Hand in Hand für Uganda e. V.

About us

The association Hand in Hand for Uganda was founded in Germany in 2009 and in Uganda in 2014 and is recognized as a non-profit organization. The foundation is the long-standing commitment to people in Uganda by Renate Blank and Thomas Langsch.
The connection between Germany and Uganda was established in 1993 by Emmanuel Musoke, a print and media technology student from Uganda, and his teacher, Thomas Langsch, who accompanied him for three years during his training.

After the projects initially supported by Mr. Musoke in Uganda, mainly caring for orphans, were "standing on their own feet" after several years and the more than 120 children were being cared for permanently by other organizations, the association Hand in Hand for Uganda turned independently to other projects.

Who we support:
• Orphans and socially disadvantaged children and young people in the Masaka/Uganda area
• Committed women of the group "Kawekulakulanja"
• Residents of the small village of Nkoni
• Medical Volunteer in Nkoni
• Butale Mixed Primary School in Masaka
• Doctors and nurses in a mobile infirmary

What we do:
Education and nutrition
• Mediation of school sponsorships
• Construction and maintenance of a community centre with an orphanage, as a meeting place and contact point for villagers of all ages
• Development of a primary school
• Providing several hundred students with a warm meal every day

Health care and maintenance
• Subsidies for medical care and medication, e.g. for malaria
• Information about and promotion of preventive measures
• seminars to educate about communicable diseases e.g. HIV
• Establishment of a mobile health station with a nurse's consultation hour once a week

Access to clean water
• Well construction - shallow or deep wells
• Construction of rainwater tanks from 4,000 to 30,000 litres

Sustainability
• Expansion of sustainable agriculture (e.g. training of agricultural specialists in ecological and biological agriculture)
• Promotion of renewable energies (climate protection) (e.g. solar energy to supply the entire community centre)
• Purchase of land for cultivation and afforestation

Poverty alleviation - support for self-employment
• Creation of jobs in the project
• Part-time job offers for villagers
• Lease contracts with trusted people to build their own small businesses
• Allocation of microcredits for women with the aim of promoting economic independence

Thomas Langsch and Renate Blank are founders and chairmen of Hand in Hand for Uganda.

By arrangement, we can provide advice for other network participants, give a presentation, and provide up-to-date specialist information and contacts in the field of our work.