Oditel CarePoint is located in Soroti District, eastern Uganda, about 300 km from Kampala, the country’s capital.
Over the past 50 years, the community has been heavily affected by upheaval caused by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which displaced many families and created devastating circumstances. The community is resilient and hardworking, yet faces challenges such as a high number of orphaned and vulnerable children, limited access to education, and widespread poverty.
In partnership with Children’s HopeChest, Oditel CarePoint has provided a safe and welcoming space where children and families have accessed programs that supported education, leadership development, nutrition, health, and spiritual growth. Through these programs, children built on their strengths, families gained practical tools to thrive, and the community has grown stronger.
Oditel CarePoint is now moving toward graduation. From the very beginning, the goal of HopeChest’s partnership with each CarePoint has been clear: to equip communities with the tools, resources, and leadership they need to thrive on their own terms. Graduation does not mean challenges disappear. Rather, it marks a powerful shift—where those challenges are met with confidence, local leadership, and sustainable resources that come from within.
Along the way, something remarkable happens: families become more self-sufficient, youth and adults step into leadership, and the community begins to take full ownership of its future. Years of partnership have built the systems, resilience, and vision needed for this community-based organization to thrive independently.
The HopeChest Team Supporting Oditel
Isaac Okwang
Community Relationship Manager
Wil Crooks
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Support Oditel CarePoint
Oditel CarePoint is transitioning toward graduation. In this final phase, children and youth are no longer available for sponsorship, but your support remains vital to help the community cross the finish line. You can continue to make an impact by contributing to one of the projects below or by becoming a CarePoint Champion through a recurring gift.
Start a Fundraiser for Oditel
or Become an Ambassador
HopeChest’s approach to alleviating poverty is asset-based, because we believe that in every place on earth there are resources, not only for surviving, but for thriving and succeeding. Local leaders tell us what they do have instead of what they don’t have, and we walk with them to see their vision for their community come to fruition through development projects.
A fundraiser for Oditel CarePoint is transformational rather than transactional. It promotes empowerment rather than dependence. Your support for these projects will go a long way as, together, we invest in holistic and sustainable solutions that address the root issues of poverty.
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