Our Impact
Transforming Lives, Building Futures
Livelihoods: Empowering Independence
Vocational Training: Trained 1,052 youth in tailoring, ICT, hairdressing, and bakery, with 60+ launching businesses.
Economic Ripples: 489 households supported with income-generating activities to sustain children’s education.
Education: Breaking Barriers
Scholarships: Supported 1,447 vulnerable children and young women with access to formal and vocational education.
Teacher Training: Equipped 746 educators with non-violent communication techniques using the SCREAM methodology.
Early Childhood Development: Provided quality ECD education to 215 children of young mothers.
Child Protection: Safeguarding Futures
Nyumba Kumi: Mobilized 400 children into learning groups during COVID-19, with 300 returning to formal schooling.
REAL Fathers: Mentored 2,476 young dads in positive parenting, benefiting 13,352 families.
SafeBangle: Piloted wearable tech for GBV reporting, aiding 19 survivors with rapid support.
Voices of Impact
“Somero taught me tailoring. Now I run my own business and support my child’s education.”
— Kagere Mariam, Program Graduate
“The Nyumba Kumi group kept my son learning during lockdown. They became our lifeline.”
— Parent, Busia District
Health: Saving Lives
Mobile Clinics: Delivered sexual/reproductive health services to 6,602 adolescents through 28 mobile clinics.
HIV Care: Helped 357 clients resume treatment, with 312 achieving viral suppression.
Peer Educators: Trained 160 girls as SRHR advocates and 30 youth as Village Health Teams.
Advocacy: Driving Systemic Change
Policy Wins: Secured a 150% increase in Busia’s child labor budget and gazetted child protection ordinances.
Youth Leadership: Enabled 357 children to engage in social accountability dialogues with policymakers.
Global Voice: Represented at the UN General Assembly and Global Conference on Child Labour.
Empowering Vulnerable Children and Young Women
Who We Serve:
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Guiding Principles
Community-Centered solutions lie at the heart of our work. We collaborate closely with families, local leaders, and neighborhoods to design interventions that respect cultural values and address context-specific challenges. For example, our Nyumba Kumi model mobilizes clusters of 10 households to protect children’s education during crises, while the REAL Fathers program engages young dads and community mentors to reshape parenting norms. By embedding local wisdom into our strategies, we ensure programs are not just effective but owned by the communities they serve.
Equally vital is Amplifying Voices. We empower children and youth to lead advocacy through platforms like SCREAM (Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, Art, and Media) and child rights clubs, where they identify harmful practices and lobby policymakers. Meanwhile, Innovation drives our response to emerging challenges. From SafeBangle bracelets—wearable tech enabling real-time reporting of gender-based violence—to digitalizing traditional skills like tailoring, we blend grassroots ingenuity with cutting-edge tools. These principles work in tandem: community trust fuels participation, youth voices shape priorities, and innovation scales impact, creating a ripple effect of empowerment across Uganda.
Hidden Pillars of Change
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Skills Reimagined
Blending tradition with tech to empower youth through digital tailoring and hairdressing, boosting employability in urban markets.
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Peaceful Parenting
Mentorship programs teaching non-violent communication to reduce abuse and nurture safer, happier homes.
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Neighborhood Guardians
Training communities via the Nyumba Kumi model to protect children and combat exploitation locally.