A Unique Youth Empowerment Program

Kids That Care Club (KTCC) Uganda is a unique youth empowerment initiative that through the power of music, dance and the performing arts is taking advocacy for social justice, human rights and gender equality to new dimensions. Built upon a solid foundation of WHO/UNICEF’s HAT (Helping Adolescents Thrive) Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals, KTCC is challenging old outdated programs with […]

A Decade of Success!

In 2024, we celebrated 10 years of activism and advocacy to improve healthcare knowledge for the oppressed and vulnerable in Sub Saharan Africa. We couldn’t have done this without you! Our success is a result of your support. Thank you to all our friends and colleagues for believing in our efforts to make the world a better place to live!

800+ Million Women Demand Equal Health Access!

Did you know that 1 out of 5 women in the world have some form of disability?  With a global population of 8.1 Billion, that amounts to a staggering 800 million disabled women that suffer abuse, discrimination and stigma due to their gender and disability! At the upcoming CSW70, our panel will present about the inequitable health systems that are preventing […]

Healthy for Life is a Huge Success!

These young mothers were once school dropouts and are now proud to be a community healthcare educator! Sixty-one young women gave moving testimony last Tuesday as they recounted over and over again how their lives have changed thanks to Rose Academies-Uganda’s Healthy for Life Program. Healthy for Life was grant funded by AstraZeneca’s Step Up Youth Programme to address the […]

Removing All Doubts

People often ask me “what was the most memorable moment during your last trip to Africa?”   Without a doubt, I will forever remember when a Deaf teenage girl, who was severely scarred on half of her head, knelt down before me in gratitude to receive two of our volunteer made, washable sanitary pads. We all have experienced those moments […]

Tell a story and save a life

Children are dying for lack of healthcare knowledge Over 2.9 million Sub Saharan children die every year before they reach the age of 5. Thirty-six percent of those deaths were a result of pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea which could have been prevented. Most rural villagers have little or no education, are illiterate and have limited knowledge about diseases. Based upon […]