Our Impact

Vocational training

  • Providing young mothers an opportunity to learn marketable skills for financial stability and independence.

  • Services: curriculum includes sewing and tailoring, agriculture, hospitality, administration, English language, and culinary. Future expansion includes additional vocational pathways.

  • Outcomes: employment readiness, entrepreneurship skills, financial independence

Childcare

  • Offering a safe and nurturing environment for young children while their mothers participate in Kwigira’s educational programs.

  • Services: early childhood development programming and support, including introduction to English language

  • Outcomes: educational foundation, language skills

Community support

  • Providing resources for sustainable self-reliance, including housing, basic health services, food security, and economic opportunity.

  • Focus on providing comprehensive care to pregnant, postpartum women and mental health wellness care

  • Preventative care and instruction for infant and pediatric health and wellbeing, including educational training, temporary housing, and food security

Community building

  • Fostering community building through public events, sports, and the arts, giving community members outside of Kwigira and opportunity to connect and engage in a positive way.

  • Providing bicycles for transportation and trade

  • Providing girls and their families with livestock to address food security and promote self-reliance

  • Support for building, repairing, and improving the homes of girls and their families