Rotarian Isaac Ssamba the Founder and Executive Director of Ssamba Foundation has been elected as the President Nominee of Rotary Club of Mukono Central 2025-2026. Rtn. Ssamba has served the Director Service Projects at the club for the year 2023-2024 and has been pivotal in many successful projects of the club. The Rotary Club of Mukono Central, Hope Creator President (2023-2024) Rotarian Moses Kafeero led the club to congratulate Rtn, Ssamba and promised his full support when time comes for his year of service. Congratulations Rotarian Isaac Ssamba and the Ssamba Foundation family wishes nothing but the best on your…
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What is Independence when our disabled brothers and sisters are always left out; considered as social outcasts and rarely catered for? Independence is a day not only to celebrate the core of our beliefs, the very makeup of our identity as citizens of Uganda but also to celebrate our common humanity regardless of gender, age, race, physical ability among others. Many children with disability are looked at as curses by their families, some are “burdens” especially those with mental and physical disabilities; a perspective that we hope to change through sensitization and support to families with such cases. The 9th…
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Our communities are faced with many communicable and non- communicable diseases yet still very few people have access to primary health care. Some depend on over-the-counter medications to ease their pain and others on local herbs without being properly diagnosed. With this background, Ssamba Foundation together with the Rotary Club of Mukono Central did a needs assessment in Nakisunga Subcounty and discovered that providing a medical camp would be very beneficial to the people of this community. On the 7th of October 2023, a one-day medical Camp was successfully organized at Seeta Nazigo Health center III. Over one thousand people…
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Education is the key to a child’s success in Uganda. Ssamba Foundation’s teaching volunteer project focuses on international language classes, international cultural exchanges, arts, music, crafts, sports, games and educational murals. These initiatives are aimed at a wide range of audiences, from school children to local villagers. Education is a priority, it is one of the most important tools Ssamba Foundation can give the children in order to break the cycle of poverty affecting their lives and to help them become independent adults. The murals we paint are directed towards local schools to help raise awareness on key issues such…
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At Ssamba Foundation, we believe that Dance and Music are an excellent means of communicating and can also be downright fun for the kids! For anyone interested in joining and serve with us under this music, dance and drama project, you don’t need any qualifications to volunteer with this Uganda project, all you need is just lots of enthusiasm. If dance or music is your thing then consider sharing your creative talents teaching dance and music in Uganda. We use dance and music to address social issues and enable children to express their frustrations and confusions – and perhaps help…
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The Uganda medical volunteer project organized by the Ssamba Foundation every month offers skilled medical professionals and students with a chance to experience a new culture and working environment, while learning and developing their specialized medical knowledge. This is a very unique opportunity to gain first-hand medical experience working in Uganda. The Uganda medical volunteer project run by Ssamba Foundation is best suited to professional medical and medical students aiming to gain valuable experience in a hospital or clinic medical setting and learning more about tropical diseases. Medical students gain practical medical and nursing experience. You’ll also get to broaden…
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Volunteering at the farm in Uganda is among the best ways to immerse yourself in the Uganda culture and lifestyle. Starting in February and throughout the year, we need volunteers who can help with planting, caring for animals and harvesting our crops at our Uganda farm volunteer project. In this Uganda farm volunteer project, you will work alongside local farmers and help them with their daily work. Your tasks might include planting and watering the crops, cleaning the farm, feeding the animals, picking fruits and vegetables depending on what is needed at the time. Some days may be busier than…
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Each day of the week, Ssamba Foundation sets out to the rural villages with a team of volunteers to community needs assessment and or engage ourselves in activities that improve the living standards of the local villagers. During our community outreach volunteer project, our major work is carrying out a community needs assessment to identifies the strengths and resources available in the community to meet the needs of children, youth, and families. The Ssamba Foundation team also engage into activities which improve on the sanitation of rural people and this include clearing of drinking wells, building of dry racks and…
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Ssamba Foundation is setting up a mini-demonstration farm project at our community resource centre (under construction) to work as an educational space, and outdoor recreation site for the people of Kyampisi Subcounty, Mukono District. The mini-demonstration farm project at the Community Resource Centre is being created for the community members in the surrounding neighborhoods, and intended to be a focal point of community pride and activity for residents of Kyampisi. The community resource centre will be a safe place for recreation and to connects neighbors over the growing, preparing and sharing of food; promoting environmental conservation and will serve as…
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Hunger keeps hundreds of children out of school around the district. As their parents often have to leave for farm work very early in the mornings, many children in poorest villages have to walk hours to school on an empty stomach. Parents are also worried about their children’s safety if they attempt to cook alone. Many families opt to take their children to the fields with them, where they can be fed, instead of sending them to school. In response, the Ssamba Foundation launched the School Meals Project, which provided free school lunches to children in the poorest areas and…