RIAD FOUNDATION UGANDA

About RIAD FOUNDATION UGANDA

RIAD is a non-profit child centered organization that is aimed to ignite change among the refugees and the hosting community through building inclusive local ideology innovation to defend the right of children for wealthy, healthy and productive society. OUR VISION Transformed communities for better self-reliance OUR MISSION Mission: Promote quality extension programs and projects to needy individuals, families and communities so as to empower them in areas of education, health, livelihood, environment, natural resources, protection as well as good governance for wealth, health and productive society. Innovation: Focused on developing a new way to approach a problem for the sake of humanity Community participation: We believe community participation is an essential part of the process of good local governance and community development, therefore we consider participatory approaches as critical instrument in the organization Voluntarism: We are committed to serving the humanity on voluntary basis. Our self-motivation and team work does not only give us material things but also time to serve the youth community in Uganda with appropriate knowledge Gender equality: We are committed to promote gender equality and inclusiveness among children living with disability, girls and removing any barriers that prevent full participation of women, people with disability in public and political life. Sustainability: We are committed to maintain and support the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of the future generation through training on some courses like carpentry and joinery, Tailoring and gamete cutting, Farming As a business (FAAB). Transparency and accountability: at the core of accountability is reliability and personal responsibility; therefore, we value the ability of our staff and organization to honor our commitments. We will also take responsibility for our work and correct the wrong into right at the greatest extent possible. Accountability involves a process of seeing it, owning it, solving it, and doing it, and requires a level of ownership that includes making, keeping, and answering for all commitments

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Latest Updates

11:17 am · May 02, 2026

As part of RIAD commitment to the implementation of sustainable urban integration of displacement affected communities SUIDAC , the reassessment for Women groups for financial inclusion is on going. Funded by European Union, implemented by Cities alliance and hosted by UNOPs

11:14 am · May 02, 2026

The learning visit to RIAD by COHERE was a moment of blessing to the community and we are hoping for more local owned learning visit among RLOs which the team is moving forward to impress and start as action point.

05:09 pm · Apr 17, 2026

Exciting Update from RIAD Foundation Uganda! ?

We are delighted to announce the shortlist of youth groups for the Skilling Programme under the SUIDAC Project (Sustainable Urban Integration of Displacement-Affected Communities)!

This important shortlisting activity took place at the Arua Engineering Office, together with our sister partners: CETRA, WIN Westline CARD, CDOs, and representatives from ACAV.

The SUIDAC project, supported by Cities Alliance and the European Union, continues to empower young people from refugee and host communities in Arua city with practical, market-driven skills for sustainable livelihoods, self-reliance, and inclusive urban development. ?

We are proud to undertake this journey together with our valued partners as we build stronger, more resilient, and inclusive communities in Arua!

05:08 pm · Apr 17, 2026

Exciting Update from RIAD Foundation Uganda! ?

We are delighted to announce the shortlist of youth groups for the Skilling Programme under the SUIDAC Project (Sustainable Urban Integration of Displacement-Affected Communities)!

This important shortlisting activity took place at the Arua Engineering Office, together with our sister partners: CETRA, WIN Westline CARD, CDOs, and representatives from ACAV.

We are proud to undertake this journey together with our valued partners as we build stronger, more resilient, and inclusive communities in Arua!

03:08 pm · Mar 01, 2026

We are very privileged to receive CEFORD, the district leadership, O.P.M and other stakeholders during the monitoring of participants skilled by RIAD Foundation in Hairdressing, Mechanics, Horticulture, Poultry and I.C.T.