RuFI-Uganda

In addition to our women economic empowerment project that we have been implementing for the last 8 months in Karusandara sub-county Kasese district, a total of 60 more women have been added as beneficiaries. The new project “women economic empowerment through agriculture” will be implemented in Karusandara for the next 18 months. The project is funded by our new partner, Marie-Schlei-Verein e. V., Germany. Our project goals: Improving women’s income and alleviating their poverty; Improving the nutrition and living standards of women, their children and families; Promoting women’s self-esteem; EquippingRead More

With support from Miteinander – Ma’an e.V and sales of baskets, the organization now owns a brand new mini-vehicle (Tukutuku) The main reason for the purchase of Tukutuku is to facilitate the collection and delivery of plastic bottles collected from different collection sites to the Vocational Skills Training workshop construction site and ease the transportation of products and materials from/to RFC-Camps. In addition, it will provide an alternative source of income for the organization as it can be rented by other people when free. The Tukutuku will primarily be drivenRead More

RuFI Uganda officially launched the construction of the Eco-friendly women vocational training workshop in December 2020. Thanks and much gratitude to Rotary Club Bremen Boettcherstraße for the support that enabled us to take the very first steps. The collection process for plastic waste bottles, which we are reusing as building materials for the eco-friendly workshop, has been and is still going on. . One major process to have these plastic bottles used as bricks is by filling them with compacted dry soil to make them hard. Women, girls and youngRead More