Partners

VC partners manage development or humanitarian projects in marginalised communities.

Our Partnership Approach

Open, accountable and transparent

Partnership Values

Partnership is a mutual, long-term commitment to achieve common objectives based on:

A common set of values
Equality within the relationship
A shared vision of success
A mutual commitment to working and learning together

We value the unique contribution and strengths of all partners and conduct our partnerships in an open, accountable and transparent manner.

Partnership Support

Depending on the need we assist partners with a range of supports :

Capacity building of their project
Access to funding and Monitoring and ongoing Evaluation and Learning
Support with funding proposal development
Deployment of volunteers with expert skills
Advocacy and promotion of cross cutting themes like environmental awareness and disability inclusion

Missionary Approach to Development

VC operates within the Missionary Approach to Development (MADI) framework and the 6As framework as conceptualised by Misean Cara. The missionary approach to development interventions is driven by the Christian inspiration and ethos of the global movement of missionary organisations. Specific features of the missionary approach make it unique within the development sector, while it also incorporates other features that are common to a wider range of international development agencies. The ultimate aim of the missionary approach is to enrich and transform the lives of poor, vulnerable and marginalised people across the globe.

Key Principles

Local-led development

Within the Member Managed Grant funding programme funded by Misean Cara (MMG), VC applies a set of partnership principles rooted in dignity, justice, and equality. These guide how VC collaborates with partners:

Mutuality: Partnerships are based on shared values, goals, and trust.
Transformation: Partnerships aim to create positive change both for marginalised communities and within the partnerships themselves.
Dynamism: Partnerships evolve over time in response to changing contexts.
Collective Action: VC and partners work together on long-term capacity strengthening, beyond short-term project goals.
Mutual Accountability: VC and its partners share equal responsibility to the communities they serve.
Amplifying Voices: Partnerships help elevate the voices of communities and partners, jointly advocating against injustice and inequality.

VC value the unique contribution and strengths of all partners and conduct our partnerships in an open, accountable and transparent manner.

Recent Parnters

Some of our recent partners

Bishop Magambo Counsellor Training Institute

BMCTI is an Institute seeking to address the psychological distress of the Ugandan people by providing counselling services to the community, and running counselling courses at Masters, Diploma, and Certificate level. The institute provides quality counselling education to students of multiple religious orientations. BMCTI’s vision is to be a model institute for Uganda which will spearhead the integration of counselling into the National Health Care System and the Ministry of Education.

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Peace and Justice Commission of the Diocese of Hoima

The Peace and Justice Commission run projects in the Diocese of Hoima to ensure reconciliation of disputes in communities. The project team work to train arbitrators in parishes who can work on a local level to increase the levels of harmony in the communities. The project also works in two refugee settlements providing training in areas such as peaceful integration, child protection and gender based violence among others.

Caritas Kampala

Caritas Kampala (CK) is the social services and economic development Department of the Catholic Church in Kampala Archdiocese that was started in 1973 as the Socio-Economic Department but became fully in 1986 as the arm mandated to carry socio-pastoral activities within the administrative districts of: Mpigi, Kampala and Wakiso with an area of 3,644.75 square kilometers and an estimated population of 6,077,716 people spread across the 60 Ecclesiastical functioning Parishes.

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Diocese of Kiyinda Mityana

VC is working with the Kiyinda Mityana Diocese to help them strengthen the capacity of their Education Office by supporting the implementation of a robust inspection framework for schools in the diocese.

Village of Joy OFM

Village of Joy is a project run by Lay missionaries of the Order of Franciscans based in Rwentobo. The Karidaari Seed Project is part of the Village of Joy initiative in Rwentobo, Uganda, run by the Italian-founded NGO Ewe Mama. Its focus on supporting and education of children with disabilities.

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Foundation of Hope

FOHO, or Foundation of Hope Uganda, is a community‑based organisation (CBO) involved in working with vulnerable people in Masaka Uganda.

The groups FOHO works with include:

Street children
Vulnerable youth
Slum dwellers
Teenage mothers
People living with HIV/AIDS

SHS Sisters Development Office

The SHS Sisters Development Office Uganda is the development arm of the Sacred Heart Sisters (SHS) in Uganda. It supports and coordinates projects that aim to improve the lives of vulnerable communities, especially in rural and underserved areas.

Roles of the SHS Development Office:

Project Development & Implementation: Designing and managing development projects in areas such as education, health, nutrition, psychosocial support, and women's empowerment.
Capacity Building: Training and empowering local communities, particularly women and youth, to become more self-reliant.
Advocacy: Promoting social justice, inclusion, and human rights, especially for the marginalized — including the elderly, women, and children.
Partnerships: Working with local and international partners (like Viatores Christi) to amplify their impact and access resources.

SHS Early Childhood Development Project

The Sisters of the Sacred Heart (SHS Sisters) Early Childhood Development (ECD) project is based in Moyo District, Northern Uganda. The overall goal of the project is to improve access to quality early childhood education for vulnerable children in remote parts of Moyo, while also empowering local educators. The project helps young children build strong educational foundations and prepares them for primary school.

Since 2018 VC has supported SHS in the development of the following programmes:

Teacher Training: The project is improving the quality of early childhood education by training local caregivers and nursery teachers.
New ECD Centre Built in Kola Kola, extending access to pre-primary education in a rural area around Moyo.

Potters Village, Kisoro Uganda

VC has been working with Potters Village for the last number of years in the Anglican Diocese of Muhabura southern Uganda. It is a child rescue and care centre founded in 2007. It provides medical care, nutrition, rehabilitation, and family support for abandoned, orphaned, and vulnerable infants.

Kisoro is a very poor region, with challenges like malnutrition, high rates of infant mortality, refugees, effects of AIDS, malaria, pregnancy‑related deaths, and abandonment of infants. Many abandoned infants need urgent rescue and care; balancing medical, nutritional, psychological, and developmental needs in a resource‑limited setting is ongoing work

The village operates a Children’s Medical Centre and outreach programmes that serve local communities, focusing on the health and well-being of the most marginalised children. By offering a safe, nurturing environment and working closely with families and local staff, Potter’s Village aims to give these children a chance for a better future.

Nos Petites Freres et Soeurs (NPFS) is also known as Our Little Brothers and Sisters (OLBS) or Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH)

Operating in Haiti, the organisation has been addressing the social needs of the poorest of the poor, raising children in a loving environment and creating future leaders. Following the twin disasters of 2010, the earthquake and cholera outbreak, NPH programmes launched into high gear serving over 1 million people. The programmes are vast and include multiple homes for children, healthcare campuses and various educational facilities in Port-au-Prince and Kenscoff, Haiti. VC has specifically been supporting long term VC member Gena Heraty in the provision of physiotherapy and rehabilitation support to those with disabilities in the Port-au-Prince area.

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Religious of Jesus and Mary Sisters

RJM work with the poor and marginalised in Haiti to improve the level of education. They provide a number of technical and vocational training programmes in the area around Jean Rabel in the very poor northern region of Haiti.

Note: While not part of the wider Member Mangaged Grant programme VC supports this project with development and grant support services.

Becoming a Partner

Partnership focus

East Africa, Haiti and SE Asia

VC works with a range of different partner projects under its Misean Cara supported Member Managed Grant Programme. Our key area of focus is the East Africa region as we have an office in Kampala, Uganda and a coordination office in Nairobi, Kenya. We also work with partners in other areas of the world, including Haiti and a legacy project in Cambodia.

EU programme Partners

Under the EU engagement VC continues to apply as lead or as a member of consortium group of partners on various projects. These projects normally last for 24 to 36 months.

Recent examples of these partnerships include the Volunteering for Humanity project where VC was the lead organisation or as a supporting member in the case of our VIVID project to increase awareness around disability within volunteering. VC is active in the Erasmus programme and European Solidarity Corps humanitarian aid programme.

Prospective Partnership

While VC has limited scope for new partnership outside its committed partnership programme, we are open to potential programmes and projects where VC's expertise can be used. Please contact us to let us know of your interest and we can start a conversation.

Partners

VC partners manage development or humanitarian projects in marginalised communities.

Our Partnership Approach

Open, accountable and transparent

Partnership Values

Partnership Support

Missionary Approach to Development

Key Principles

Local-led development

VC value the unique contribution and strengths of all partners and conduct our partnerships in an open, accountable and transparent manner.

Recent Parnters

Some of our recent partners

Bishop Magambo Counsellor Training Institute

Peace and Justice Commission of the Diocese of Hoima

Caritas Kampala

Diocese of Kiyinda Mityana

Village of Joy OFM

Foundation of Hope

SHS Sisters Development Office

SHS Early Childhood Development Project

Potters Village, Kisoro Uganda

Nos Petites Freres et Soeurs (NPFS) is also known as Our Little Brothers and Sisters (OLBS) or Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH)

Religious of Jesus and Mary Sisters

CEBES Perquín, El Salvador

Partners in Compassion, Cambodia

Becoming a Partner

Partnership focus

East Africa, Haiti and SE Asia

EU programme Partners

Prospective Partnership

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