- Building Digital Skills. Creating Opportunities
Equipping Uganda's Communities with Digital, Life & Job Skills
Maendeleo Foundation is a Ugandan non-profit organization committed to expanding opportunities through practical skills that prepare people for education, employment, entrepreneurship, and active participation in the digital economy.
We partner with schools, libraries, TVETs, and community institutions across Uganda to reach underserved children, teachers, youth, and women, ensuring that those with the least access to technology gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
Our Vision is to promote economic development, increase personal incomes, and boost the local economy in Africa through building people’s digital, life, and job skills.
Our Mission is to supplement the existing education system by making digital, life, and job skills accessible, affordable, and relevant to people of all ages.
COMMUNITIES
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- Our Focus Areas
What We Do and How We Do It
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School Digital Skills Program
Preparing learners for the digital future
We partner with schools to integrate practical digital and life skills into everyday learning. Through our Mobile Solar Computer Classroom, digital literacy curriculum, teacher support, and school technology solutions, we equip learners with the skills they need to succeed in education and beyond.
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Digital Access & Inclusion
Connecting communities to digital opportunities
We work alongside libraries, TVETs, Universities, refugee settlements, local governments, local organisations and other community institutions to deliver digital skills, expand access to technology, and create inclusive learning opportunities for people who are often left behind.
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Maendeleo Skills Academy
Building Skills for Employment and Entrepreneurship
Our Skills Academy equips youth with digital, technical, entrepreneurship, life, and job skills that improve employability and self-employment. The academy also serves as a hub for workshops, webinars, masterclasses, innovation, and lifelong learning.
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Research & Innovation
Driving Smarter solutions for inclusive development
We combine research, innovation and technology to solve real-world challenges. From digital inclusion studies and program evaluations to digital transformation support for schools, libraries, small businesses and community institutions, we support organisations in harnessing technology to improve learning, service delivery and community impact.
Our Team
