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Our aim is for clients to return to a productive life, functioning well in the family environment, the
workplace and social settings.
OUR VISION IS:
"To be a haven of relief and hope through a holistic and dignified mental health services in the
region.
OUR MISSION IS:
"To provide accessible and affordable integrated mental health services of the highest quality."

OUR CORE VALUES INCLUDE:
Client centeredness, Confidentiality, Integrity, Dignity, Teamwork, and Professionalism.
Dr Dick Stockley
At ARC we aim to offer the highest quality of care to enable our patients and clients recover
and maintain a healthy and productive life. Our clinical staff provide the skill and experience to
meet the individual requirements and needs of our patients.

Our programs are designed to effect the changes necessary to create a fresh start for our
clients, repairing relationships with self, family, employer and other significant aspects of life.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA) MEETINGS
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking
problem. It doesn’t cost anything to attend A.A. meetings. There are no age or education
requirements to participate. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about
their drinking problem. A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

The Hill Rise Group of AA meets at Africa Retreat Centre on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at
5.30pm. These meetings are open and free. There are other AA meetings in Kampala and
upcountry. You may find more information from https://aa-uganda.org/aa-meetings/
IMPACTING PEOPLE. CHANGING LIVES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Mwebaze Isharaza (“Isha”) is co-founder
and Program Director at the Africa Retreat
Centre (ARC)
He is an International Certified Addiction
Professional (ICAP -II), Addiction Care &
Treatment Specialist, Counsellor, and
Recovery Coach. He is a member of the
National Association of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Counsellors (NAADAC), the
International Society of Substance Use
Professionals (ISSUP) and current Chair of
the Addiction Prevention and Rehabilitation
Association of Uganda (APRAU). He is also
a trained practitioner of Compassionate ISHA
Inquiry.
Isha is in long term recovery (over 13 years) For more information you may reach out to
having struggled with alcohol addiction for AFRICA RETREAT CENTRE at:
many years before that. This gives him the
experiential knowledge of addiction, in 10 Hill Rise, Naguru, Kampala
addition to his professional training and +256 788 799 399
expertise. He leads a multidisciplinary info@africaretreat.org
team of specialists in the field of mental www.africaretreat.org
health and addiction

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