Faith – Transforming Helplessness
Faith’s journey began with frustration and unfulfilled potential. After finishing P.7, she stayed home helping her mother with household chores, but this work brought no income and offered no future. “I felt like a burden to my mother and had lost hope because I couldn’t continue my education, ” Faith recalls, describing the despair that […]
Juliet – From School Dropout To Thriving Baker
Juliet’s journey began in a place of despair. After dropping out of Senior Four due to lack of school fees, she found herself isolated at home with no friends, no networks, and no purpose. The young woman who once dreamed of education now felt like a complete failure, mentally tortured by having to depend on […]
Grace – From Idle Mother To Aspiring Film Director
Grace finished Senior 4 in 2019, full of hopes and dreams. But those dreams seemed to crumble when financial constraints forced her to stay at home, idle and frustrated. The situation worsened when she became a young mother, caring for a child while having no source of income and no clear path forward. “I thought […]
A School Transformed: How Access to Clean Water Changed Everything
Kabarole District, Western Uganda is in dire need of support, the Centenary Foundation has stepped in to alleviate a pressing water crisis at St. Elizabeth Bunyangabo School, allowing students to thrive academically without the burden of water shortages. For Cecilia, a new Senior One student in 2024, the initial excitement of joining the school quickly […]
A Mattress of Hope: How One Donation Changed Everything for Mityana General Hospital
In Uganda, where healthcare facilities face numerous challenges, a simple mattress can make a world of difference. At Mityana General Referral Hospital, a facility that serves close to 10 million people across five districts, the arrival of 36 new mattresses courtesy of Centenary Foundation has brought joy and relief to patients, nurses, and midwives. Uganda’s […]
Empowering Farmers and Transforming Lives: Centenary Foundation Impacts Masaka Farmers
In Uganda, where agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for over 65% of the population, poverty and limited access to markets are major challenges facing farmers. According to the World Bank, key contributors to poverty at the household level include large family sizes, limited education, and dependence on subsistence farming. However, with the support […]
Rivers of Resilience: Centenary Foundation’s Impact on Kasese’s Environmental Crisis
Mbusa Nyansio, Executive Director of CARITAS Kasese In Kasese District, Uganda, the fierce waters of Rivers Nyamwamba and Nyamugasani have wreaked havoc, displacing thousands and disrupting lives with devastating annual floods. The most recent flood in May 2024 left 20 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in already hard-to-reach areas. Father Mbusa Nyansio, Executive Director of CARITAS […]
Restoring Vital Restoring Vital Church Infrastructure: Gulu Archdiocese’s Renewed Hope Through Centenary Foundation
In the aftermath of the devastating Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war, the community in Gulu, Uganda, was left to pick up the pieces. Many lives were lost, homes were destroyed, and vital infrastructure was left in ruins. The Catholic Church, which had provided shelter and refuge to countless individuals during the war, was not spared. […]