As of 2026, Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda) has officially moved its HEAD OFFICE to its newly built office building located at Mereba Road, Adakada Cell, South Division, Koboko Municipality, Koboko District. Built on its own land with a wall fence, CECI Uganda’s new office will save CECI UGX 9,726,000/- spent yearly on […]
CECI Uganda’s new office nears completion on our own land We’re happy to share with you that CECI Uganda’s new office building is almost complete. It sits on our own land measuring 30 by 45 meters in Nyagilia, Koboko, and we’ve started working on a wall fence to secure it. This office will provide a
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Call for Proposals: Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda) is seeking proposals from qualified audit firms based in Uganda to conduct a thorough audit of its books of accounts for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2023. The external audit will assess CECI Uganda’s financial statements to ensure they are accurate and
Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda), in partnership with Oxfam in Uganda, with generous support from DANIDA, is rolling out Group Cash Transfers (GCTs) for refugee women groups to empower them to respond to their needs and priorities. These groups are at the forefront of driving positive change within their communities, fostering self-reliance, and
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In an inspiring partnership, Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda) and Sesame Workshop have joined forces to implement a groundbreaking project titled “Welcome Sesame: Inclusion and Belonging for Displaced Learners.” With generous funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, this 16-month initiative will transform early childhood education in Koboko District, Uganda, from June 2023
Unleash Your Potential with Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda)! With the support of the Mastercard Foundation through War Child Canada, CECI Uganda is proud to offer 1200 fully funded scholarships to refugees and host students. This project, known as the “Bridge From Secondary Education and Skills Development to Job Opportunities for Refugees and Host Community Youth in Uganda”, will
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It is often said that “no one goes through tougher times than someone with a dream”. Isaac’s story demonstrates that no obstacle can stop a dream. Bobole Isaac became a refugee and an orphan at 15 when he lost his father to diabetes. As a child raised by a single parent, he faced several disruptions
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Meet Faiza: a school drop-out turned entrepreneur at 22! Ropani Faiza, a resident of Koboko Municipality, now owns and operates a tailoring school and a mobile money business. Faiza is one of 20 youth who attended CECI’s Watson Basecamp in March 2022. The design thinking and GALS training assisted her in developing an innovative business
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Born blind, Iyete Majuma is a joy to her mother. Iyete is a 6-year-old girl with total visual impairment born to a Congolese refugee family in Uganda’s Lobule Refugee Settlement. She is the 3rd child of Atayi Mauzu, a 45-year-old single mother and the head of a family of six. Majuma’s condition has been medically proven
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In Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, 17,651 refugee women are persons with special needs with more than one quarter classified as most vulnerable. This was the case for Sarah Ajoney five months ago when she learned about the Sawa Le Salaam Project. Now, Sarah owns a small business. Ajonye, aged 20, is an orphan and a trauma
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