Our Core Work
16 remaining students
Nikibasika started with 52 children and youth. Since 2006, all but 16 have completed their leadership development and education, and are now working, raising families and supporting community initiatives. Most of the remaining 16 youth are pictured above: Samson, Asward, Alex, Brian, Good, Dan, Kiiza, Prossi, Dorcus, Moses and Mellon. (Not pictured: Desire, Jethro, Anita, Anald, Angella). Most of this group are either in post-secondary training (journalism, mechanical engineering, fashion, plumbing), near the end of secondary school, or in vocational streams that will lead to useful trades. All general funds for Nikibasika support the school fees and living expenses of this group — with an expected end date of 2027, when the youngest member of Nikibasika, Good, finishes post-secondary training.
Other Projects
Community Pandemic Relief Fund
The small community in Kasese, Uganda, has been particularly hard it by the Covid19 pandemic lockdown. People already living hand to mouth have lost all of their income for many weeks now. And then flash floods washed away hundreds of houses and limited the food supply even further. For the past several weeks, the youth in the Nikibasika Development Program have been supporting children in the local community by accessing and providing food. Our local team (including the youth) will continue feeding 100 local children three times a week until mid-summer -- this will literally prevent these children from starving.
Moses feeds some of the local children
Local children wait for food
Nikiplus Medical Clinic and Health Promotion
The medical team from Nikiplus Clinic
Smith, David and Emmanuella
Siima Smith, one of the Nikibasika graduates, trained as a community health officer and opened a medical clinic in Mbarara two years ago. The clinic, which has a four person medical team, provides health services with a model where paid services for those who can pay subsidize free services for others. Nikiplus also organizes health promotion and disease prevention activities across multiple communities.
Smith has also taken on the care of two young children who were left without parental support by poverty and illness.
Kusiima Girls Foundation
Britah Atusimiire, who recently graduated with a degree in social work and psychology, has started a small NGO to support girls education through menstrual activism. Her goal is for every girl in need in Uganda to have access to reusable sanitary products so their school is not interrupted and their self-esteem and confidence are built.
A blog post outlining her project can be found here:
https://www.frankbyaruhanga.ug/the-government-should-give-a-periodpad-to-a-girl-in-need-britah-atusimiire-shares-her-menstrual-journey/