⭐ Emergency Relief & Crisis Response Program
Our Purpose: Provide rapid, respectful, and practical assistance to vulnerable families during emergencies such as death of a caregiver, house fire, floods, famine, displacement, or sudden hardship.
⭐ Barefoot-Free Uganda Initiative
Our Purpose: Eliminate bare footedness among rural children through strategic shoe donations and school-based outreach.
Partner: Samaritan’s Feet International
⭐ 15. Emergency Relief & Crisis Response Program
Our Purpose: Provide rapid, respectful, and practical assistance to vulnerable families during emergencies such as death of a caregiver, house fire, floods, famine, displacement, or sudden hardship.
EXPANSION: Activities
Distribute 3–7 day food kits including:
▪posho
▪beans
▪salt
▪sugar
▪cooking oil
▪tea or porridge
Prioritize child-headed households, grieving families, or displacement victims
Partner with local leaders to verify and deliver
Include short prayer, message of hope, and follow-up plan
👉 Hunger shouldn’t follow heartbreak. This support says, “You are not alone.”
Provide used or new clothes by size, labeled by child/gender
Include emergency hygiene packs:
▪soap
▪sanitary pads
▪underwear
▪toothbrush/toothpaste
Sort kits into “age bands” for easier, faster distribution
Respect cultural dress norms (e.g. no short skirts, torn clothing)
👉 A fresh set of clothes after loss or displacement restores dignity, especially for children.
Offer help after fires, floods, or eviction:
▪tarpaulins
▪mattresses
▪mosquito nets
▪blankets
▪jerrycans
Where possible, provide small housing grants or connect with local construction teams/church groups for rebuilds
Document damages and offer psychosocial follow-up
👉 Shelter restores safety and calm it turns chaos into recovery.
Help families who have been forced to relocate due to:
▪Land conflicts
▪Flooding
▪Domestic violence
▪Child abandonment or trafficking threats
▪Provide one-time transport, resettlement aid, or safe lodging for 1–3 nights
▪Refer to government or NGO support systems
▪Assist in reconnecting children with trusted caregivers
👉 This isn’t a long-term shelter program it’s a rapid bridge to stability.
➡️ Especially vital for at-risk youth or child mothers.
🔷 EXPANSION: Impact
▪Families don’t beg they’re supported
▪Children see love, not just loss
▪Communities grow in trust for CHOCU
▪Staff become healers, not just donors
▪Family survives first week after loss or displacement
▪Children avoid sleeping hungry, naked, or outside
▪Trauma is softened by care and response
▪Hope returns faster
✅ Summary:
CHOCU doesn’t just help during good times it shows up when life falls apart.
✔ Emergency food & shelter
✔ Support after loss
✔ Rapid child-focused relief
✔ Dignity in disaster
