Uganda pulses with young energy. The average age here is sixteen, and the creativity is extraordinary. From Kampala's maker spaces to rural cooperatives, young Ugandans are building solutions that honour community while embracing innovation. We'll partner with The Washing Machine Project, Breakdance Project Uganda, a youth-led menstrual health organisation born from community outreach, and explore access to youth detention centres. Travelling with Siaka, a long-time collaborator with deep community roots across Uganda, we'll spend a week to ten days collecting stories of resilience, ingenuity, and the quiet determination of people who refuse to wait for permission to build a better life.
The Storytellers
The voices behind the stories. Each person carries a world of knowledge.
Navjot Sawhney
Founder of The Washing Machine Project, building dignified solutions for communities without electricity.
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Siaka
Local collaborator and community organiser with deep roots across Uganda. Former organisation founder supporting youth skills training, community development, and local councils. Travelling partner for the Uganda leg.
Ogole Oscar
Executive Director of Community Development Shield Uganda, leading youth-driven SRHR training, water infrastructure, and climate-smart agriculture in Northern Uganda.
Frances Birungi
Leader at UCOBAC, championing women's land rights, child protection, and community savings groups across Uganda for over 35 years.
Partner Organisations
The organisations and people we're connecting with in Uganda.
The Washing Machine Project
anchorDesigns and distributes flat-packable manual washing machines to remote communities, saving 75% time and 50% water versus hand washing. A masterclass in dignified co-design.
Breakdance Project Uganda
partnerFounded by one of Uganda's first rappers. Supports kids through B-boy training and dance, bringing international dancers to teach and mentor young people.
Diagrama School Uganda
networkSchool in Uganda supported by Diagrama Foundation from Spain. Potential story collection and youth engagement site.
Community Development Shield Uganda
partnerYouth-led NGO providing SRHR training, water and sanitation infrastructure, and climate-smart agriculture to 340+ youth in Northern Uganda.
UCOBAC
partnerUganda Community Based Association for Women and Children Welfare. 35 years of women's land rights, child protection, climate resilience, and community savings groups.
Youth Menstrual Health Organisation
partnerStarted from a community outreach in Siaka's network, now a large organisation working on menstrual health for young women. A grassroots success story.
African Youth Alliance Development Organization
partnerYouth-led vocational training, economic empowerment, and GBV prevention in refugee camps and rural districts across Uganda.
Incarceration Nation (Uganda contacts)
networkWorldwide network supporting prisons. Exploring access to youth detention centres in Uganda — research in progress via Siaka.
World Voices Uganda
networkEconomic justice and youth empowerment supporting refugee voices and education access across settlement communities.
Design Hub Kampala
networkCo-creation space for social impact, part of the AfriLabs network of African innovation hubs.
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