Overseas Projects

KIYOSIMA: Empowering Mothers, Uganda

Founded in 2009 by five single mothers in Kasese, KIYOSIMA works to overcome stigma and build financial independence through skills training and micro-finance.

KIYOSIMA Mother
Handicraft Production

A Partnership for Independence

Since 2018, Better World and the International Barcodes Network (IBN) have supported KIYOSIMA’s core operations. Our funding covers essential office expenses, school tuition for the children, and the startup costs for vital income-generating projects.

Current Support Focus

Providing the "oxygen" for the organization: rent, utilities, internet, and legal registration, allowing the team to focus on training.

Skills & Sustainability

Income-Generating Projects

Micro Bakery

Partner: Brot Gegen Not

Serving as both a training ground and a revenue source, the bakery uses startup kits from Germany while IBN contributions fund ingredients and expert trainers.

Tailoring Workshop

Skills Training

Young mothers learn to sew clothes and reusable sanitary pads. These essential products provide a steady income through sales in local markets.

Fruit Tree Seedlings

Environmental Impact

Growing seedlings for smallholder farmers to reduce malnutrition, boost local earnings, and combat climate change through reforestation.

Seedling Project
Solar Incubator Project
Bakery Training

KIYOSIMA initiatives: From the micro-bakery and seedling nursery to solar-powered duck rearing.

Index: Overseas Projects - KIYOSIMA - Empowering Mothers Uganda - Kasese Single Mothers - Overcoming Stigma - Financial Independence - Skills Training - Micro-finance - International Barcodes Network (IBN) - Core Operational Support - School Tuition Funding - Income-Generating Projects - Micro Bakery - Brot Gegen Not - German Bakery Startup Kits - Professional Bakery Trainers - Tailoring Workshop - Reusable Sanitary Pads - Sewing Skills - Local Market Sales - Fruit Tree Seedlings - Smallholder Farmer Support - Malnutrition Prevention - Climate Change Reforestation - Solar-Powered Duck Rearing - Sustainable Livelihoods - Better World Initiative - David ([email protected])