About Us

Veronica Balina | Co-Founder

"When I was 12, my grandmother gave me a nick name Tumaini (which is a Swahili word for Hope). At this time, I was living with her in the Major Seminary of Our Lady of the Angels in Kibosho, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania where she worked. When I asked her why she called me that, she explained ‘you give hope to the orphans in this seminary, you are natural with children and every day I see you playing cheerfully with them, you inspire hope”. At this stage, everything used to happen naturally. Helping those in need, wiping tears off the face of a crying child and encouraging those who had no reason to smile was something that I was passionate about. Little did I know that this was indeed my calling and destiny right from this tender age. Nothing gives me more joy than seeing those in despair smile. To this date, when you stroll down through the green hill of Kibosho which overlooks the marvelous Mt Kilimanjaro, no one in this village where I spent my earliest childhood years knows me by the name of Veronica but rather Tumaini. Right until the Eastern town of Jinja in Uganda where I have spent much of my adulthood years, Tumaini is my known name and I am happy that I am inspiring hope and living for the happiness of others."

About Kyabirwa Holistic Foundation

Kyabirwa Holistic Foundation (KHF) was established with the primary objective of empowering marginalized community groups in rural areas of Bugweri District, located in the Eastern and central regions of Uganda. We operate on a holistic philosophy, recognizing the intricate interconnectedness of all aspects of life. We are dedicated to uplifting women, children, individuals with disabilities, and refugees who are among the most vulnerable in society.

KHF is a fully registered local community-based organization (CBO) that operates without discrimination or religious affiliation. We are proud to be run by local Ugandans who understand the unique challenges and needs of our communities. Our approach is distinguished by its commitment to stainability, innovation, creativity, and cost-effectiveness. We prioritize community engagement, ownership, and participation using practical methods, and maintaining a long-term focus with clear end goals.

Supported Women SACCOs, 474 women benefitting

Girls benefitting from Bridge Of Hope Scholarships

Children rescued from child labour and given another chance at life

Successfully advocated cases for sexually abused children

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Education. Socio-Economic Transformation. Sustainable Environmental Strategies

KHF Foundation also works on activating the role of members of the community and increases the degree of awareness of cultural and societal issues.

We Fight

Illiteracy

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Hope

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Our Approach

At KHF, we prioritize community engagement in all our activities and empower individuals through participatory planning, decision-making, and cost-sharing. Our ultimate goal is to foster self-reliant, self-sustaining, and self-governing communities while creating safe and inclusive environments for all members. We are committed to promoting sustainable development and building resilience against environmental and economic challenges.

Mission: Our mission is to ignite lasting positive change in rural communities by addressing disparities through providing essential tools, resources, and support needed to achieve holistic, sustainable development.

Vision: We envision a future where all individuals have equal opportunities and access to basic human entitlements.

Values: Critical Thinking, Integrity, Innovation, creativity, Sustainability, Practicality, Partnership, Respect, Trust

Motto: Together As One

LOCAL LEADERSHIP
With an award-winning team of local staff and volunteers in Uganda that have the expertise, dedication and trust of their communities to make real change happen.

LISTENING, EMPOWERING, SUSTAINING
With a simple but effective approach of always listening to local people and empowering them to make sustainable changes themselves

INCLUDING ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY
From parents and community groups, to the government and private sector, so that child protection, livelihood, education and health systems work for all children, youth and women.

FIRM PRINCIPLES
We respect people and planet. We work together with communities to end harmful traditional practices and protect children, while respecting local culture, heritage and environment. We are conscious to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment and employ a reduce, reuse and recycle approach.

We share and collaborate

By working with others, we can have a greater impact. We collaborate with partners across the NGO, public and private sectors to maximize the reach and impact of our projects. We continuously develop our knowledge and skills by working with and learning from others, sharing what we know so that they too can learn from us.

We always want to do better
An ethos of learning and improving is ingrained in everything we do, from supporting training for all of our staff to continuously developing our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning tools to measure our impact and inform our strategy.

TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
100% ACCOUNTABILITY We adhere to best practice guidelines as outlined by the NGO Bureau and the Fundraising Regulator

ROBUST GOVERNANCE
We maintain robust governance policies and procedures including regular internal and external audits to ensure this

INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED
We publish independently audited accounts annually and encourage our supporters to ask us anything, anytime