TORUWU
Kikajjo, Wakiso District, Uganda
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Founded in 2000, TORUWU is a non-governmental organisation based in Kikajjo, Uganda working on community development, gender equality, disability +5 more.
TORUWU (Training of Rural Women in Uganda) is a registered non-governmental organisation based in Kikajjo village, Nsangi sub-county, Wakiso District, Uganda. It works to empower rural women and their families through income-generating training, physiotherapy and support for disabled children, education at subsidised fees through St. Marys Junior School, and youth engagement through music and dance. Its farm and wine production generate income that helps fund these programmes.
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Disability Programme (physiotherapy and orthopaedic appliances)
Disability · Uganda
Physiotherapy clinics every Thursday for disabled children in Nsangi sub-county, with support for their mothers through home-based start-up income activities.
Women Empowerment Programme
Employment & Skills · Uganda
Training in income-generating skills such as leather craft, bags, baskets, soap making, mushroom growing and tailoring, plus seed capital and entrepreneurship and wellness workshops.
St. Marys Junior School
Education · Uganda
Quality primary education at subsidised cost for children from needy families, from Nursery to Primary 5.
Youth Engagement (music and dance)
Arts & Culture · Uganda
Brass band, cultural dance group and soccer team providing youth with skills and performance income.
Wine Production and Farm
Community development · Uganda
Income-generating wine production and a five-acre farm whose produce is shared with families of disabled children and used to fund the other programmes.
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