Empowering Communities

Transforming Lives in Northern Uganda

Through empowerment, climate action, health, education and advocacy, we champion the rights of children, youth, women and persons with disabilities across 6 districts.

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Community volunteers - Mission Uganda's strength
Training cultural and religious leaders on women's rights
Human Rights Advocacy

Protecting Rights & Dignity

Focusing on sexual reproductive rights and land rights for women and persons with disabilities through community sensitization and legal support.

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Skills & Empowerment

Building Skills & Livelihoods

Empowering youth and women with vocational skills, business training, and income-generating opportunities to create sustainable livelihoods and break cycles of poverty.

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Girls learning hairdressing skills at community business point
Land boundary inspection for reconciliation
Peacebuilding Initiative

Fostering Peace & Reconciliation

Resolving conflicts through community mediation, land boundary inspection, and reconciliation processes that transform conditions generating violence.

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Nutrition & Wellness

Fighting Malnutrition & Building Health

Through CASCADE project, we combat malnutrition in children under 5 by strengthening health systems, promoting nutrition education, and supporting community-led solutions.

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Health assistant conducting food demonstration for malnutrition management

Our Impact in Numbers

Transforming lives across Northern Uganda through sustainable development programs and community empowerment initiatives.

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Members Reached
Across all programs
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Groups Empowered
VSLA & Community Groups
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% Women Benefited
Gender inclusive programs
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Districts Covered
Northern Uganda

Community Health

Promoting wellness and healthcare access for vulnerable populations

Skills Development

Building capacity through education and vocational training programs

Economic Growth

Creating sustainable livelihoods and income opportunities

About Mission Uganda

We seek to address gaps amongst vulnerable children, youth, women & persons with disabilities in areas of empowerment (unemployment & food insecurity), education, health, peacebuilding and human rights. We support parents, youth, women & persons with disabilities to utilize their full potentials towards realistic, productive & sustainable engagements.

Our Mission & Vision

Mission Statement

Mission Uganda champions the rights and interest of the most vulnerable; focusing on children, youth empowerment, women and persons with disabilities through diverse intermediation strategies in the practice areas of empowerment (economic, environment & food insecurity), peace building, human rights, health and education.

Vision

Empowered, Peaceful & Inclusive society where Human rights and dignity are respected and upheld.

Core Values

Teamwork
Inclusiveness
Commitment
Transparency & Honesty
Quality-driven

73 Groups Empowered

Supporting youth, women & persons with disabilities through various economic empowerment activities.

1,710 Members Reached

Engaging communities in VSLA, agri-business, liquid soap making, handmade crafts and bee-keeping activities.

85% Women Empowered

Women and women with disabilities benefitting from economic and social empowerment activities.

Community sensitization on land rights of women

Our Thematic Areas

Mission Uganda operates across five core thematic areas: Empowerment, Peace Building, Human Rights, Health/Youth Friendly Services & Education to create comprehensive, sustainable change in Northern Uganda.

Human Rights Advocacy - Community sensitization on land rights

Human Rights

Moral principles/norms for certain standards of human behaviour that are regularly protected in different societal settings. Mission Uganda targets sexual reproductive rights and land rights of women & persons with disabilities.

  • Sexual reproductive rights
  • Land rights for women
  • Community sensitization on rights
Empowerment - VSLA with disabled groups

Empowerment

Supporting persons to discover & claim social or economic power. Groups engage in VSLA, Apiary/bee keeping, Liquid soap making, handmade crafts & re-usable pads, hairdressing and agri-business activities.

  • Village Savings & Loans (VSLA)
  • Apiary/bee keeping
  • Liquid soap & handmade crafts
Peace Building - Community mediation sessions

Peacebuilding

Resolving injustice in nonviolent ways and transforming conditions that generate conflict. Supporting community structures to handle violent land conflicts through mediation and reconciliation.

  • Community mediation sessions
  • Land boundary inspection
  • Reconciliation processes
Health and Youth Friendly Services

Health/Youth Friendly Services

Providing both clinical and non-clinical services through static health sites and community outreaches. Offering youth friendly services like guidance & counselling, HIV testing, cervical cancer screening, and family planning.

  • HIV Counselling & testing
  • Cervical cancer screening
  • Family planning services
Education and Skills Development

Education

Supporting school going children in formal education and life skills for in-school and out-of-school adolescent girls. Scholarships for disabled children, mentorship programs, and reusable pads production by 60% of empowered girls.

  • Scholarships for disabled children
  • Re-usable pads production
  • Life skills & mentorship
Family Strengthening - Supporting vulnerable families and child protection

Family Strengthening

"My Life My Responsibility" program supported by SOS Children Villages aims to support vulnerable families to build capacity for protecting and caring for children.

  • Vulnerable family support
  • Child protection capacity building
  • Community care networks

Our Impact

Supporting beneficiaries across six districts: Omoro, Pader, Gulu, Amuru, Lamwo and Nwoya through direct field interventions and partnerships with CBOs and CSOs.

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Districts Covered
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Partner Organizations
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Vulnerable Families
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Practice Areas

2025 Goals Progress

Education Programs 85%
Healthcare Access 72%
Clean Water Projects 90%

Community Feedback

"Mission Uganda has transformed our village. Our children now have access to quality education, and our families have clean water. Thank you for giving us hope for a better future."
- Mary Akello, Community Leader, Gulu District
Community Satisfaction 95%

Current Projects

Our ongoing initiatives are actively transforming communities across Northern Uganda through targeted interventions in health, education, women empowerment, and sustainable development.

Women Action for Food Security
2024-2026

Women Action for Food Security

Ongoing

Climate justice intervention amplifying voices of women most impacted by climate change, focusing on food security and sovereignty through community-led approaches.

Nwoya District - Alero Subcounty
Okura and Oyinya parishes
CIVFUND

Achievements:

  • • 3 women accessing land through mediation
  • • Organic pesticides & fertilizers production
  • • Functional seed banks & VSLA activities
We Care Project
2024-2026

We Care Phase V

Ongoing

Increasing recognition of Unpaid Care and Domestic Work (UCDW) in public policy while redistributing care responsibilities more equally between men, women, and the state.

Gulu District & Gulu City
Unyama Sub County
Oxfam through UWONET

Key Successes:

  • • 30 cultural & religious leaders trained
  • • Male change agents empowering communities
  • • Infrastructure advocacy (bridges, health centers)
CASCADE Project
2024-2025

CASCADE Project

Ongoing

Community-Led Development Approach focusing on nutrition, health, and social norm transformation through 263 volunteers including trainers, cultural leaders, and local councilors.

Gulu District & Gulu City
263 volunteers, 80 trainers, 113 leaders
Dutch Ministry via CARE International

Focus Sectors:

Health Centers Schools Churches Community Groups

Completed Projects

Our successful interventions that have created lasting impact in communities across Northern Uganda, demonstrating our commitment to sustainable development.

CSI III Project
Completed 2024

CSI III Project

Cost Effective Sustainable and Innovative Responses

Successfully Completed

Family strengthening project focused on child protection, education, and environmental protection across Northern Uganda. Implemented through targeted service approaches ensuring durable and holistic family empowerment.

100
Households
3
Districts
10
Villages
13
Youth Skilled
Implementation: 2022 - 2024
Omoro, Pader & Agago Districts
Ericks Development Partner via SOS Uganda
My Life My Responsibility Project
Completed 2024

My Life My Responsibility (MLMR)

Family Strengthening Project

Successfully Completed

Family strengthening project that supported vulnerable families to build their capacity to protect and care for their children. A social protection program targeting children, women and youth with holistic family empowerment approaches.

250
Households
4
Parishes
30
Villages
3
Sub Counties
Implementation: 2022 - 2024
Odek, Acet Central, Orapwoyo - Omoro District
SOS Netherlands & SOS Norway via SOS Uganda

Key Focus Areas:

Child Protection Family Empowerment Social Protection Environment

Project Impact Summary

350+
Total Households Reached
7,045
Tree Seedlings Planted
16
Youth Skilled & Employed
34
Villages Transformed

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Join our network of partners including SOS Children Villages, CBOs, and CSOs. Currently implementing "My Life My Responsibility" with SOS Netherlands and Norway support.

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