Non-profit · Rural and urban Uganda

Elevate her. Transform communities

We equip women and girls with education, skills, business support and a voice against gender-based violence, so they can thrive, lead and lift the communities around them.

Who we are

Born from a vision of resilience and hope, we create pathways for women to thrive, lead and give back to their communities.

Our mission

To empower women and girls through education, skills development, business support, leadership, and advocacy for equality and social transformation.

Our vision

A society where women and girls have equal opportunities, rights, and resources to thrive and reach their full potential.

Our values

What we do

Eight ways we open doors for women and girls

The numbers behind the work

Small starts, lasting change

Women start from where they are, with what they have. With training, a little capital and people beside them, it grows.

success rate for the Backyard Poultry Farming project in Ruhinda County

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training sessions a quarter, the pace we keep so skills keep building

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laying hens on Gladace Anyungrwoth's farm, restocked after it collapsed

groups we serve first: rural and urban women, girls aged 10–18, women-led households, women and girls living with HIV, and women refugees

Projects

Livelihoods women build with their hands

Women carry boxes of day-old chicks outside a church hall

Ruhinda County Since 2024 Livelihoods

Backyard poultry farming

Training, day-old chicks, feeders and ongoing support. Women earn from eggs and birds, feed their families better, and the project’s success rate in Ruhinda County stands at 85%.

Three beekeepers in white suits among hives in a eucalyptus forest

Western Uganda West Nile

Beekeeping

Hives, protective kit and training for women in Western Uganda and West Nile, producing honey and other bee products for local and national markets, and protecting biodiversity as they go.

With NLB Fashion House

Fashion & design

With NLB Fashion House, young women learn design, tailoring and entrepreneurship, make quality garments, and build fashion brands of their own.

Urban farming 2025

Nkombe Dairy Farm

Urban farming: women feeding and caring for dairy cattle at Nkombe Dairy Farm, close to the city.

Women at a crafts and tailoring training

Kampala

Crafts & food enterprise

Basket weaving, baking and catering, and the business skills that turn them into shops: the path Atuhaire Judith and Achali Carol took.

A woman is a maker. Give her anything and she will turn it into something precious.

“By unlocking their potential, we can harness their creativity, resilience and determination to drive positive change and build a brighter future for all.”

Loice Natukunda

Co-Founder & Executive Director, at the launch in Mitooma, April 2025

In their words

Women who made it their own

“I have a maize business in Kyebando, thanks to Elevate Her Uganda that empowered me and gave me capital to start. As I talk, it is helping in feeding my family and providing us some basic needs.”

Anarwoth Oliver

Maize trader, Kyebando

“I did not have a job before, but after learning how to weave baskets and other crafts I now sell them to craft shops. I hope to open up my own shop.”

Atuhaire Judith

Crafts and catering, Kyanja

“I sell samosas, chapatis and snacks in Kireka, Kamuli Road. I am very thankful for the capital to start my business. I am able to pay my children's school fees and I hope to do better.”

Achali Carol

Baker, Kireka

“Elevate Her Uganda supported me with some funds to boost my poultry farm that had collapsed. Their training in Banda in 2022 helped to develop financial discipline.”