF – U is actively moving in the direction of carrying out and promoting its objectives purposed to meet the vision.

SHF-U’s Vision
To reach out to many people and impact on their lives for sustained development through Creative and Performing Arts.

Mission
To empower vulnerable people with creative and innovative skills that will give them hope in life and sustained development.

Objectives

1. To give hope and reach out to the children, youth, and the elderly by alleviating poverty among them through care, education, and family support.
2. To promote Performing and Creative Arts as a tool t0 development in communities in Uganda.
3. To empower youths such as young mothers, school drop outs with sustainable development skills to be able to enjoy full gender equality and all legal, social and economic benefits.
4. To sensitise, inform and communicate messages of impact in form of plays, music, dance and any creative works as a way of easy mobilisation for economic, social and educational issues in different communities.
5. To affiliate, confer, consult, contact and co-operate or otherwise network with companies, institutions, societies, bodies and organisations whose objects are in whole or in part similar to those of the company.

Key Objectives

Inspire

We inspire people of different target groups in the communities to discover their God given talents and gifts with the aim of enhancing hidden potentials

Opportunities

We encourage and promote inter-cultural cooperation and exchange programmes to enhance personal, social and economic development among people.

Networking

We network with likeminded organisations or individuals that act as a link nationally and internationally.

Skilling

We carry out nationwide training, skilling and proficiency enhancement of children, youth, women and other vulnerable groups on development and income generating projects.

Mobilisation

We reach out and mobilise communities through performing and creative arts using Theatre For Development (TFD), plays, music, sports and any other form of creative works for development purposes.

Target Group

• Holiday Makers
• Youths
• Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)
• The Elderly
• Professional Performing Artists
• Schools
• Teachers
• Well-wishers

  
  Values:

• Hope
• Love
• Respect
• Innovation
• Opportunities
• Diversity

Our advocacy focus

• Skills: training and empowerment of disadvantaged with sustainable development skills to be able to enjoy full gender equality and all legal, social and economic benefits.
• Education: alleviate poverty among children and youth through care, education,and family support by setting up education centers like vocational, counseling and recreational centers.
• Health and Safety: provide basic needs such as compassion, clothing, shelter, food  and medication for the elderly and children.
• Development: undertake individual or group, long term projects and support workshops with particular emphasis on talent development of vulnerable children and youth.

• Network and Collaboration: with likeminded organisations or individuals that act as a link and co-ordinate activities or programs; inter-cultural cooperation and dialogue among diverse ethnic/cultural backgrounds and promote opportunities for exchange programmes

Activities:

• Sensitisation of stakeholders and creating awareness of various issues through Music, Dance, Drama, Sports and Creative arts.
• Visits
• Interaction clubs
• Theatre for Development programme
• Community exchange programmes
• Youth camps
• Training in Income Generating Activities
• Advocacy and fundraising activities
• Workshops
• Training of teachers
• Training of Trainers

Why we do what we do?

To reach out to as many children, youth, women and elderly in Uganda with information and skills that can direct them in taking key life decisions in regard to behavior change in personal, social and economic growth of self and the communities around them with the aim of having sustainable development.