The club empowers farmers in Tororo District by providing training, mechanization, storage solutions, and access to markets, helping them scale up their farming practices sustainably.

The club strengthens economic growth in Luweero District by training farmers and providing coffee seedlings, supporting long-term agricultural productivity and livelihoods.

In partnership with RC Nansana, the club is constructing sanitary facilities at St. Joseph’s Nansana Catholic Primary School, improving hygiene and learning conditions for students.

A Medical Camp at Okoboi Health Centre II, Serere District that served over 1,000 Patients in partnership with RC Kla Sesse.

This project aims to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Uganda by strengthening emergency obstetric and newborn care and addressing the challenge of unreliable or absent electricity in rural health centers. In Uganda, over 15 mothers and 81 newborns die daily, with maternal deaths largely caused by hemorrhage, obstructed labor, hypertensive disorders, and sepsis, while neonatal deaths commonly result from birth asphyxia, sepsis, and prematurity. Most of these complications are preventable with timely detection and skilled intervention. The initiative will improve midwife capacity in 25 health centers across 13 districts through training in Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care, using the WHO-approved Helping Mothers Survive (HMS) and Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) curricula, implemented by the National Midwives Association of Uganda in partnership with 12 Rotary Clubs led by RC Kiwatule.

To complement the training, the project will equip all 25 facilities with solar-powered electric systems designed by We Care Solar. These Solar Suitcases provide high-quality medical lighting, power for mobile communication, and energy for small devices such as fetal monitors, enabling safe deliveries and emergency obstetric care at any time, especially during night hours. The intervention directly addresses systemic inequalities in maternal health by ensuring reliable power, reducing delays in care, and enabling safer treatment of complications. Each health center will also receive printed Standard Operating Procedures and protocols to standardize quality of care.

The project will directly benefit an estimated 100,000 women and children, as well as the 25 participating health centers located across districts including Mityana, Masaka, Kalangala, Hoima, Arua, Kabwohe, Gulu, and others. Rotary Clubs across Uganda have “adopted” individual health centers after conducting site visits and community assessments, and formal agreements have been executed with each facility. Oversight will include coordination among sponsoring Rotary Clubs, technical supervision from district health offices, and continuous monitoring and reporting of maternal and child health outcomes. By improving both clinical capacity and infrastructure, this project seeks to create lasting improvements in maternal and newborn health, ensuring safer deliveries and reducing preventable deaths in some of Uganda’s most underserved communities.

 

St Michael Kamulegu Primary School Washroom Construction and Handover in partnership with Rotaract Club of Kampala the CORE

A mental Health awareness to residents of the Kiwatule Slum area

Provision of Scholastic Materials and improved sanitary in Nakivale Refugee Settlement.

Rotary club of Kiwatule in partnership with the Rotary Club of District Perth, Western Austria provided the following to Youth & Mothers in Nakivale;

     - 38 sewing machines. (25 Machines by RC Kiwatule members & RC Perth Western 13 machines)

     - Solar power system.

     - Capacity building

Best Future School (BFS) serves as a primary school in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda and provides learning opportunities for people of all ages through business trainings, women’s seminars, and other educational programs. Created and run by refugees to serve refugees, BFS is a private, free, community-based, non-discriminatory, and gender-balanced school. It opened in February 2020 with 359 students and no budget for staff wages or school supplies and now enrolls 570 students. The school is primarily supported financially by donors to Best Future Center, a U.S. non-profit organization founded by a member of the Prior Lake Rotary Club. Currently, the UNHCR is upgrading Nakivale’s water system with new boreholes and pipe extensions, but gaps remain that this project seeks to address: extending the pipe from Base Camp to the Gambella area at Best Future School and adding a 100,000-liter water tank at the top of Kisura Hill in Rubondo. While the tank in Rubondo increases water availability, the pipe extension to BFS will provide both greater quantity and improved quality of water. This project benefits many people, including the staff and students at Best Future School, their families, and the broader community near the school and Kisura Hill in Rubondo.

 

The project aimed to improve access to safe and sustainable water for over 15,000 households in Mubende and Kassanda Districts, Uganda, while also enhancing sanitation and reducing waterborne diseases through community awareness and sensitization. It seeks to ensure the sustainable operation and maintenance of existing water sources by adopting a prepaid meter water access system (Sunda Technology). The initiative targets water-stressed communities across 22 sites with broken boreholes, with each rehabilitated site expected to serve between 100 and 200 households per day.

 

Provision of COVID-19 relief to Private school teachers in Kiwatule, Najjeera and Kira.

Equipping Nakyessanja Primary School library with books and reading desks

 

Provision of a new Ambulance to the community of Kabwohe district in partnership with RC Kololo.

Construction of Anamwany Maternity Ward in Amolator District

A Malaria elimination project in Nakivale Refugee camp. 30,000 pregnant women and children under 5 Years

This project aimed at providing all type of Cardiac care like coronary angiography, angioplasty, stenting, cardiac evaluation treatment  etc. at very affordable cost to the citizens in and around Kadi taluka including  Detroj, Mandal, Viramgam, Sanand, Jotana etc. Kadi has population of approximately 2.5 to 3 lakh and if we consider the 50-55 KM radius then the population touches 5 Lakh. Most of the people are average lower to middle class ,mainly workers, service class people and farmers. Around Kadi there are more than 120 industries like cotton spin, Oil mill, ceramic companies and many more, workers of these industries and farmers ,generally taking benefit of Bhagyoday General Hospital at very affordable rate.The OPD rate per patient is only Rs. 20.00.  Bhagyoday General Hospital is non-government trust hospital providing very good medical facilities at very nominal rates. Rotary intend  to provide most advanced  cardic care facilities  by establishing Cath lab.The Cardiac Department  will be established under the Rotary banner in Bhagyoday General Hospital ensuring the treatment at  very nominal and affordable cost.

 

A Boreholes construction project in Kaberamaido that now serves 4000 people in the community.

 

RC Kiwatule was admitted by Rotary International on October 8, 2002 with 27 Charter Members. The number of members in good standing has since grown to 50. 
Kiwatule is a peri-urban community on the outskirts of Kampala City situated on the border of Kampala and Wakiso Districts in Nakawa Division. Though Kiwatule is a rapidly growing up market residential suburb, the middle class residents in the community are recent settlers. The majority of the native residents however are still poor peasants who are largely squatters (bibanja holders). The main source of livelihood for the residents of Kiwatule is subsistence farming.  
“Kiwatule Adopt-a-village” is a community development initiative, which seeks to address capacity gaps in the areas of health, water, literacy, sanitation, economic and community development in Kiwatule village as a way of improving the livelihoods of its residents on a sustainable basis.

3 Claves Christian Women Association (CCWA) Sewing Machines

 

The primary purpose of this global grant is to reduce high infant and maternal mortality rates in low-resource areas of Uganda by expanding antenatal care at level III health centers through ultrasound services. The project will provide ultrasound equipment, train nurses and midwives in basic obstetric sonography, and establish a remote monitoring system where images are transmitted securely for peer review and consultation. Early detection of pregnancy complications enables timely interventions, improving outcomes for mothers and newborns. Beyond pregnancy, the equipment can be used to diagnose a wide range of conditions, aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 3 of promoting health and wellbeing for all ages. The program will be piloted at Bumangi Health Center III and Bwendero Health Center III on Bugala Island in the Ssese Islands, where access to skilled care is limited and maternal health risks remain high. Imaging the World Africa (ITWA), the cooperating partner, has demonstrated success with similar models, training midwives and performing over 300,000 scans, which significantly increased antenatal visits and early detection of complications.

Rotarians from RC Kampala Ssese Islands, together with RC Kiwatule and RC Kalangala Ssese, will oversee implementation, training, and monitoring. The project emphasizes sustainability by ensuring equipment is portable, secured, and supported with warranties, while the Kalangala District Health Office will manage staffing and ongoing maintenance. The program has been adapted to include PPE, sanitation supplies, and COVID-19 education. In addition to empowering midwives with new skills and career opportunities, the project also benefits entire communities by offering diagnostic capacity for other illnesses. International partners include the University of Vermont’s Dr. Kristen DeStigter and ITWA, which will provide technical expertise, as well as the American College of Radiology Foundation, which will supply volunteers and training support. Dedicated to the legacy of the late Rotary President Elect Sam F. Owori, the project represents an innovative, sustainable approach to improving maternal health and healthcare capacity in Uganda’s rural areas.

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