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Our vision is for Africa to thrive

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Uganda

Established country office | Operating since 2018

Working in many of Uganda’s most underserved and refugee-hosting districts, the country programme combines food security and livelihoods, economic empowerment, WASH, health and nutrition, education and emergency response to help communities move beyond meeting immediate needs towards greater self-sufficiency and sustainable livelihoods.

Impact in Uganda

In 2025, ForAfrika reached 218,467 people across all programme activities in Uganda.

218,467

people reached across all programme activities in 2025

4 sub-regions

Eastern, Karamoja, Northern and West Nile

8 years

of sustained operation in Uganda since 2018

20

permanent staff delivering impact across 4 sub-regions

Core capabilities

Food Security and Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment

We have diverse experience in supporting communities to strengthen their food security and livelihoods, and increase household income.

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Our WASH programmes aim to enhance water supply for domestic use, livestock, and small-scale irrigation. This includes drilling and rehabilitating boreholes, providing hygiene kits, and offering WASH training. Our approach incorporates foot-pedal irrigation mechanisms on communal farming blocks and weather-smart agricultural practices to conserve water.

Health and Nutrition

ForAfrika’s focus is to improve health and nutrition for children, women and families, by increasing access to and the quality of essential health and nutrition interventions. In Uganda, our health and nutrition programme aims to save lives, enhance nutritional and health outcomes, and build community resilience and stability.

Education

Our strategic objective in the education sector is to improve access to quality and protective education for underserved girls and boys. We achieve this by implementing interventions that enhance school enrolment, attendance, retention, and learning capabilities.

Emergency Response

Our emergency response programme is designed to save lives, stabilise and rehabilitate communities, increase resilience, and prepare for future disasters. We provide emergency food assistance, non-food item (NFI) distributions, cash and food vouchers, and emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, along with humanitarian logistics. We support refugees at reception centres with food, essential hygiene products, and kitchen gardens. As the extreme weather disasters increase, we are expanding into affected areas to deliver life-saving support, including food and water.

Programme highlights

From production to profitable markets

Smallholder farmers across Koboko, Obongi and Terego strengthened their participation in formal markets, transforming agriculture from a means of subsistence into a more reliable source of income. Increased productivity, collective marketing and greater investment in farming practices enabled households to capture more value from what they produced, while stronger market linkages and access to finance helped create jobs and stimulate local economic growth. Together, these changes laid the foundation for more resilient farming businesses and stronger rural economies.

36% → 65%

Increase in formal market participation

UGX 870

million Generated from 455,407 units of produce

2,604

Jobs created across local value chains

196

Farmer groups bulk-selling produce

Building stronger local economies

Economic opportunity grows when people have the confidence, skills and financial resources to invest in their futures. Through Village Savings and Loan Associations, financial literacy training and support for micro and small enterprises, ForAfrika supported individuals and households to strengthen their financial resilience and expand their income-generating activities. Continued mentorship, collective marketing and stronger market linkages enabled entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, creating employment opportunities and keeping more value within local communities.

2,099

People accessing VSLA services

161

Micro and small enterprises supported

1,858

Young people in productive work

7,301

People trained in financial literacy

Bringing safe water closer to home

Reliable access to safe water transformed daily life for communities across Karamoja, West Nile and Northern Uganda. Rehabilitated and newly constructed boreholes reduced the time families spent collecting water, strengthened hygiene practices and contributed to lower rates of waterborne disease. At the same time, investments in community management structures helped ensure that water systems could be maintained locally, strengthening long-term access long after construction was complete.

39,319

People gained access to safe water

32

Boreholesrehabilitated

32,224

People reached through hygiene promotion

43

Water and Sanitation Committee members trained

Strengthening nutrition from the household up

Improving nutrition begins long before a child requires treatment. Through community Care Groups, household gardens and practical nutrition education, ForAfrika supported families to strengthen their knowledge, improve diets and identify children at risk of malnutrition earlier. Combined with screening and treatment services for vulnerable children, this approach supported healthier households while building community systems that can prevent malnutrition over the long term.

68

Care Groups established

2,581

Children screened for malnutrition

71

Malnourished children rehabilitated

299

Household gardens established

Country Director

Sam Tukei

Sam Tukeiis a certified Project Management Professional (PMD Pro) with over 20 years of experience in leading and managing integrated humanitarian and development programs.

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We remain committed to expanding integrated programming, strengthening partnerships with government and other organisations, and building on the progress already achieved. ”

Sam Tukei
Country Director, Uganda

Stories

Uganda HorticultureRead more +02 October 2026 By ForAfrika in Uganda

Money flowing through African economies, not just into them

Anna Monday tends to her eggplants, applying vegetable gardening knowledge she gained through ForAfrika’s training.Read more +13 July 2026 By ForAfrika in Food Security and Livelihoods, Uganda

Turning simple lessons into lasting change

Contact

ForAfrika Uganda

Plot 2468
Pope Paul Close, off Nsereko Road.
Nsambya
Kampala

Kampala, Uganda
+256 393 002 150
[email protected]

Where we work in Uganda

We operate in four sub-regions across Uganda:

  • Eastern
  • Karamoja
  • Northern
  • West Nile
  • Areas of operation
  • Country Office
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© 2026 | For Afrika to Thrive (Registration Number: 2010/025117/10) is a multi-national public charity with a global reach. We have affiliate offices in:
• South Africa (ForAfrika South Africa NPC, Registration Number: 1983/011022/08, NPO Number: 052-455-NPO, PBO Number: 130000144)
• United Kingdom (ForAfrika UK, England and Wales Registered Charity Number: 1050992, Scotland: SC043643)
• USA (ForAfrika USA, EIN: 38-2726350)
• Canada (Canada ForAfrika, Charity Number: 865982573 RR 0001)
• Germany (ForAfrika Deutschland e.V., Tax Number: 99019/38930)
• Switzerland (Stiftung Schweiz ForAfrika, Registration Number: CHE-114.509.322)
• Australia (ForAfrika Ltd, Registration Number: 651 493 980)
• Norway (ForAfrika Norge, Registration Number: 828 055 232)

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