Our Work

What We Do

We strive to  improve the livelihoods of rural communities for sustainable development

We carry out Sensitization and community dialogues on Menstrual Hygiene Management in Kyegegwa District

We strengthen resilience and Economic Empowerment amongst Adolescent Girls and Women in Kyegegwa district amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

Community members of rural Sub County Kyenjojo District participate in the community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) triggering exercise in September 2014. Latrine coverage was at 45%.

Agriculture in schools was given as punishment, but DEFORA is changing the misconception! Agriculture Club of Marumbu Primary School in Kihuura Sub County Kyenjojo District poses for a Photo in front of their Maize Garden.

Uganda has experienced two decades of economic growth, leading to large population movements from rural areas to informal settlements around urban centers.

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.

According to data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), about 263 million children, adolescents, and youth worldwide – one in every five – are out of school, a figure that has barely changed over the past five years.

UWEZO Uganda and Twaweza East Africa supported DEFORA to conduct the 2015 annual Learning Assessment in Kyenjojo District. Our findings contributed to the production of the UWEZO Annual Learning Assessment Report

The project has strengthened the capacities of citizens, change agents, and civil society organizations to promote and protect civic spaces and accountable governance targeting Kyenjojo District.