MTN Uganda Foundation backs 25 community projects with UGX500m
The MTN Uganda Foundation has selected 25 community-led projects across Uganda to share UGX500 million (about US$130,000) in support under the fourth phase of its MTN Changemakers programme.
The projects were chosen from 2,607 applications submitted nationwide. Each will receive in-kind support worth UGX20 million.
The selected initiatives work in health, education, water and sanitation, environmental sustainability and economic empowerment. The programme is designed to back homegrown solutions to the social and economic challenges facing Ugandan communities.
The foundation announced the winners at Beles Bubu Africa in Bunga, Kampala, which is itself one of the beneficiaries.
The refugee-led organisation uses digital media and educational content to preserve African languages and cultural heritage while creating opportunities for refugee communities. It reportedly reaches more than 700 refugees each year, and its educational videos have drawn more than 110 million views on YouTube.
At the event, the foundation handed over ICT equipment worth UGX20 million to the organisation’s Digital Futures Hub, including laptops, cameras, workstations and projectors. The equipment is expected to strengthen digital learning and skills development at the hub.
Sylvia Mulinge, who attended the handover, urged the beneficiaries to keep developing solutions to the challenges they see in their communities.
UGX2bn invested so far
Across its first three phases, MTN Changemakers supported 75 community initiatives with UGX1.5 billion. The foundation says these reached more than 119,000 people.
The UGX500 million committed under Phase IV brings the programme’s total investment to UGX2 billion.
The foundation also thanked its implementing partner, Kad Initiative Uganda, for supporting the beneficiaries and tracking their progress.
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