Burgess Foundation

Welcome to Burgess Foundation

The Burgess Foundation is a nonprofit community-based organization focused on improving the lives of children, youth, and women in Uganda. We create sustainable change through education, health, skills development, and economic empowerment programs.

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Our Programs

Support To Education

Education is key in breaking the cycle of generational poverty. Education provides a sense of normalcy, safety and the knowledge needed to build a more stable, peaceful future. We partner with top performing schools to meet the educational needs of children.

Maternal and Child Health

In rural Uganda, basic medical care is often poor the difference between life and death. Poor nutrition, diarrhea, HIV/AIDS, malaria, anemia, and complications during childbirth are a few examples. Burgess Foundation works with health workers to strengthen the public health access alongside community health workers, health volunteers, medical students, and others.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

61% of Ugandans lack access to safe drinking water. Access to clean water is essential to the health and well-being of every community. Drinking contaminated water often brings illness and death. In order to address clean water challenges in rural communities.

GET TO KNOW US

Burgess Foundation (BF), a Ugandan NGO registered in 2021, is dedicated to empowering vulnerable communities through maternal health, girl child education, and elderly care. By partnering with communities, government, NGOs, and the private sector, BF delivers sustainable, culturally relevant interventions that improve livelihoods and align with national development priorities.

OUR VALUES ARE:

1. Integrity
2. Equality
3. Transparency
4.Voluntarism

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News & Articles

Stay updated with our latest insights and stories

Empowering Single Mothers in Namuwongo and Kinawataka

KCB Bank and Burgess Foundation conducted a three-day training in Namuwongo from May 12–14, equipping 50 teenage and single mothers with skills to make liquid soap, books, and reusable sanitary towels. Sylvia Nashuha of KCB Bank encouraged participants to use the skills for self-employment, while Stella Kyobutungi of Burgess Foundation urged them to save with financial institutions to grow their businesses. The program also included an outreach offering free HIV testing, antenatal care, COVID-19 vaccination, and family planning services.

Signing of the MOU

In February 2024, a signing ceremony was held in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, between Watanabe of Sprix's Overseas Business Division and Ketty Ramaro, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education. The ceremony was attended by approximately 10 people, including Mulindwa Ismael, Director General of the Basic and Secondary Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education. It was confirmed that the Ministry of Education and Sprix will work together to encourage public and private schools across the country to take the TOFAS exam.

Book Donation Handover

The books raised from the #buyabook fundraiser were handed over to the PTA chairman, Head teacher and his Deputy at Nyakashojwa PS, Mitooma District. Burgess Foundation Team conducted a training in Menstrual Hygiene at Nyakashojwa Primary School.This donation included 500 textbooks and 200 storybooks that will help improve literacy rates in the school. The head teacher expressed gratitude for the donation which will benefit over 300 students.

Together We Can Make a Difference