About us
Brave Hearts Foundation is an established national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering communities to reach their full potential.
Through years of practical experience across Uganda, we have learned that the most sustainable path to community development is strengthening existing local structures and transforming them into functional, resilient, and thriving communities. This approach strengthens individuals, empowers households, and builds systems that last beyond project timelines. Our model is transformative, measurable, proven, and scalable.
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Our team is deeply committed to poverty eradication, social justice, and the promotion of human rights. Through community empowerment initiatives, resilience building, and self-reliance programming, we work to strengthen people’s capacity and competence to improve their lives and those of their communities.
Since our establishment in 2018, our work has focused on supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable populations through integrated programs in:
- Refugee protection and support services
- Sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment
- Community empowerment and capacity strengthening
- Human rights promotion and protection
- Environmental protection and climate-smart practices
- Emergency response and humanitarian assistance
We remain committed to creating opportunities, restoring dignity, and enabling communities to build sustainable futures.
Projects
A Glimpse of how we transform communities
Briquettes for Development
With funding support from JAC Trust, Brave Hearts Foundation empowered 130 women in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement and host communities in Kamwenge District to become champions of environmental conservation and sustainable livelihoods through fuel briquette production.
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The project directly addressed the growing environmental degradation caused by overreliance on charcoal and firewood for cooking. By equipping women with practical skills to produce affordable, clean-energy briquettes, the initiative contributed to reduced pressure on forest resources, improved household energy sustainability, and strengthened climate resilience within both refugee and host communities.
In addition to environmental impact, the project delivered measurable socio-economic outcomes. Participants gained income-generating skills, enabling them to produce and sell briquettes to support their households. The inclusion of financial literacy and business management training strengthened women’s capacity to manage income, grow small enterprises, and improve long-term financial stability.
Through this intervention, Brave Hearts Foundation not only promoted environmental protection but also advanced women’s economic empowerment, community resilience, and sustainable development in one of Uganda’s largest refugee-hosting districts.
Promoting Micro Enterprises-PROMIC
In 2023, Brave Hearts Foundation launched the PROMIC Uganda Project, funded by Foundation Open Hand – Swiss Hand (Switzerland). The project is designed to deliver measurable and sustainable economic empowerment outcomes for vulnerable women in rural Uganda.
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PROMIC Uganda targets women living in poverty who demonstrate entrepreneurial potential and willingness to engage in income-generating activities. The project applies a structured empowerment model that combines capacity building, financial literacy, business management training, and access to micro-credit, ensuring that beneficiaries are equipped with both knowledge and financial resources to succeed.
The overall objective is to create sustainable pathways out of poverty by strengthening women-led micro and small enterprises, improving household incomes, and enhancing financial independence. By investing in women, the project generates multiplier effects that contribute to improved family welfare, children’s education, and community economic stability.
Key Results Achieved
- Over 500 women entrepreneurs registered and supported
- Expanded outreach across Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts
- Increased access to responsible credit for underserved rural women
- Strengthened business management capacity among beneficiaries
- Improved household economic resilience among participating families
Currently, the project serves beneficiaries across:
- Nkoma Subcounty (Kamwenge District)
- Nkoma–Katalyeba Town Council (Kamwenge District)
- Bwizi Subcounty (Kamwenge District)
- Bisheshe Subcounty (Ibanda District)
PROMIC Uganda continues to prioritize transparency, accountability, and measurable social impact, ensuring that investments translate into sustainable livelihood improvements and long-term community development.
Protection
Brave Heart’s Protection Team coordinates protection response including; Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Child Protection with Legal Service and Psychosocial Support. We aim at addressing effective prevention as well as risk reduction strategies specific to GBV to increase service provision, promote a safer environment for girls, boys, women and men.
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Using community care coalition model, Brave Hearts works with existing community structures to identify, design and implement programs that address community needs.
We empower communities through raising awareness and strengthen the capacity of community structures to address Gender Based Violence, Child Protection, Access to Legal Services and Community Based Protection in humanitarian and Emergency Setting.
Our protection interventions are largely aimed at equal access to and enjoyment of rights by persons of concern, in accordance with the relevant bodies of law, including; international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law. Special attention is also given to specific rights of the elderly and persons with disabilities.
We empower Communities to hold duty bearers accountable for effective service delivery as well as fostering peaceful co-existence strategies within refugees and host communities through strengthening the capacity of peaceful conflict management and resolution in communities.
Our Leadership and Team
Meet the experienced professionals leading our mission and delivering impact in our communities.
Kyogabirwe Lucy
Executive Director
Provides strategic leadership and oversees the foundation’s mission and operations.
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Lucy holds a Masters degree in Women and gender studies with over 12 years experience in project management and child protection
Kitaka Timothy
Programs Director
Holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration
Manages and delivers programs ensuring donor requirements are fulfilled.
Muhumuza Godfrey
Director, Finance
Ensures financial compliance and implements checks and balances. He’s also the head of audit with over 15 years experience in financial management.
Kakuru Phares
MEAL Advisor
He ensures project deliverables are achieved as per the approved project documents and donor requirements.
Our Partners
Office of the Prime Minister
Swisshand Foundation
J.A.C Trust Foundation
Contact us
Rwamwanja-Nkoma Katalyeba Town council
Kamwenge District, Uganda
info@braveheartsfoundation.org
+256 785 375317