The Lake Victoria islands are among the most beautiful and most forgotten places in Uganda. Communities on Bussi Island and the surrounding islands live far from the mainland, cut off from the healthcare, economic opportunities, and essential services that most Ugandans take for granted. Mothers were delivering babies at home without skilled help. Young people had no access to honest health information. Women with talent and drive had no platform to turn their ideas into income.
RAHI was founded because someone looked at that reality and refused to accept it. We began with community conversations, listening before we acted, learning before we led. What we built grew directly from what the islands told us they needed. That approach has never changed.
We lead with empathy. Before we offer solutions, we sit with people, listen to their realities, and honour the dignity of every person we serve.
We are transparent about our finances, honest about our results, and accountable to the communities we serve before anyone else.
We do not build programs for communities. We build them with communities. Local leadership is not a strategy for us, it is a principle.
We actively reach the most marginalised, women, adolescent mothers, young people, and those living furthest from services. No one is left at the edge.
The islands are a living ecosystem. We work to protect the environment our communities depend on, because health and nature cannot be separated.
Through community driven programs, RAHI has reached thousands of vulnerable individuals and households across Lake Victoria Island communities.
1,850 community members reached through our programs across Bussi Island and surrounding islands in 2025.
420 women supported with maternal health education, covering safe pregnancy, antenatal care attendance, and facility delivery.
310 young people reached through HIV and sexual reproductive health rights awareness sessions using peer led dialogue.
165 women trained in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and income generating activities through our livelihoods program.
14 hygiene and sanitation sessions conducted, reaching 260 people with knowledge on handwashing, safe water handling, and menstrual health.
12 community awareness meetings held on climate resilience, conservation, and sustainable livelihoods across the islands.
The need on the islands is greater than what one organisation can meet alone. More mothers are waiting for care. More young people are navigating their health without guidance. More women have businesses they have not yet been given the tools to start. Your support makes the difference between a program that reaches 420 women and one that reaches 800.
