Buyemba Suubira Uganda Foundation (BSUF) is a Ugandan non-profit Organisation set up to help Butansi village and Butansi Sub County in Kamuli District in Southeastern Uganda. In the UK BSUF is working in partnership with Education Action International, a UK registered Charity with an international network that strives to build lives through education. BSUF is an educational, health, infrastructure and livelihood charity.
Founded in August 2005 by Annette Mbedha, BSUF stands as a tribute to her parents, Mr Nelson and Mrs Angella Buyemba who helped the poor in their home village. The foundation was formed in response to the increasing number of orphans, vulnerable children and widows in the village who had lost their parents and husbands to HIV/AIDS.
The children and people of Butansi village and Butansi Sub-County in general still have ‘suubi’ - which means ‘hope’ in the local language - hence the Foundation’s name: Buyemba Suubira Uganda Foundation.
About the Area:
Butansi village and Butansi subcounty is off Jinja-Kamuli main road. It has a few retail shops, with no running water or electricity. Kamuli is the nearest town.
- 1 in 3 children have lost both parents to HIV/AIDS
- Most of the children don't have access to proper education
- There is a low literacy rate in the area as 1 in 8 people can read or write
- Increased number of widows living in absolute poverty
The main activity in the area is subsistence farming. Crops grown include bananas, maize, groundnuts, and coffee. The output from the crops depends on the ever-changing seasons. Some animals like pigs, goats, cows and poultry are reared.
Local leadership hierarchy:
Village chief - local council/local leader and community participation.
Target Group:
The Ugandan rural village communities as a whole.
Our Goal:
To work towards a better standard of education and self sufficiency, a better standard of health care and a better standard of living, starting with the Butansi Village and rolling out across the Kamuli District and beyond in Uganda.