ABOUT
KYOSIGA COMMUNITY
The Kyosiga Community vision is to empower vulnerable communities in Uganda to be self-reliant, meeting their health, education, and income needs. We focus on sustainable growth, providing clean energy, education opportunities, water access, health education, and skills to vulnerable persons.
KAACAD TEAM
Dr. Philip Ddungu
Board Chairperson
Dr. Philip is a skilled Biomedical Engineer with extensive experience in deploying safety programs, and protocols and managing medical equipment in healthcare facilities.
Throughout his career, he has provided consultancy services, advising on the best and minimally acceptable standards for enhancing medical technology through the provision of cost-effective yet efficient equipment.
Dr. Philip currently serves as a tutor at the Kampala School of Health Sciences and works as a research and innovation biomedical engineer at Array Medical Supplies and Consults. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Makerere University.
Ms. Doreen Mirembe
Board Secretary
Doreen has significant experience in healthcare administration, having previously managed the KACCAD pharmacy in Lusaaze, Rubaga division, before its relocation to the Gomba district.
She currently leads the loans department at Lecole Microfinance in Uganda.
Her expertise in healthcare and finance equips her with a unique perspective as a servant on the board, enabling her to contribute to the organization’s mission with a focus on sustainable growth and community well-being.
David Derrick Luwaga
Executive Director
Derrick Luwaga directs and oversees projects at KACCAD, providing guidance and supervising field teams.
He plays a crucial role in managing the organization’s network and operations, as well as fostering and strengthening relationships with the community, aligned partners, and civil society organizations across Uganda.
In addition to his work with KACCAD, Derrick serves as the program administrator for Let There Be Light International in Uganda.
Fausta Nakalema
Treasurer
Fausta is a registered nurse with 22 years of experience at Mengo Hospital, where she received her initial nursing certificate from its nursing school. She spent a significant portion of her career in the Pediatric department before transitioning to the Eye department, where she has worked for the past 8 years.
With her extensive experience, Fausta plays a crucial role in providing guidance to the organization, particularly in matters related to children’s health.
Fausta has been actively involved in various community outreach initiatives throughout her nursing career.
OUR MISSION
To elevate the living standards of underprivileged people in Uganda by providing health and education support, vocational training, and startup resources for income generation.
2030 GOALS
CORE VALUES
Empowerment
We are empowering vulnerable communities by providing the tools, resources, and support needed to become self-reliant and improve their quality of life.
Inclusivity
We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that our programs reach everyone in need, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Collaboration
We work closely with communities, partners, and stakeholders to achieve shared goals, recognizing that collaboration is key to creating meaningful change.
Integrity
We uphold the highest honesty, transparency, and accountability standards in all our actions, ensuring trust and confidence in our work.
Sustainability
We prioritize long-term solutions that create lasting positive impacts, ensuring that our work benefits the present generation and future generations.
PARTNERS
At KACCAD, our mission is driven by the support and collaboration of visionary partners and funders who share our commitment to making a positive impact. Over the years, we have been fortunate to work with a diverse range of organizations and individuals who have played a crucial role in advancing our initiatives.
We are deeply grateful for their contributions, which have enabled us to achieve significant milestones and create lasting change. Below, we proudly recognize those who have partnered with us on this journey and thank them for their continued trust and investment in our shared goals.
CURRENT
Let There Be Light International (LTBLI)
LTBLI is a registered non-profit organization based in the United States of America, dedicated to bringing clean energy to vulnerable, energy-poor communities in off-grid areas. The organization raises public awareness about energy poverty and, through its implementation partners, donates portable solar lights to vulnerable populations, including new mothers, orphans, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and students.
Since 2013, LTBLI has co-developed projects with us and funded several impactful projects in Uganda, such as Health Clinic Electrification, Safe Birth + Healthy Homes, the MODES Project, and Lights for Learning. We are extremely proud of this partnership, which has provided thousands of rural households with access to clean energy through our joint efforts.
Abroaderview:
Since 2008, Abroaderview has been recruiting volunteers for our programs in Uganda.
These volunteers have brought a wealth of skills and knowledge, which they have shared with our communities while offering voluntary services in healthcare, community development, child care and education, and community health education.
We are proud of this incredible partnership with Abroaderview.
a broader view
Keith and Alice
This amazing couple has consistently supported KACCAD programs, including the chicken farm initiative (2018-2022).
It has sponsored multiple vulnerable children to access quality education at leading tertiary institutions, primary, and secondary schools, covering all their requirements. They have also funded the rehabilitation of spring wells in Wakiso and supported the KACCAD volunteer house.
Over the years, Keith and Alice have also provided administrative funds to support KACCAD's operational expenses. We sincerely appreciate their generous and ongoing support.
PREVIOUS
With God's Little Ones (WGLOs)
Founded by the late Rudy Schaser (RIP), WGLOs was an organization dedicated to demonstrating the love of Jesus and renewing the lives of children. Through WGLO, six underprivileged children received school sponsorship, and the chicken farm was initiated and supported to enhance skills and income generation among youth and women. Low-income households of vulnerable individuals benefited from food pack donations shipped to Uganda, and startup chicken projects were supported for female-headed households.
WGLOs also contributed significantly to the community by constructing spring wells, supporting health centers, and contributing to the community resource center and volunteer house in Bulenga. This included the donation of a solar system, computers, cameras, hard drives for office use, rocket cook stoves, cooking pots, medical equipment, and folding chairs. Additionally, WGLOs secured the land title for the poultry farm, mobilized partial funds for the construction of KACCAD’s volunteer center, and supported the piggery project.
These generous contributions were instrumental in the growth and development of KACCAD as a small NGO start-up.
In 2015, a solar system, ultrasound scanner, microscope, and solar refrigerator were donated to Bbira Health Center. A Let There Be Light International grant funded by Atlantic Philanthropies provided pico solar lights to off-grid homesteaders in Wakiso and Gomba. This grant also enabled KACCAD to purchase office furniture, offer health insurance for its staff, and scale up the chicken farm project with an additional 815 chicks and feed until the chicks began laying eggs.
In 2016, Atlantic Philanthropies, coordinated by Dr. Ben Kerman through Let There Be Light International, funded the continuation of the KACCAD Health Insurance program, which benefits staff and teachers at the Faith Children Foundation orphanage and schools. They also purchased two batteries for the volunteer house/office and a solar pump for the chicken farm project.
In early 2017, another grant, supplemented by funds from the insurance company, was received to purchase a new vehicle after the organization's previous one was severely damaged in an accident.
Atlantic Philanthropies
PREVIOUS ADDITIONAL
IHI International (USA)
Exton, Pennsylvania.
AIDS Information Centre (Uganda):
Provision of HIV/AIDS voluntary counselling and testing services March 2007-present.
Center for Spiritual Awakening (USA)
Donation of funds for food for HIV/AIDS OVCs 2006-2007.
Peace Corps Uganda (USA)
Volunteer HIV/AIDS and health educator 2006- 2008.
Operation Pass Along
A Ministry of Hillspeak (USA)
Donation of books for the community library 2006.
Dixon Church of Christ (USA)
Sponsorship of 48 OVCs, and donation of funds for maintenance of piggery project in 2004.
World Bank Book Project:
Donation of 2,500 books for schools including Gold Max Primary School, Genesis Primary School, Nursery Primary School, Bulenga Modern Primary School in 2003.
Technical Centre for Agriculture (Netherlands)
Provision of textbooks on livestock farming, agriculture, and technology, which were used in training sessions for young local farmers in 1999 and 2002.
Department for International Development (UK)
DFID small grant scheme, British High Commissions Fund): provision of funds and resources to launch the tailoring project, and the piggery Demonstration Farm 2000-2001.
UNHCO
Uganda National Health Consumers Organization: Training community health workers and birth attendants in HIV/AIDS prevention through.
Vraag En Aanbod Internationaal (Netherlands)
Donation carpentry tools for the youth in 2001.
Book Aid International (UK)
In collaboration with Kyambogo Institute of Teachers' Education, we donated 700 textbooks to Nicaragua Primary School and Kikaaya Collage in Bulenga from 1998 to 1999.
Love With No Limit
Helped with sponsoring the purchase of land at Faith Children Foundation, where later a school classroom block was constructed with support from the Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation.
Wings of Support
Helped sponsor the purchase of a school building at Faith Children Foundation and orphanage that served about 160 vulnerable children for over a decade.
Wings of Support
Helped sponsor the purchase of a school building at Faith Children Foundation and orphanage that served about 160 vulnerable children for over a decade.
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