In 1993, the central government of Uganda restored the Kingdom of Buganda. In that same year, the reigning Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, was enthroned. After three years, in 1996, on his forefather’s throne, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II initiated and registered a Non-Governmental Organization under the name Kabaka Foundation, with its main offices at the site of the kingdom (Bulange) in Kampala, Uganda.
The organization’s primary goal is to contribute to and promote the well-being of the people in the Buganda region through education, health, economic empowerment, and the preservation and promotion of Ganda culture among the Kabaka’s subjects in the kingdom. Interventions are carried out in partnership with central government departments, development partners, and private entities.
The organization organizes health camps at local and international levels, focusing on non-communicable diseases. It also conducts campaigns on sanitation/hygiene and blood donation drives. The organization targets children, youths, women, and persons with disabilities living in Mugotteko (slum) areas, who constitute 47% of the population of Buganda Kingdom.
In 1997, the Kabaka Foundation UK/IRELAND was the first branch launched. The branch mobilizes and coordinates Kabaka’s subjects, engaging in fundraising drives. Contributions support health, education, women and youth empowerment, philanthropy, and Kabaka’s Trail activities in Buganda and Uganda at large.
Education contributions sponsor young people who have not had the opportunity to attain formal education. Other contributions aim to improve healthcare services, construct modern toilets, and enhance the general hygiene and sanitation of Kabaka’s subjects in rural and Mugotteko communities.
In the UK/IRELAND, campaigns are conducted on blood donation drives, which sometimes raise funds to assist women living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Fistula, and children suffering from sickle cell, among other non-communicable diseases in Buganda Kingdom and Uganda at large. Health camps organized in UK/IRELAND countries target those suffering from mental health, a major challenge for people living in these countries.
The Baganda (Ganda) culture is imparted to children in the UK/IRELAND through cultural days where Luganda books are read, traditional foods are prepared, cultural dance competitions are held, and information about clans is shared under the philanthropy program.
Additionally, there is the promotion of Kabaka’s Trails, involving touring different cultural sites of the various kings of Buganda during holidays. This initiative has contributed to the tourism sector in Buganda and Uganda at large.
The branch is coordinated by a Board of ten members with diverse professional backgrounds, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in serving Kabaka. All people in UK/IRELAND are hereby called upon to join Kabaka’s call to change the lives of people living in Mugotteko (slum) communities.
