Child Hug Uganda came into existence through establishing a community-Based day care clinic called Child Hug Uganda Mission Medical Clinic in 2011, with the objective of providing access to quality health care services to communities in Lango sub-region, Northern Uganda.

Child Hug Uganda (CHU) is a youth-led not-for-profit indigenous organization established in 2011 in Lira City, Northern Uganda. Its registered with the National Bureau for NGO (Reg.No: MIA/NB/2023/02/5513), and with Lango Civil Society Network (Reg. No: LA/NGO/LR/0011). CHU operates in Lira, Kole, Oyam, Kwania, Alebtong, Otuke districts, Lira City in Lango Sub-region.