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Who we are

Ugandan farmers and learners, building their own future

Kulika Uganda is a Ugandan non-profit organisation. Since 1981 we have trained farmers in ecological organic agriculture and helped children and young people stay in education.

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1981founded by Patricia Brenninkmeyer
17districts with projects today
2,000+scholarship beneficiaries
3,286trained at our Centre in 2025
Kulika Uganda farmers

At a glance

What we do

We train farmers in ecological organic agriculture, run the Kulika Training Centre, and support education through school meals, scholarships and vocational skills.

Core activities

How we work

Farmers learn in self-help groups, then Key Farmer Trainers follow up on their farms for three to five years, until they carry on with little support from us.

How we work

Where we work

Across Uganda, from our office in Kampala and our Training Centre in Lutisi, Wakiso District, with projects in 17 districts today.

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Our mission

To inspire communities, households and individuals with self-confidence and provide skills and knowledge to harness their resources for lasting change that is economically and environmentally sustainable in their lives.

Our vision

Improved quality of life for all communities reached and their environment.

Our slogan

Transforming Livelihoods

Our story in three steps

Full history
  1. 1981

    Scholarships

    Patricia Brenninkmeyer, a social worker in Uganda, started Kulika in post-Amin Uganda to give bright students the chance to study when much of the country’s academic system was not working. Postgraduate scholarships were the first programme.

  2. Then

    Feeding children, training farmers

    Her interest in children and how they were fed led to agriculture alongside education. Community development projects followed, mainly in Ecological Organic Agriculture.

  3. Today

    Sustainable livelihoods

    Kulika Uganda now works independently of Kulika UK, with shared values. We train communities in skills and knowledge that improve food and income security, and link farmers to local and export markets.

Who we serve

Five communities, one message

We believe ecological organic agriculture improves livelihoods in every community, so we take it wherever people grow, learn or live together.

What guides us

Our core values

Integrity

Careful financial management, accountability and honesty with everyone we work with.

Commitment

Hard work, professionalism and effectiveness.

Team work

Working and acting together in the interest of the communities we serve.

Respect

Appreciating the diversity of communities and the environment.

Learning

Our context keeps changing, so we keep reflecting, developing and adapting.

Accountability

Registered, audited and open

Registered with the Uganda NGO Bureau (INDR1070546NB). Our annual reports, audited accounts and policies are published, and we have a safeguarding policy and a way to report concerns.

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Get involved

DonateKeep children in school and farmers learning. Partner with usFund a project or bring your expertise. Visit the Training CentreLearn on a working organic farm. Contact usPlot 472, Nsambya Road, Kampala.