WHO WE ARE
Urban Rural Development Organization-Uganda (URUDO-Uganda) has been an operational Community Based Organization (CBO) in Uganda since 2009. Over years, URUDO-Uganda has made a significant contribution to civil society and the communities it works with respect to promoting education of the vulnerable girls, vocational skills among the youth, environmental protection and conservation practices, water, sanitation and hygiene.
URUDO-Uganda was founded for the specific purpose of strengthening community resilience through biodiversity conservation, education and vocational skills development. URUDO-Uganda believes that empowering girls through education, youth vocational skills and conservation of nature are key to creating sustainable communities.
Our Vision
A sustainable environment that enhances community well-being through girl child education, environmental conservation, and vocational skills development.
Our Values
- Empowerment through uplifting individuals, especially the girl child and out of school youth, through education and skills development.
Sustainability by promoting long-term environmental conservation and responsible resource use.
Integrity through upholding transparency, accountability, and ethical practices in all activities.
Inclusivity through ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of background or gender.
Innovation through encouraging creative solutions in education, skills training, and environmental conservation.
Collaboration through building strong partnerships with communities, stakeholders, and like-minded organizations.
Resilience through strengthening communities to overcome challenges through education and sustainable practices.
Our Mission
To empower communities by promoting girl child education, equipping individuals with vocational skills, and fostering environmental conservation practices for a sustainable and prosperous future.
Our key areas
empowering girls through education
URUDO-Uganda empowers the girls through education. An educated girls overcomes the cultural barriers that looked at girls as assets for marriage by the parents-girls for bride wealth – which denied them gainful employment and expose them to domestic violence in homes and subsequently poverty.
Conservation of nature
Man and the environment should be living in harmony and man should depend on the environment for survival in a more sustainable way for the present and future generations. However, this has not been the case given the global increase in population that has led to many natural forests and wetland areas being cleared for farming,
Youth vocational skills
URUDO-Uganda through the out of school vocational skills projects has restored hope to the unemployed hopeless out of school youth through hands on in various vocations such as tailoring, carpentry, welding and metal fabrication, computer practice and application, motor vehicle/motor cycle mechanics
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OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH VOCATIONAL SKILLS PROJECT
We seek donations to support our forthcoming project.
120 out-of-school youth will be empowered with vocational skills, advocating for self employment and self-reliance campaigns among the youth and supporting the youth with start up kits. The project shall run for 12 months. In furtherance of the objectives of the project, partnerships with local artisans using learn by doing strategy will be established. The project will further pursue a participatory and Rights Based Approach (RBA) to ensure that project beneficiaries and community meaningfully and actively participates in the project cycle.