Our CompletedProjects
A legacy of community-led transformation — seven completed initiatives that have shaped lives, institutions and communities across Uganda since 2017.
Projects That Changed Communities
Every completed project leaves behind strengthened institutions, empowered people and lasting community ownership — the true measure of our work.
Right2Grow was a five-year strategic partnership programme operating in six countries globally, including Uganda. WDF served as the grassroots engine of implementation in Bugweri and Mayuge Districts — mobilising women, breastfeeding mothers, youth and community leaders to demand accountability for nutrition and WASH services, track local government budgets, national budgets and drive evidence-based advocacy from the ground up. Launched in September 2021, the programme reached over 10 million people globally ands 10 districts in Uganda.
The Busoga Local Leadership Labs brought together over 100 community members, local leaders, VHTs, faith leaders and partner organisations in Ibulanku Sub-County, Bugweri District for a structured co-creation and ideation convening. Through participatory problem analysis, group dialogue and prototype development, communities identified their top challenges — including health facility access, drug shortages, youth unemployment and GBV — and co-designed community-led solutions. The process strengthened accountability mechanisms and built a roadmap for continued community-led development in Busoga.
Echoes of Hope was a five-month initiative (July–November 2025) that equipped 50 community peace champions — 20 youth, 20 women and 10 faith leaders — with the skills and tools to promote non-violent conflict resolution and community healing ahead of Uganda’s 2026 elections. Through capacity-building workshops, trauma-healing sessions for women survivors of political violence and art-based advocacy and sports tournaments, the project built a grassroots culture of peace, dialogue and resilience. Over 50 champions formed self-help groups that continue mediating tensions beyond the project period.
As part of Uganda’s commemoration of the 9th Africa Amnesty Month (September–October 2025), WDF supported community mobilization and sensitization across Kasese and Bundibugyo districts in the Rwenzori region — one of Uganda’s most conflict-affected areas. Through radio talk shows, community outreach dialogues and capacity workshops for district stakeholders, WDF helped raise awareness about voluntary surrender of illicit small arms and light weapons, the Amnesty Act of 2000, and DDR processes. The Rwenzori sensitisation workshop in Kasese brought together 41 participants from security agencies, local government, religious groups and community leaders.
The Clean Homes Campaign was a community mobilisation initiative promoting household hygiene, sanitation and environmental health across three regions of Uganda. Working through existing women’s groups, VHTs and community structures, WDF facilitated community cleaning activities, hygiene education, household toilet construction drives, and environmental improvement campaigns. The campaign addressed WASH gaps identified through community dialogues and targeted the most vulnerable households — including those with children under five and pregnant women — to reduce preventable waterborne diseases and improve overall community health.
Youth4Investment was a transformative initiative rooted in WDF’s conviction that young people are not passive recipients of development — they are economic agents. The project established structured youth investment clubs where participants learned savings discipline, investment planning, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Through peer mentorship, linkages to Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs), and practical business coaching, Youth4Investment gave young men and women in Central Uganda the tools, confidence and networks to lead their own financial futures — building a generation of youth investors, not aid dependents.
The GBV Prevention Forum was a multi-stakeholder community engagement initiative bringing together survivors, community leaders, local government officials, health workers and civil society actors to develop community-driven action plans for preventing Gender-Based Violence across WDF’s areas of operation. Grounded in community-based research and informed by WDF’s ongoing GBV work through the Twogere project, the Forum produced a research report and actionable recommendations for improved GBV prevention, survivor support and accountability mechanisms at the community level. WDF’s membership in the GBV Prevention Network Africa reflects its sustained commitment to ending violence against women and girls.
We are documenting additional completed initiatives. Check back soon or contact us to learn more about WDF’s full project history.
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