Uganda now has a population of over 28 million people. The youth are always the most affected by wars, AIDS, immorality, cultism, pornography, homosexuality and unemployment. Since 1983, HIV/AIDS, has created a new generation in Uganda; a generation of orphans, hopeless youth, jobless and Godless without discipline and morals!
BBT is determined to change the unprivileged into hopeful, dependable, constructive and able citizens, capable of changing the future for themselves and others. Two programs are implemented by BBT, currently, to assist the youth.
GLOVIMO
BBT started a powerful movement in 1985, among the youth and children, popularly known as "GLOVIMO” (The Glory of Virginity Movement). It is a Bible-based movement that travels nation-wide and teaches the youth in Uganda about AIDS and the moral responsibility to stay sexually pure until marriage and faithful throughout marriage. It has special radio and TV programs that are seen and heard accross the nation.
Together with other Abstainance Groups, such as that of the First Lady of Uganda, we have brought the percentage of the population infected with AIDS from 30% in the 1980's to 6.4% to-date! Uganda once had the largest AIDS problem in Africa. Now the other nations of Africa are coming to learn from Uganda.
The idea is to cover the entire nation with our Bible-based AIDS Awareness campaign accompanied with capacity building efforts plus other ethical discipline oriented approaches.
Teaching programs are in place to teach differing age groups ranging from the age of 14 to 25. Each student (age 14-25) receives a choose-to-wait decision card after their training, which reminds then of their vows. Those students (age 14-25) receive a button they will proudly wear, which is exchanged for a "ceremonial lantern" on their wedding day.
This Program WORKS! These youth are very excited and serious about their vows. BBT has seen almost 120,000 children and youth commit themselves to purity and has attended hundreds of weddings. Different church leaders from Botwsana and Kenya have heard about the success of GLOVIMO and have invited BBT to come and teach them how to implement this great program among their different youth groups
BBT YOUTH EMPOWERING CAMPAIGN
BBT balances our approach to these youth by empowering them with trades and skills training. The most vulnerable youth are between 15 and 25 years. BBT has already identified skills that can easily be accepted by these types of kids, trades that are marketable & easy to learn within a short time, even by those who have no type of formal education:
• Hair dressing and care, Tailoring, Motor bike and Bicycle Repair, Brick laying, Hand crafts, Welding, and Electronics among others. We welcome you to join BBT in empowering these wonderful youth so they will become constructive citizens of both the Kingdom of God and Uganda.
