About Us

ABA MINISTERIAL APPLICATION FOR LICENSING WITH ABA MINISTRIES

Qualifications necessary to submit application for licensing by ABA Ministries.

All candidates applying for membership t must give evidence of:
-Born-again experience John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
-A Spirit-filled life Eph 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
-A divine call to the ministry Titus 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

All applicants for licensing:
1. Must show evidence of spiritual maturity and Godly character in their public and private lives
2. Must have been actively involved in the ministry of helps in service to their local Church
3. Must purpose to devote their life to the work of the ministry
4. Must attend ABA Ministerial Fellowship Conference annually.

Procedure for Applying for License Credentials:
1. Applicant must submit a signed copy of the ABA “Statement of Faith”
2. Applicant must submit a “Licensing Applicant Questionnaire”
3. Applicant must submit the “Letter of Recommendation” from their Pastor or Overseer and Two “Letters of Character Reference” from two people that can testify to the character and lifestyle of the applicant.
4. Applicant must enclose a non-refundable fee of $100. Dollars for U.S.A., Canada and London.
$55. for all other countries - payable to ABA FOUNDATION
5. Applicant will be notified usually within 30 days of the decision made by ABA

Ministerial Ethics
1. All ministers shall be in agreement with ABA. in matters of doctrine, conduct and ministry.
2. All ministers affiliated with ABA are expected to work and support ABA Programs and policies. Failure to do so may be cause for bringing review of their ministry and affiliation.
3. Ministers must submit no less than 4 quarterly reports per year to ABA. These reports should be submitted at the end of each quarter of the year. These reports should include the ways in which you have been effective for the work of the ministry, any new outreaches begun within that quarter and overall progress and vision of the ministry.
4. Ministers must renew their credentials on a yearly basis within the specified time in order to maintain affiliation. They must submit a completed “renewal application” and a non-refundable application fee of $100.00 for U.S.A., Canada, and London / $55.00 for all other countries per year.
5. Ministers must preach a minimum of 24 times per year or be actively involved in full time ministry such as a Music, Visitation, or Education Ministry, or be employed in a church staff/management position, or be engaged in one of the five-fold ministries, etc.
6. Ministers must attend at least one ABA Minister’s Conference per year (where applicable).
Failure to do so will automatically result in review of the Minister’s credentials by the World Missions Board.

Termination of Credentials
1. Withdrawn: A minister who has elected to withdrawal himself from the Fellowship and there are no charges filed against him/her shall be listed as “withdrawn”.
2. Suspended: A minister may be suspended from the Fellowship because of failure to maintain a Godly lifestyle and testimony, or for a non-cooperative spirit.
3. A Minister who fails to renew his credentials with ABA will be automatically withdrawn.

: About Us; 04 April 2016

Social – Economic Empowerment of Youth

Vision
To empower youth, refugees and other vulnerable groups with Technical and Vocational skills for better livelihood and to fight house-hold proverty.

Mission
To promote the socio-economic welfare of vulnerable communities and poor families affected by HIV / AIDS by helping them to create income generating projects for their self sustenance.

Goal
To empower youths especially the school drop-outs with technical and vocational skills for their social-economic transformation and to fight house-hold poverty.

Achievements: -

6 manual table knitting machines and 1 industrial manual knitting machine worth USD 3,250 with capacity of training 30 youths per annum have These Machines have been procured and now in use.

Youths have been acquired technical skill in sweater knitting and are employed by our Organization to manufacture sweaters for schools who have fixed their orders with our organization. They also train other youths in sweater knitting.

The project is generating income for self sustenance through supplying sweaters to schools and institutions. Our organization is able to replenish training materials for training more youths especially school drop-outs in sweater knitting.

Challenges; -

The Foundation needs: -

10 manual industrial knitting machines worth	USD 23,800
2 industrial sewing machines worth	USD 1,429
1 industrial over tacking machine worth	USD 715
Training materials worth	USD 4,056

The initiative is still operating in rented premises it needs to own training premises in order to minimize operation costs.

The initiative is committed to overcome the above challenges in order to train 300 vulnerable and school drop-outs in 2 years.

Future plans are; -

To acquire 5 acres of land in for both technical skill training institute and sweater knitting industry.
To roll out technical skill empowerment to youths and other vulnerable groups in Uganda and in other areas of operations.

Problem statement

Uganda is dominated by youth who are unemployed or underemployed. They spend most of their time gambling or doing less productive work for their survival. These are the youth who need our urgent help.

Many engage in criminal activities to earn a living. However, majority have fear of the poor social-economic life style after abandoning their previous dubious source of income. Worse still, some are abandoned by their family members and are regarded as social evils.

Because of this, it becomes very difficult for youth to live a contructive crime free life and those who have done so may not remain committed to their God because of the social-economic problems.

In view of the above, we have come up with a program of technical skill empowerment of youths and other vulnerable groups for social economic transformation for self sustenance and remain committed faithfuls to God.

Vocational &Technical Skills Development Project

This project has contributed to building Uganda’s human capital skills development capacity, particularly in education, agriculture and vocational and technical skills. This venture has creating and responded to labor market demands and propelled productivity nationally in Uganda.

The project objectives are to fight alerming levels of unemployment among young people, improve equitable access, quality and relevance of skills training and research that has led to job creation and self-employment. This is a life changing venture!

Ugandan President - Gen. Yoweri Museveni, during his latest “State of Nation Address” said that “…only 300,000 people are employed by Uganda government out of nearly 40 million people in Uganda and we do not have any vacancies anywhere in government offices. I strongly advise young people to create jobs instead of looking for employment…” President Museveni said.

UNICEF recent report indicated that 68% of Ugandans are totally unemployed and living in abject poverty. The ABA Foundation conducted a research on how to fight the alarming levels of unemployment and poverty among Ugandan youths and we carried out a training needs appraisal in which young adults including University graduates, school drop-outs, single mothers, widows, and other vulnerable groups opted for vocational and technical skills development project.

The provision of Vocational and Technical Skills (tailoring and garment cutting, secretarial, painting, art and design, agriculture, brick laying, carpentry and joinery etc) to young adults in Uganda has not only catered for self–sustenance, but also employment which has enabled them to generate income and fight household poverty. Our biggest problem at the moment is that we are operating under meager financial envelope amidst a lot of social responsibility!

This initiative marked the beginning of what has become a fruitful and rewarding linkage between the world of industry and academia. We have strongly contributed to the development of a relevant and highly skilled workforce that has propelled productivity and national development. We shall continue to emphasize the need for a strengthened linkage with industries in order to have our skilled graduates, who are very productive so that Uganda continues to benefits from the East African Community integration.

Recent research by Human Rights Watch indicated that 89% of Refugees and People staying in Internally Displaced Peoples Camps engage in prostitution which has led to an increase in HIV / AIDS scourge. These Technical and Vocational Training Centers are meant to fight the risky behavior, empower them to fight house hold Poverty and Combat the spread of HIV / AIDS.

We empower Women, Youth, Children, Widows, Refugees, and Disabled through Training programs and Capacity building. We run a Home Care Bay and Rehabilitation Centers for orphans and destitute children especially those running away from the civil war in the volatile world’s newest nation of South Sudan.

We raise Awareness in the Communities against HIV / AIDS and other Killer Diseases. We also promote Awareness among Communities by running Development Programs to Fight House Hold Poverty and Promotion of Income Generation at Homestead Level.

: About Us; 06 September 2016

Our Purpose

To strengthen and equip God’s people with the word of God, and to encourage their involvement in fighting house hold poverty and world evangelism by:

Providing Bible Courses and literature, media, leadership training, Socio-Economic development through raising awareness and intercessory prayers;
Preparing the Body of Christ living in threatened or unstable areas to face persecution and suffering; and to support them in time of need.
Educating and mobilizing God's people living in the free world to identify with threatened and persecuted Christians and be actively involved in assisting them.
Helping destitute children, orphans, widows, refugees, widowers, disabled, disadvantaged, down-trodden, outcast, and unwanted people. James 1:27.

We do so because we believe when one member suffers, all members suffer with it (1 Corinthians 12:26), all doors are open and we strongly believe God will accomplish the objectives of ABA Foundation.

: About Us; 03 April 2016

Abaana Ba Africa Foundation

ABA Foundation is a Non Governmental Organization registered under the Laws of Uganda. ABA Foundation is validated by an "Apostille" based on The Hague Convention held on 5th October 1961, (Certificates issued by one country can be officially legalized in other countries).

The objectives of ABA Foundation is Helping People Live Better Life and to Promote the Socio - Economic Welfare of the local Communities especially the Destitute Children, Orphans, Youth, Elderly, Widows, Immigrants, Widowers, Migrants, Refugees, Disabled, Disaster Affected People and Poor Families affected by HIV / AIDS among others.

Uganda is a country slightly smaller than the State of Oregon, USA and is home to more than 45 million people. Uganda has been through several Humanitarian Crisis including Civil Wars, Food Crisis, Floods, Refugee influx, Persistent Droughts, Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS Pandemic,SARS, Ebola, Corona Virus (Covid-19) etc. This has left the People in Uganda in Great Need of Resources, including Medical Resources to help with the Major effects these Crises have had on the overall Health of the Nation.

We equip the Vulnerable Groups with Technical Vocational Training Skills to enable them earn a living. Recent research indicated that 75% of Refugees and People staying in Tent Cities or Internally Displaced People's Camps engage in prostitution which has led to an increase in HIV / AIDS scourge in the Country. The Technical Vocational Training Centers are meant to Empower them, Fight Poverty and Combat the spread of HIV / AIDS.

We empower Women, Children, Youth, Widow, Migrants, Widowers,Immigrants, Refugees, Disabled and Elderly through Capacity building and Income Generating Projects for Self-sustainability. We run Children Villages, Bible Schools,Community Radios, Vocational Secondary Schools, Home Care Bay and Rehabilitation Centers. We do Training, Counseling, Teaching, and Missionary Work among others.

VOLUNTEERS CHANGING THEIR WORLD FOR BETTER:

ABA Foundation – Volunteers are making a difference in some of the world’s poorest communities, living and working alongside local people on projects of lasting value. Volunteers join us at different stages of their lives and with different passions. Yet they all want a challenge and they are united by their determination to make a difference. Typically, they walk away with a broad set of skills that help them to make progress in their personal and professional lives and carry on making a positive contribution to the causes they really care about.

These skills include the ability to negotiate, to motivate, to listen and learn from other cultures, to plan and manage budgets – and so much more. Half the world is under 25. We know that with the right opportunity, young people have huge potential to make an impact in their communities. With ABA Foundation, you can be part of this experience too – and show yourself and others what you’re made of.

"Non-Discrimination Policy"

ABA Foundation is a Non Discriminating Organization. ABA Foundation Projects and Programs DOES NOT require Exposure, Adherence to, or Conversion to our Religious Doctrine in order to be a Beneficiary.

ABA Foundation Does Not Discriminate Beneficiary based on Age, Gender, Tribe, Race, Creed, Color, Disability, Nationality, Marital or Family status, Political or Religious Affiliations.

ABA Foundation Program's beneficiaries are not encouraged or required to learn about, adhere to, or convert to ABA Foundation's Religious Doctrine as a Condition of Receiving our Services.

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