AVSI has been present in Northern Uganda since 1984, when the organization started its activities with a health project in collaboration with the district. AVSI has offices in Kitgum, Gulu, and Pader. Today AVSI is present in 34 IDP camps in Kitgum, Pader, Gulu, and Amuru districts. Sixty-nine percent of AVSI activities in Uganda are implemented in the Northern Region, reaching more than 2,500,000 beneficiaries every year. AVSI works in partnership with 7 hospitals, 26 health centers and 5 local NGOs.
The sectors of activities in the Northern region are:
- Health (support to 7 hospitals and 26 health centres with drugs, medical equipments, food for patients, training to staff, logistic supports, constructions) – Gulu, Kitgum, Pader
- HIV/AIDS activities (support to the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission program in 3 hospitals and 11 health centres, sensitizations, provision of drugs and Antiretroviral Treatment, training of staff, support to local NGOs) - Kitgum, Pader, Gulu
- Disability (identification and treatment of People With Disabilities and of Epilepsy Patients, trainings on medical rehabilitation, treatment of paralyzed patients) - Gulu
- Protection/Education (sponsorship to students in formal and non formal education, support to orphans and vulnerable children, trainings of teachers and social workers, reintegration of formerly abducted children, provision of income generating activities, camp coordination and return monitoring) – Kitgum, Pader, Gulu
- Water and Sanitation (drilling and motorization of boreholes, distribution of soap and sanitary materials, hygiene promotion, distribution of NFI)- Kitgum, Pader, Gulu
- Food Security (distribution of seeds and tools) – Kitgum, Pader
- Mine Action (Mine Risk Education, Victim Assistance) – Gulu, Kitgum
