Uganda Kolping Society

Founded in 1977, Uganda Kolping Society is a non-governmental organisation based in Hoima, Uganda working on community development, poverty & hunger, employment & skills +4 more.

Uganda Kolping Society is a Catholic social action non-governmental organisation and lay Catholic social movement, founded in 1977 at Munteme Parish in Hoima Catholic Diocese. It is the national counterpart of Kolping International and operates in 17 dioceses across Uganda. Its work focuses on reducing poverty and marginalisation, building social structures and developing sustainable infrastructure through self-help, technical support, education and spiritual renewal. Focal areas include associational work, rural development, vocational training, environment and ecology, start-ups and microfinance, social aid, health care, disaster relief and citizen participation. The organisation runs a microfinance subsidiary, Kolping Microfinance Uganda Limited, and hotels in Hoima, Masindi and Kampala whose income supports its work. It is registered as an NGO and as a company limited by guarantee without shares.