Kibaale Rural Development Foundation

(KIRUDEF)

Together we can make it.

The organisation is guided by the following objectives in its activities:

  1. To increases household income through the promotion of Agriculture.
  2. To improve household hygiene and sanitation.
  3. To promote formal education through helping the needy and orphans.
  4. To protect the the environment through mass sensitization and afforestation.
  5. To create self-help groups for the disadvantaged people.
  6. To promote a saving culture through saving and credit practices.
  7. To create safe water availability through construction and rehabilitation of safe water sources.
  8. To improve on market accessibility by the local community through road infrastructure improvement and adequate market research.

KIRUDEF is involved in a number of activities but not limited to environmental protection ,saving and credit scheme under her microfinance, agricultural support , education services , venturing in the health sector , affirmative action for marginalised and disadavantaged groups like women, children and the elderly through ptotection of human rights and promotion of democratic governance. The organisation is in the early stages of venturing in Eco-tourism.

So far KIRUDEF has esatablished St. Joseph Nusery and Primary School Kisaalizi with an enrollment of 210 pupils of whom 86 are orphans being supported by the organisation. KIRUDEF microfinance services has over 300 members who save and also access soft loans to meet their finance needs for development.For the disabled, KIRUDEF has organised the in 12 groups which are supported in their income generating activities by KIRUDEF.The organisation provides agricultural inputs to model farmers and others in her area of operation. Forestry has also been embarked on especially growing tree species like Eucalyptus, Pine, 'Musizi' and 'Mivule'.Solar power generation has also been implemented in the local community as an alterantive source of energy which is also environmentally friendly.