KUWASHA USA

THE PROGRAMMATIC GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN SOUTHERN UGANDA. KUWASHA USA PROVIDES CHARITABLE SUPPORT THROUGH INTERNATIONAL GRANTS TO THE KIBAALE COMMUNITY CENTRE ("THE CENTRE") TO OPERATE ITS CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. SINCE 1993, THE CENTRE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMING LIVES IN AND AROUND THE VILLAGE OF KIBAALE BY PROVIDING HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AND A QUALITY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TO VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. EDUCATION: THE CENTRE OPERATES 3 SCHOOLS THAT HOST OVER 1700 STUDENTS IN THE CENTRE SCHOOLS DAILY. STUDENTS GET UNIFORMS, QUALITY EDUCATION AND MEALS DAILY. ON TOP OF THIS, STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO A HOST OF PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR EDUCATION. HEALTHCARE: A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE IN KIBAALE IS RUN WHERE OVER 26,000 PEOPLE ARE TREATED ANNUALLY, INCLUDING A MATERNITY SECTION WHERE ON AVERAGE A BABY IS DELIVERED EVERY DAY. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM NAMED THRIVE EXISTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AT HOME TO LEARN TO GROW CROPS THAT WILL PROVIDE A MORE BALANCED DIET TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2024, 360 FAMILIES ATTENDED THE THRIVE TRAINING PROGRAM. WATER SOURCES ARE LOCATED AND MAINTAINED IN THE COMMUNITY, MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO VITAL CLEAN WATER. TO DATE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS INSTALLED 25 BORE HOLES IN THE RAKAI DISTRICT TO ACHIEVE THIS. THE LARGEST INITIATIVE IN THE COMMUNITY IS COFFEE PLANTATION. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 55,000 COFFEE PLANTS, PROVIDING OVER 110 JOBS MONTHLY.