RIWE_AFRICA

Tackling

Poverty in Uganda's Pastoralist Communities

More than 3.5 Million Pastoralist Women and Youth in Uganda earn a living in harsh, remote environments with restricted access to economic opportunities and essential services such as Health and Education

About Us

RIWE_AFRICA is an Indigenous Non-profit making Organization dedicated to improving the well-being and resilience of pastoralists in Uganda. We work with pastoralist communities across Uganda’s cattle corridor to address poverty, health, education, and environmental challenges affecting vulnerable women, youth, and children.

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Our Work

We disrupt Poverty in Uganda’s Cattle Corridor through a Justice-centered and layered-services model that;

❖ Improves access to  Healthcare services

❖ Unlocks Economic opportunities.

❖ Enhances access to Education

❖ Promotes climate justice and action

Learn more about our Programs

We strengthen pastoral economies through skills development, market access, and financial inclusion

We expand access to quality, inclusive, and community-led healthcare services.

We increase access to learning opportunities for pastoralist children through formal and informal education.

We engage with pastoral Communities to restore rangelands and promote climate adaptation for sustainable ecosystems.

OUR IMPACT

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Have been supported to access Quality & affordable EDUCATION services.

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Have been supported to access Quality & affordable HEALTHCARE services.

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Women pastoralists have been supported to generate incomes through LIVELIHOOD programs

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Pastoralists Men and Women have been educated on ENVIRONMENTAL restoration and conservation 

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Stories of Change

Behind every statistic is a story of resilience. Meet the individuals whose lives have been transformed through RIWE_AFRICA’s work.

Latest Updates

RIWE_AFRICA Joins Just Peoples School of Visibility Program

We are excited to announce that RIWE_AFRICA has been selected by Just Peoples to join the School of Visibility Program, a global platform that builds the storytelling, communication, and visibility...

Introducing the Climate Care Fund (CCF), A community Driven solution for climate resilience.

Climate Action made Local, Affordable, and Sustainable. Climate change continues to threaten pastoralist communities in Uganda with prolonged droughts, floods, and livestock diseases. For families...

Empowering Youth and Women through RIWE_AFRICA’s Livelihood Program

At RIWE_AFRICA, we believe that youth and women are not just beneficiaries of development but powerful agents of change. Our Livelihood Program is designed to equip them with the knowledge, skills...

Our SAFE GIRLS Project increassing Access to SRHR rights for pastoralists adolescents

For many adolescent girls in Uganda’s pastoralist communities, the cost of growing up is far too high. Adolescence often brings early marriage, dropping out of school, teenage pregnancy, and limited...

Advancing Women Pastoralist’s Land Rights in Kasese District.

At RIWE_AFRICA, we believe that justice begins with empowering the most vulnerable. Over the past year, with support from the Legal Empowerment Fund (LEF), we have worked tirelessly in Kasese District...

Savings Lives at Birth-Ntoroko District.

In Uganda’s pastoralist communities, women face extraordinary challenges during pregnancy and childbirth. In remote communities of Ntoroko District, long distances to health facilities, poor...

Charcoal Burning and Logging in Ntoroko District: A Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore

In the heart of Uganda’s pastoralist belt, Ntoroko District is facing an escalating environmental crisis, one rooted in charcoal burning and unchecked logging. What was once a region defined by its...

Basongora Pastoralists Struggle for Belonging in Contested Kasese Lands

Years after being resettled by the Ugandan government on land in Karusandara Sub-County, the Basongora pastoralist community in Kasese continues to live in uncertainty. What was intended to be a new...

Our Current Footprints

RIWE_AFRICA is currently making a lasting impact in 4 pastoral Districts across Uganda. These are the Districts of Ntoroko and Kasese in Western Uganda, Nakaseke and Nakasongola in Central Uganda. 

OUR PARTNERS

We don`t walk alone, Our journey is powered by the trust, collaboration, and shared vision of our partners and Funders, Together, we co-create solutions that are inclusive, sustainable, and locally led.