OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION (OAF-Ug) in partnership with Bishop Stuart University under RETI project.

We are empowering through learning by doing approach eight young famelles refugees in sandal making techniques.
The trainees are gaining skills in :
- Sandal making techniques,
- Financial literacy,
- Business development,
- Career and guidance,
- Entrepreneurship and youth development
- Provide general mentorship and follow up support after training.
    The program equips them to effectively navigate Business opportunities and issues in today's business.
OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION (OAF-Ug) remains dedicated to empowering refugees and host community members to build a strong, self-reliant future for all.
Thanks to Bishop Stuart University- RETI PROJECT Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement.

|RELON UGANDA | Conrad N. Hilton Foundation | IKEA Foundation, Treebeard Trust|
Sheila Namugga, Lukendo Mbokani Mparha , Micheal Gumisiriza ??, Basika Sabiti, Monday Tama Yari, Kabugho Sylvia

Did you know that community-led development and Community Based Empowerment are all about recognizing and harassing the power of local knowledge, expertise, resources and community ownership? At OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION for Community-Led and Community Based Empowerment approaches, we're enhancing communities to take lead of their own development initiatives. Let's ending together extreme poverty and Unemployment for lasting livelihood for rural and refugee members.

On Monday, this week OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION was happy to welcome the COHERE team, represented by Micheal Gumisiriza Program lead for an inspiration and learning visit! Michael visited our vocational community Hubs for Shoe and Soap making, and the Community green skills hub under #GenerativeAgriculture initiatives, where experienced our engagement on youth skills development that elevate #youthEmployment and also experienced our efforts that support sustainable climate smart Agriculture that boosts farmers productivity, profitability and climate resilience.???? This visit outlines our shared engagement with WeAreCohere to promote inclusion, youth skills development initiatives, climate smart Agriculture for a better livelihoods for all within the refugee settlements and host communities in Uganda and beyond ????

At OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION, under Community green skills hub, we are promoting #Generative #Agriculture is an important innovation agricultural technique focusing soil restoration, environment protection, agroforestry promotion, waste management, plastic and sacks recycling, ... Our #Agroentrepreneurs are equipped with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to become qualified #Agroentrepreneurs. ???? Through Generative Agriculture trainings, participants shall gain how to restore poor soils, tackling food security issues, protecting environmental and improving local climate resilience, waste management methods and agroforestry management techniques. ???? Using these sustainable practices shall promote land biodiversity activation, regenerates degraded lands. Farmer soils get healthier, fragile ecosystem protected, quality of water harvested,.... ????As, the main result, smallholder farmers lands are more productive, profitable and local farmers can maintain consistent yield and mitigate local climate change. Big thanks to Treebeard Trust and WeAreCohere for the flexible funds????

These beautiful made sandals were produced by the young refugees at OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION in Rwamwanja refugee settlement, kamwenge District- Uganda. since, January 2025, we have trained 15 qualified Shoes makers for both refugees and host community members. They have gone on to start micro enterprises or get employed to earn income for themselves and for their families, the bridge of local led development. In case you want to support refugees to be business owners or purchase their products, please contact our programs to [email protected] with profound gratitude to RETI PROJECT, tree beard trust and WeAreCohere for their generous financial support to Ogandaze Africa Foundation to elevate youth skills initiatives that eliminate extreme poverty and create youth employment in rural and refugee communities in Uganda.