BLOG & STORIES“No matter what, I prioritized my education…” Dear friends of WeSeeHope, My name is Ahaisibwe Kwirikagira Innocent. I am 28 years old and from Mirambi in the Kyenjojo district of western Uganda. I have known WeSeeHope and their partner, RIDE, since I was 15 because of a Child Rights Club they set up in my community. It was ... Read More

BLOG & STORIESA New Approach To The VIP In Mwanza, Tanzania In March 2021, we adapted how and where we deliver our economic empowerment program as a measure to prevent children from leaving rural areas and going to the streets of Mwanza. Since 2016, we’ve been working with our partner Cheka Sana in Mwanza, Tanzania, running both our Street Work ... Read More

BLOG & STORIESAdjusting To A New World Of Fundraising In a survey conducted by the Institute of Fundraising, NCVO and Charity Finance Group in March 2020, it was found that charities in the UK were expecting a decline of 48% in voluntary income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this prediction, emergency appeals outperformed their forecasted expectations by 40%, and ... Read More

BLOG & STORIESCOVID-19 UPDATE As of May 2021, the number of reported deaths in Africa is 124,000, which is less than 4% of the global total. This, the World Bank has noted, is due to “the region’s early and decisive measures to contain the spread, but also a likely result of a youthful population (on average 40% is younger than ... Read More

BLOG & STORIES“Women making decisions is a basic foundation and important indicator of women’s empowerment” To celebrate International Women’s Day, this month we asked some of our partners about our work with women in communities across Southern and Eastern Africa.  Working together with our in-country partners in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, we are helping women without access to ... Read More

BLOG & STORIESLearning And Adapting Throughout COVID-19 A year since the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic, our Africa Director, Oswald Malunda (pictured right), shares five of our key learnings...  As with many organizations, the onset of the pandemic required WeSeeHope to adjust and respond at a pace - and in circumstances - we have never had to before. ... Read More

BLOG & STORIESMaking Money Management Safer With Mobile Banking With lockdowns and social distancing measures in place, mobile banking has shone as a solution to managing money and supporting businesses.  As the pandemic continues to shock economies worldwide, the use of digital finance and banking is “providing relief for millions around the world, supporting businesses and protecting jobs and livelihoods” ... Read More