Mutahiwange

Founded in 2019, Mutahiwange is a community organisation based in Kaguma, Uganda working on community development, children & youth, employment & skills +5 more.

Mutahiwange is a community project founded in 2019 that supports residents of Kaguma, a small village about 15 km from Fort Portal in the Tooro region of western Uganda. The project aims to create a safe, non-violent space for social interaction, creative development and leisure, and to act as a point of contact for people with social questions or problems. Its work includes a social centre, a vocational training workshop for mechanics, a tailoring training workshop, the electrification of the village, improved cooking stoves, food and farming projects, sustainable forestry, and support for children with disabilities including medical help. The project is run by a team in Germany and Uganda, is financed entirely by donations, and its project account is managed by the non-profit organisation wirWerk.