Uganda

Our hearts are for the Ugandan people, with ongoing practical support

Since Aim for Change began its work in 2003, thousands of lives have been transformed in Uganda

Education

Education continues to be a major part of the charity’s work across Uganda. Scores of youngsters sponsored to go to school, beginning with the 14 from the Lira refugee camp, have gone through Primary and Secondary education, some are studying for degrees or vocational qualifications at universities and colleges and many have already qualified and secured jobs. Some have begun their own businesses. These youngsters were all either refugees, orphans or street children for whom education was only a distant dream before Aim for Change provided the opportunity for them to go to school.

In Mbarara, Aim for Change built a home for street children and continues to provide food and education for many youngsters. A second home was built in 2021 to accommodate the increased number of young people.

Three schools have been built and are supported by the charity; Amazing Grace School & Orphanage and 2 primary schools in the remote rural communities of Musaba and Bakka. School equipment and furniture, stationery, water purifiers, and food and uniforms for orphans are amongst the resources provided when needed. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Aim for Change constructed additional classroom blocks and a large assembly hall at the school in Bakka and a security wall, gates and lighting were installed around the school compound. This school has grown extensively and now has 500 pupils, of which approximately 200 are orphans.

In 2024, the charity provided funding for the construction of a kindergarten section at Bakka School, consisting of classrooms, playroom, toilets and office. Toys were purchased for the playroom and in 2025 land was acquired for the kindergarten playground. Additional land was also purchased to provide a large area for cultivation, to enable the school to grow some of its own food, including beans, casava and maize.

Our latest project at True Vine Schools, Bakka is to construct a senior school for the children of the local area and current pupils of the Primary section. Land has been purchased and installation of the infrastructure has begun, with the construction of toilet blocks and storage facilities. We look forward to helping with the building of classrooms once the basic facilities are completed.

Healthcare

Clean, freshwater is essential for health. We have drilled many freshwater boreholes in Uganda, including at Amazing Grace School, Musaba village school, at Mbarara street children project and at several churches. All of these are used, not only by the school or church, but by the wider local community, making freshwater accessible for thousands of people.

Mosquito nets make a huge difference in areas where people have access to freshwater. We provide strong, pre-treated nets in many communities where we have projects.

The charity also built a clinic and has provided medicines and equipment for several others.

Work at Amazing Grace School & Orphanage includes the construction of a toilet and shower block to improve the health and hygiene of pupils; at Bakka, a project to harvest and store rainwater from the school roof and the installation of a freshwater well. During the coronavirus pandemic, a dormitory for 100 pupils and a new shower block were built and an electricity supply was brought to this rural school.

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Bakka School

Self-sufficiency is our aim for the Ugandan people

Our aim has always been to help people to support themselves and their families. In northern Uganda, around Lira, our cultivation project now stretches over 9 districts.

Initially, 14 families, forced to leave their homes during the war in that area, were given seeds to start to cultivate their land, once they were able to return to it. Oxen and ploughs were also given to help them prepare the ground.

As the people began to reap their harvest, they kept some of the produce to feed their families, sold some at market, saved some seed to sow again and gave some away to neighbours to help them to begin to generate an income for themselves.

In April 2025, 3850 tree seedlings were purchased by 7 families in the districts around Lira with funds donated by Aim for Change. The seedlings have been planted around the edges of their cultivation, some to produce fruit and others to be grown and sold for timber.

Our animal projects have also been extremely successful. Chickens and cockerels, pigs or goats have been given to individual families or to whole communities. As a result of breeding and selling the offspring, people have purchased other animals including sheep, rabbits and even cows and are able to support their children in education, purchase their own meds and provide for the needs of their families.

Sewing machines are also a great way to equip women to earn an income. We have given many sewing machines, to individuals and to communities. In many cases, they take their machines to the market on the back of a bicycle and make clothes to order. Some have also passed on their sewing skills by training others.