Welcome To Rukungiri Women Integrated Development Foundation
“Building Together“
Who we are
We are a Non-Governmental women’s organisation based in Rukungiri District Uganda with a mandate to enhance the skills, livelihoods and well-being of women and youth in order to mobilise communities and increase awareness of water, sanitation and hygienic standards, income promotion/credit scheme, reproductive health, food security, education, good governance and human rights advocacy
Our Cause
Road from extreme poverty to sustainable living!
Women living in rural Uganda areas are vulnerable to many challenging issues. In a keen look at the subject amongst them are discrimination, unfavourable gender roles,Reproductive and Maternal Health, Marriage and divorce and domestic violence. All these issues are directly and indirectly linked to poverty. RWIDF therefore uses collabrative approaches to address these issues with a keen eye on economic empowerment to end extreme poverty starting from the most vulnerable communities of western Uganda.
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Our Values
Integrity
We ensure high levels of integrity in our program management. We are honest and have strong moral principles that unify us as an undivided team to ensure that we are at the centre of safe guarding and protection of rights of the people in communities we serve.
Inclusiveness
We ensure inclusiveness in our program management, development and implementation. We work towards ensuring everyone regardless of who they are feel equally involved in and supported in all areas of our work.
Accountability
We are both accountable to our generous donors and the communities we serve, We are responsible for our words, our actions, and our results and we ensure value for the resources that we spend while transforming communities.
Innovativeness
We are innovative while delivering our programs, we learn from the failures and successes we register during program development and implementation. This helps us create interventions that meet the needs of the communities we serve.
Transparency
We are transparent in our actions, decisions and communications with both the people we work with and the communities we serve.
Mr. Sande Frank
RWIDF met Mr Sande Frank, He was very grateful for the project in his village which he described as a life time event in their village. The water point at which they had been fetching water previously had brown dirty contaminated water. He said the same water pond was being used by brick layers and animals. On behalf of the village he thanked RWIDF for the work well done especially the training of water user committees even after construction work is done
From Alice
For Alice clean water means a brighter future. Now clean water is all available, we wash ourselves, our children drink clean water. There is less sickness and almost everyone has come to know the importance of washing hands.
Mugisha’s Story
We had taken a long time without safe and clean water. I am very happy for RWIDF having chosen my area as one of the beneficiaries of the project. Rutooma C had for long been experiencing problems related to access to clean and safe water. I pledged to cooperate with RWIDF and to as well protect the water project through a committee of Village members. My village for long had experienced water borne diseases because we were sharing our water pond with animals like cows and goats.
Lovence’s Story
I am expressing happiness for the new latrine and water facilities constructed at my school. I thank RWIDF and their Partners for the support to my school which for a long time was lacking sanitation facilities. This school has suffered a tremendous decline in the pupil's enrolment due to poor sanitation facilities in the school. In the previous year the population of the school was 218 pupils. There has been an increase in the number of pupils this year by 50, which has been attributed to the improvement in the water and sanitation facilities. I attribute this to the good works of RWIDF and Ryan's Well foundation.
Mr. Charles’ Story
Kajwamshana Primary school has been lucking sanitation facilities for a long time; it's unbelievable if one saw the toilets that were being used. I am excited for the new four stance latrine constructed at the school premises. The school is funded by the government of Uganda but it has for long been neglected and has lacked basic sanitation facilities.
Projects completed
Communities engaged
Direct beneficiaries
Indirect beneficiaries
Methodology
How we do it
We work with the local communities for the uplifting of a girl child, women and to help them improve their standards of living, access safe water, sanitation and basic health facilities. We use a range of experts and make sure the right skills exist in the community so they can keep them working along into the future. By working with the local communities we’re able to invest in the future of local communities so that they can continue the excellent work. The incredible generosity and commitment of our supporters and donors is behind everything we are doing.
Our Work
Our Major Programs towards enforcing out mandate for a better life
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Program
Livelihood Program
Agriculture Program
Education Program
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Our Major Programs towards enforcing out mandate for a better life
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