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2020 – 2021 Service Report

2020 – 2021 Service Report

Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and care for those affected by HIV/AIDS. This service reports details our activities. Highlights from this report Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and...

UPDATE: The Manoni Community Clinic is Here!

UPDATE: The Manoni Community Clinic is Here!

In March 2021, we shared how Swiss nurse Manon and her sister Rachel were raising funds to build a village clinic at the Kyawagonya Nursery and Primary School. Manon Empowers: Building a Village Clinic in Kyawagonya Today, we are happy to report that the clinic is...

Manon Empowers: Building a Village Clinic in Kyawagonya

Manon Empowers: Building a Village Clinic in Kyawagonya

Note from Matsiko Johnbosco: Wondering how a kind act of hands-on volunteerism can transform a society? Check out what Manon, a nurse from Switzerland, is doing to serve the Lwengo District. - Matsiko Johnbosco, Founder of Uganda Empowers Swiss Nurse Manon and her...

2019 Service Report

2019 Service Report

Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and care for those affected by HIV/AIDS. This service reports details our activities. Highlights from this report Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and...

Help us Build a Washroom

Help us Build a Washroom

Update: We have raised $250 of $985 USD to build a washroom like this for our school. Earlier this year we welcomed Volunteer Theresa Sauter from Germany. For a month, she stayed with us, learning about how we support those affected by HIV/AIDS with our solar energy...

Giving Little Kids a Ride to Education

Giving Little Kids a Ride to Education

The Kyawagonya Community Nursery & Primary School is a place, where children can build a solid foundation for their future. A team of motivated teachers provides the young students with valuable knowledge and tools to develop their skills growing up. School fees...

Performance at Kyetume

Performance at Kyetume

Today the Heroes of Uganda Empowers performed for the town of Kyetume. First, they performed Matsiko John Bosco's The Bitterness of Revenge, an emotional play that tackles the subjects of HIV and revenge. Then they sang songs of HIV/AIDS awareness and healthy,...

The T-Shirts are Here!

The T-Shirts are Here!

Finally, the t-shirts are here! Last week Matsiko John Bosco received the final Uganda Empowers logo from Angel Nelson, American Friend to Uganda Empowers. He sent the logo to a local printing business and the t-shirts were printed within a week. We ordered 40 red...

Uganda Empowers Sign Post

Uganda Empowers Sign Post

Uganda Empowers has a sign post! The sign post is located outside of the main headquarters of Uganda Empowers in Kyawagonya-Piida. We hope the sign post will attract visitors, clients, and potential volunteers to Uganda Empowers. Friend to Uganda Empowers Angel Nelson...

Case Study: Babirye Federesi

Case Study: Babirye Federesi

Babirye Federesi, a 60 year old widowed grandmother, shares her story with the counselors of the Uganda Empowers Home Visiting Program.

Planting Trees for a Better Tomorrow

Planting Trees for a Better Tomorrow

It's the beginning of the rainy season, so Matsiko John Bosco and Jafari decided to take advantage of the season by planting trees in Kyawagonya-Piida, the home village of Uganda Empowers. We plant trees so that we can prevent our land from being infertile and...

Case Study: Nakyanzi Rosemary

Counselor Med of Uganda Empowers shares his story about Nakyanzi Rosemary, who was in need of an abdominal surgical treatment .

2020 – 2021 Service Report

2020 – 2021 Service Report

Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and care for those affected by HIV/AIDS. This service reports details our activities. Highlights from this report Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and...

UPDATE: The Manoni Community Clinic is Here!

UPDATE: The Manoni Community Clinic is Here!

In March 2021, we shared how Swiss nurse Manon and her sister Rachel were raising funds to build a village clinic at the Kyawagonya Nursery and Primary School. Manon Empowers: Building a Village Clinic in Kyawagonya Today, we are happy to report that the clinic is...

Manon Empowers: Building a Village Clinic in Kyawagonya

Manon Empowers: Building a Village Clinic in Kyawagonya

Note from Matsiko Johnbosco: Wondering how a kind act of hands-on volunteerism can transform a society? Check out what Manon, a nurse from Switzerland, is doing to serve the Lwengo District. - Matsiko Johnbosco, Founder of Uganda Empowers Swiss Nurse Manon and her...

2019 Service Report

2019 Service Report

Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and care for those affected by HIV/AIDS. This service reports details our activities. Highlights from this report Uganda Empowers is a community-based organization that provides prevention and...

Help us Build a Washroom

Help us Build a Washroom

Update: We have raised $250 of $985 USD to build a washroom like this for our school. Earlier this year we welcomed Volunteer Theresa Sauter from Germany. For a month, she stayed with us, learning about how we support those affected by HIV/AIDS with our solar energy...

Giving Little Kids a Ride to Education

Giving Little Kids a Ride to Education

The Kyawagonya Community Nursery & Primary School is a place, where children can build a solid foundation for their future. A team of motivated teachers provides the young students with valuable knowledge and tools to develop their skills growing up. School fees...

Performance at Kyetume

Performance at Kyetume

Today the Heroes of Uganda Empowers performed for the town of Kyetume. First, they performed Matsiko John Bosco's The Bitterness of Revenge, an emotional play that tackles the subjects of HIV and revenge. Then they sang songs of HIV/AIDS awareness and healthy,...

The T-Shirts are Here!

The T-Shirts are Here!

Finally, the t-shirts are here! Last week Matsiko John Bosco received the final Uganda Empowers logo from Angel Nelson, American Friend to Uganda Empowers. He sent the logo to a local printing business and the t-shirts were printed within a week. We ordered 40 red...

Uganda Empowers Sign Post

Uganda Empowers Sign Post

Uganda Empowers has a sign post! The sign post is located outside of the main headquarters of Uganda Empowers in Kyawagonya-Piida. We hope the sign post will attract visitors, clients, and potential volunteers to Uganda Empowers. Friend to Uganda Empowers Angel Nelson...

Case Study: Babirye Federesi

Case Study: Babirye Federesi

Babirye Federesi, a 60 year old widowed grandmother, shares her story with the counselors of the Uganda Empowers Home Visiting Program.

Planting Trees for a Better Tomorrow

Planting Trees for a Better Tomorrow

It's the beginning of the rainy season, so Matsiko John Bosco and Jafari decided to take advantage of the season by planting trees in Kyawagonya-Piida, the home village of Uganda Empowers. We plant trees so that we can prevent our land from being infertile and...

Case Study: Nakyanzi Rosemary

Counselor Med of Uganda Empowers shares his story about Nakyanzi Rosemary, who was in need of an abdominal surgical treatment .