Our Stories  

Discover the heart and soul of our community through "Our Stories".This platform celebrates our client voices and moments that shape them.

  Featured Story

Porridge break at PIVOT ECD Center, Kyaka II - Kulea Watoto supported the ECD center with setting up a demonstration garden and a cash grant that has enabled it to introduce a school feeding programme. © IRC/Jonathan Ssekitondo
More Than Just a Meal: What School Feeding Program Made Possible

At just four years old, Cynthia Ngonga’s world changed drastically. Conflict broke out in her village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, forcing her family to flee. In a matter of days, she lost her home, her friends, and the chance to begin her early education.

Cynthia and her family eventually found safety in Kitonzi, a small village in the Sweswe Zone of the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s - Kyegegwa District. But life in displacement was tough. With limited resources and no steady income, sending Cynthia to school felt out of reach. Instead of sitting in a classroom, she spent her days helping her mother in the garden, watching other children walk to school.
Learn More

Latest Stories

Opening Session of the Comparative and International Education Society Conference (CIES) event
Comparative and International Education Society Conference: Insights from implementing two-generation programs

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and BRAC International came together at Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference 2025 in Chicago to share experiences and learnings from the implementing two-generation approaches to early childhood development (ECD) in the refugee context of

Opening session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)
IRC at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)

During the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held in New York, the Governments of Uganda and Sweden, in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), organized a side event titled ‘Women and Girls in Crisis – The Promise and Essential Actions of Beijing+30.’ The side event, held on the 12th &n
All for Children: Legislators who subscribe to the Parliamentary Forum for Children and staff from the Kulea Watoto Project pose for a group photograph with Hon. Joyce Kaducu (seated fourth from right) after their meeting in Entebbe
Government is Committed to Support Early Childhood Education, Says Minister

Hon. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the state minister for Primary Education stated that the government of Uganda is committed to prioritizing Early Childhood Education (ECE). This was during the meeting convened by Kulea Watoto in partnership with the Parliamentary Forum for Children on the January 30, 2025 at Admas Hotel in Entebbe.
Jafar and members in his farmer group attend to their garden in Village IV of the Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe. Following training by Kulea Watoto, Jafar and five other collegaues formed a group that is practising horticulture
Thriving farming communities in Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement: Jafar Omondi’s story

In the sunny Village Four of Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe district lies a flourishing garden of collard greens popularly known as sukuma and cabbages.  Jafar Omondi, a 46-year-old father of six, weeds this garden alongside his wife and four other colleagues.
Benon Gumisiriza, a caregiver at Lucky Early Learning Center in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement conducts a learning session in his class
Changing Perceptions: Benon Gumisiriza's Journey as a Male Caregiver

In Uganda, the belief that child-caring is solely a woman’s responsibility runs deep. 
Jeanette Mukarukunda holds fresh vegetables from her home garden. The Kulea Watoto Project offers training and agricultural tools to help build sustainable livelihoods for both refugees and host communities
Roots of Resilience: Jeanette’s Journey to Self-Reliance

In 2019, Jeanette Mukarukunda fled the violent conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seeking safety in Uganda.