Welcome to Now and Tomorrow Uganda
This is our independent Ugandan partner organization working in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Southwest Uganda focusing on informal education, community-based organization capacity building and advocacy and livelihoods.
Soma!!!Soma!!!
School Readiness Program for Kids Not in School
School Readiness Program for Kids Not in School
School Readiness Program for Kids Not in School
Community-based program to prepare children to enroll in formal schools while working with parents to understand importance of education.
Based on Kusoma Na Saana
School Readiness Program for Kids Not in School
School Readiness Program for Kids Not in School
Based on an earlier effort to bring art and English training into the communities which evolved into a structured education experience with local instructors and support
Graduation Time
School Readiness Program for Kids Not in School
Parents Workshops
After completing the Soma Soma program the children are ready to begin their formal education in the government schools in the settlement.
Parents Workshops
Graduation to Formal School
Parents Workshops
Community and parental involvement is critical to the success of keeping the children in school. Workshops are held for parents through out the program..
Graduation to Formal School
Graduation to Formal School
Graduation to Formal School
Once the children have completed the program, the instructors and staff bring them to the local primary schools where they are enrolled. Instructors follow-up to make sure the children are succeeding.
New Shelters/Classrooms
Graduation to Formal School
Graduation to Formal School
Central to success is the involvement of the entire community. Advisory committees assist with instructor and student selection, content review and class management. In some cases the community builds new structures for the classes.
Community -Based Organization Capacity Building and Advocacy
ACBON – Association of Community Based Organizations of Nakivale was started by Now and Tomorrow Uganda with the hope of bringing capacity building activities to the refugee-founded, refugee-led organizations within the settlement. It is also meant to become a platform for advocacy for CBOs to be included in the service delivery plans of UNHCR and the iNGOs that are lead partners. Several workshops were held on topics such as project management, financial management and grant writing.
The organization is self-governing with a leadership team elected by members who are responsible for determining the vision, mission, structure and activities for the organization. We continue to believe that advocating on behalf of CBOs is an important role for Now and Tomorrow and we will continue to support ways to enhance the professional capacity of individual organizations and collaboration among CBOs.
Special Projects - Covid 19 Awareness & Handwashing stations
Covid 19 Handwashing Stations
Covid 19 Handwashing Stations
Covid 19 Handwashing Stations
Six local refugee-founded, refugee-led organizations took the lead in creating over 1200 handwashing stations for vulnerable families
Covid 19 Awareness
Covid 19 Handwashing Stations
Covid 19 Handwashing Stations
In addition to handwashing, CBO teams provided Covid-awareness information and hygiene training for communities in the settlement
Practicing with Children
Covid 19 Handwashing Stations
Practicing with Children
As part of the Soma Soma program, children were taught basic hygiene practices including handwashing and use of latrines
Special Projects - Duck Breeding Livelihood Project
Raising ducks for eggs and income
Raising ducks for eggs and income
Raising ducks for eggs and income
Five local CBOs distributed breeding ducks to vulnerable families so they could increase their increase their flock while using eggs for better nutrition and income
Medicines and Innoculations
Raising ducks for eggs and income
Raising ducks for eggs and income
The project provided medicines and inoculations for the ducks in the project and brought veterinary services and breeding instructions to each household involved in the work.
Special Projects - Youth Entrepreneurship and business dev.
Training in Basic Business Concepts
Training in Basic Business Concepts
Training in Basic Business Concepts
Working with local CBOs, classes were conducted in basic business management including idea creation, business financing, marketing and hiring.
Support for Business Start-Ups
Training in Basic Business Concepts
Training in Basic Business Concepts
Instructors from the program provided ongoing mentorship for class participants that started small business. In some cases, small, "micro-loans" were provided to buy initial supplies and equipment.
Now and Tomorrow Uganda Team
Mukamba January Executive Director
Frise Arlene Akimimana Soma Soma Director
Frise Arlene Akimimana Soma Soma Director
A Congolese refugee living in Uganda for about 16 years. January has a two year diploma in social work and is now finalizing his degree studies in Social Work and Social administration at Makerere University. His experience as a refugee gives a unique perspective and approach in matters concerning relevancy and cultural sensitivity of the interventions of Now and Tomorrow. .
Frise Arlene Akimimana Soma Soma Director
Frise Arlene Akimimana Soma Soma Director
Frise Arlene Akimimana Soma Soma Director
A Burundian refugee living in Uganda (Nakivale) for about 6 years. She is a social worker from Nsamizi Training Institute of Social Development. Her passion and experience in working with children enables her to guide the implementation of Soma Soma. She is fluent in multiple language skills including; French, English, Swahili, Burundian (Kirundi) and Rwandese (Kinyarwanda),
John Cropper - Board Member
Frise Arlene Akimimana Soma Soma Director
Ashaba Patricia Education Coordinator Office of the Prime Minister - Nakivale
John has over 25 years’ experience various international roles working for Oxfam GB, a the British Council and LINGOs/Humentum. John is also Chair of PM4NGOs, the organization that owns the Project (PM)DPro and Program DPro certifications. He served as Vice-Chair of Anti-Slavery International and Chair of the Dalit Solidarity Network.
John has over 25 years’ experience various international roles working for Oxfam GB, a the British Council and LINGOs/Humentum. John is also Chair of PM4NGOs, the organization that owns the Project (PM)DPro and Program DPro certifications. He served as Vice-Chair of Anti-Slavery International and Chair of the Dalit Solidarity Network. He recently co-founded Pyramid Learning www.pyramidlearning.org to help appropriate, accessible and actionable learning get to those, who need it most. He is also a Senior Fellow of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation.
Ashaba Patricia Education Coordinator Office of the Prime Minister - Nakivale
Ashaba Patricia Education Coordinator Office of the Prime Minister - Nakivale
Ashaba Patricia Education Coordinator Office of the Prime Minister - Nakivale
Patricia supervises all education programs for the Office of the Prime Minister at the Nakivale Refugee Settlement. She coordinates with the government schools as well as private schools, informal education programs and UNHCR.
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Turibamwe Silver Community Dev. Officer Insingiro District Uganda
Ashaba Patricia Education Coordinator Office of the Prime Minister - Nakivale
Turibamwe Silver Community Dev. Officer Insingiro District Uganda
In his capacity as Community Development Officer for the local district, Silver works with both host country and refugee non-profit organizations to get them registered with the government and assists to build their professional capacity.
Don McPhee Lebanon Country Director War Child NL
Ashaba Patricia Education Coordinator Office of the Prime Minister - Nakivale
Turibamwe Silver Community Dev. Officer Insingiro District Uganda
Don is also the Middle East Regional Representative for War Child Holland. He is deeply experienced in international development work having been country director in Sudan, Burkina Faso, China and Senegal for Plan International. He also led the development of the Plan Academy
Rebecca Lucy Angon Board Member
Eric Berg Donor and Advisor
Firminus Mugumya PhD Board Member
Rebecca is the area coordinator for Alight (formerly American Refugee Committee). She is responsible for all Alight programming in the Settlement and has been working in Nakivale for several years.
Firminus Mugumya PhD Board Member
Eric Berg Donor and Advisor
Firminus Mugumya PhD Board Member
Firminus is Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, School of Social Sciences at Makerere University in Kampala.
Eric Berg Donor and Advisor
Eric Berg Donor and Advisor
Eric Berg Donor and Advisor
Eric is the co-founder and principal donor of Now and Tomorrow. Prior to working in Nakivale, he co-founded LINGOs (Learning in NGOs), a consortium of over 85 international humanitarian relief, health and conservation organizations.