What we do
SOSHEDO Foundation works alongside communities, organisations, government structures and development partners to identify challenges, mobilise resources, build capacity and deliver practical solutions that create lasting social, economic, health and environmental impact. Our approach is community-centred, inclusive and focused on sustainable development.
WE FIND
We begin by listening to communities and understanding their priorities. Through community engagement, assessments and consultations, we identify:
- Community health and wellbeing needs.
- Environmental and climate-related challenges.
- Gaps in water, sanitation and hygiene services.
- Opportunities for women and youth empowerment.
- Skills, employment and livelihood opportunities.
- Vulnerable groups requiring targeted support.
- Innovative, locally developed and community-led solutions.
Understanding local needs enables us to design interventions that are relevant, inclusive and responsive to the realities of the communities we serve.
WE FUND
SOSHEDO Foundation mobilises and channels resources towards initiatives that create measurable and sustainable impact. We support community groups, women, youth and vulnerable populations to develop and implement solutions that improve wellbeing, livelihoods and economic resilience.
Our funding support may include:
- Community-led development initiatives.
- Women and youth livelihood projects.
- Entrepreneurship and income-generating activities.
- Environmental conservation and restoration initiatives.
- Health promotion activities.
- Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions.
- Skills development and vocational initiatives.
- Small-scale community innovations.
We are committed to transparency, accountability, responsible resource management and ensuring that resources reach initiatives capable of generating meaningful community impact.
WE EDUCATE
We believe knowledge and skills are powerful tools for sustainable change. We provide health education, life skills, vocational training and community awareness programmes that enable individuals and communities to make informed decisions, improve their livelihoods and take positive action.
Our education and capacity-building areas include health promotion and disease prevention, sexual and reproductive health, HIV and infectious disease prevention, WASH, environmental protection and climate resilience, entrepreneurship and financial literacy, vocational and life skills, leadership and community participation, and child, youth and women empowerment.
WE PROVIDE
SOSHEDO works with communities and partners to deliver services that respond directly to priority needs. We focus on solutions that are accessible, inclusive, community-owned and sustainable.
Our support includes:
- Community health promotion.
- WASH and hygiene improvement.
- Livelihood and economic empowerment.
- Vocational and entrepreneurship skills.
- Environmental conservation.
- Community development.
- Protection and empowerment of vulnerable populations.
- Emergency and resilience support, where resources permit.
WE CONSULT
We provide consultation and technical support to organisations, institutions, government structures, community groups and development partners seeking practical solutions to health, environmental and development challenges.
Our consultancy areas include programme and project design, community needs assessments, research and data collection, monitoring, evaluation and learning, public health programming, community engagement and mobilisation, training and capacity building, WASH programming, environmental and climate initiatives, livelihoods and social development, proposal and concept note development, and organisational strengthening.
WE BUILD
Our ultimate goal is to create lasting change. We invest in people and strengthen systems and structures that enable communities to become healthier, more resilient and economically empowered.
We build:
- Healthy communities through prevention and health promotion.
- Resilient communities equipped to respond to social, economic and environmental challenges.
- Skilled people through vocational and life-skills development.
- Economic opportunities through entrepreneurship and livelihoods.
- Strong organisations through capacity building and institutional strengthening.
- Sustainable environments through conservation and climate action.
- Community leadership through participation, inclusion and empowerment.
WE STRENGTHEN
Sustainable development requires strong people, institutions and systems. SOSHEDO strengthens the capacity of communities and organisations to identify priorities, manage resources, deliver quality services and sustain development gains.
We strengthen community capacity, organisational systems, leadership and accountability, community-based health approaches, women and youth empowerment, local participation and ownership, and partnerships and networks for coordinated development action.
Through finding, funding, educating, providing, consulting, building and strengthening, SOSHEDO Foundation works to transform community needs into practical solutions and sustainable opportunities for healthier, more resilient and empowered communities.
Where We Work
Our head office is in Soroti City with Field offices in SERERE, KALAKI, KABERMAIDO, DOKOLO, KAPELEBYONG, AMURIA, AMOLOTAR, KATAKWI, DOKOLO . while working toward partnerships and programmes that can reach vulnerable communities across Uganda.
Our community-based foundation provides an important advantage: local understanding combined with professional and technical expertise.
We seek to build interventions around the realities of communities while drawing on national, regional and international knowledge, partnerships and good practice.
Our Projects
Assessment for improvement of water well
Clean water for Over 60 households in Kaberamaido District
Environmental Impact assessment at the waste dumping point
Reduction of diseases that might by caused by poor waste management for over 120 households in Soroti District
Community hand dug well
25 households in Amuria District