Cefarh Foundation Uganda
2,029 women. 821 children. 5,000 lives changed.
This is Northern Uganda. This is our work.
Founded in 2010 by Ugandan medical students, CEFARH brings health, education and economic opportunities to communities in Northern Uganda — led by people who know them from the inside.
Your support makes all of this possible.
Every dollar has
a specific impact.
Take a look at what you can actually do.
With $20 we can buy 9 sets for cervical cancer screening kit.
With $40 we can buy 10 doses of malarial drugs for our medical ambulatories.
With $100 we can pay the fee for 1 child at primary school and give that child a complete school set (notepad, pencils, books) or buy 2 training machines for our centers.
Small, rooted,
and hands-on.
We are an organization founded in 2010 by a group of Ugandan medical students who wanted to make a difference in their home communities. That choice is still at the heart of everything we do: we are present, we know the area, and we are accountable to those who truly need us.
to field programs
vs. 75% sector average
We publish our financial reports — you can verify every number.
Proven impact through transparent operations.
15 years of work. 4 districts reached. 2,029 women, 821 young people, and 464 students served directly.
Young women
Early marriage, limited access to reproductive health care, and economic exclusion: three challenges we face together.
Children and young people with disabilities
Often left behind by the education system, we support them through inclusive learning programs.
Families in financial hardship
They want opportunities, not handouts. Let’s create and support concrete paths to self-reliance.
Northern Uganda · 4 districts
Lira, Abim, Kole, and Pader: communities we know intimately and where we have been active for 15 years.
Three areas.
One goal.
Health, education and economic independence support each other. Addressing them together — not one at a time — is what sets our approach apart.
Education
Inclusive, play-based learning that builds skills and emotional well-being.
Explore our education program
Health
Mobile health services, reproductive rights, mental health care. Where the system doesn’t reach.
Explore our health program
Economic empowerment
Vocational training, microcredit, sustainable farming. Real tools for real income.
Explore our economic programPeople in numbers.
Here is what we have achieved together.
women reached through cancer screenings and maternal care
people reached with mental health awareness across 7 communities
young people who had dropped out of school, now enrolled in a training program
students with active scholarships
young people with a vocational skill and a path to employment
schools that have integrated the Learning Through Play program
vocational institute built to provide lasting training opportunities
90% to programs.
10% to administration.
Donors have the right to know exactly where their money goes. 90% of every contribution directly funds field activities — training, mobile clinics, scholarships. The remaining 10% covers the costs that make the work possible: management, reporting, and coordination.
Four ways
to get involved in Cefarh’s world
Choose how to contribute based on what you can give.
Every donation
goes directly to the field.
90% of your donation goes directly to our programs.
One-time or monthly. Every amount helps.
Volunteer
Do you have skills in medicine, education or agriculture? Put them to work in the field in Uganda or remotely.
Become a partner
Companies, schools, NGOs: let’s build projects together. CSR, employee giving, joint programs
Spread the word
Share our work, take part in campaigns, help spread the message. Social media, events, advocacy.
From the blog.
Stories from the field.
All blog posts
Updates from Northern Uganda,
straight to you.
Impact stories, real numbers, news from our programs. A newsletter that shares — not one that asks.
Our partners
Where we operate
- Lira
- Abim
- Kole
- Pader