ORGANIZATION PROFILE:
Orphans and Widows of AIDS in Uganda referred to as (OWAU) is a voluntary non-governmental organization dedicated to assist the most disadvantaged people in society. These people include women and children who are left without food, clothes and other necessities for social life.
OWAU founded by six members in July 2001 started as a youth group whose main objective was to promote community awareness on health focusing on prevention of morbidity and mortality due to HIV/AIDS.

It up-graded its status and came up with:-            

1. Health and Education programs.
2. Family empowerment programs and modified its name to orphans and Widows Of AIDS Uganda.
Currently it operates in Districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Masaka, Mityana, Kasanda, Mpigi and Mubende.
VISION:
Restoring hope and happiness in the lives of orphans and widows of HIV/AIDS in Uganda
MISSION:
Working with orphans, widows and entire community in Uganda to restore hope in the lives of affected and infected persons by HIV/AIDS.
CORE VALUES:-
Selfishness
Integrity
Accountability to all Open communication.
GOAL:
Improving the quality of life of the orphans and Widows of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
GAPS:-
Young children between 0-8 are still at home. Child labor and neglect still prevailing. Accessibility to health services is still limited. Children below 8 years are malnourished,
Sanitation and hygiene is very poor.
Especially in the fishing communities i.e. no toilets. We need to sensitize more on immunization of children.
Home based care for children and care givers that are HIV/AIDS positive is a requirement
Cultural beliefs leading to child abuse are still prevailing-Housing people have one room houses, with linking roofs. Daycare centres for children below school going age.
Disabled children are neglected by their parents, we need to sensitive parents and community at large on how to empower the disabled children. We still lack viable and sustaining income generating activities. We need to promote viable and sustainable activities. 

The organisation is fully registered with the Ugandan govenment and NGO bureau and operatives in line of its legally stated objectives and activities in the whole of Uganda.