About

Nicknamed the "forgotten district", the Bududa District of Uganda touts a gorgeous landscape at the base of Mount Elgon, along with an impossibly high rate of orphaned children due to AIDS deaths, low educational attainment and employment, and one of the more extreme poverty rates in the country. As a region, the median monthly income is $65, only $780 per year.

The reality is that often, the concerns of the day are what many take for granted; access to water and hoping it's clean or feeding your family when much of your community is also in need. Life is hard, and the daily struggle is relentless.

Mission:

Bududa America ("BAF") and Bududa Canada ("BCF") Foundations exist to support the operations of Bududa Learning Center (BLC). 

BLC teaches vocational skills to striving young adults, provides social services to orphaned and vulnerable children, and provides micro-finance grants to poor working women. BLC programs are all designed to break the cycle of generational poverty. 

Guiding Values:

Acceptance, tolerance, and inclusivity are the principles on which BLC stands. By offering vocational education, we are creating a more equitable world.

North american Leadership

Our Ugandan Advisory Board

Fr. Paul Buyela, Chairman; Ms Anna Apio, Faculty representative; Ms Justine Kalenda, Student representative; Ms Lornah Mutinye, Parents’ representative; Ms Betty Malekha, Education Department representative; Mr Ali Kutosi, Local Council III representative; Ms Betty Bigala, Bududa Women’s Microfinance representative; Ms Grace Nameyeka, Children of Bududa representative; Mr Robert Kotaki, Acting secretary – Ex Officio; Ms Barbara Wybar, Executive Director Bududa Learning Center – Ex Officio

Our Bududa Learning Center Team

  • Robert Kotaki

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Paul Wasolo

    Principal

  • Paul Ndinya

    Accountant

  • Samali Nakhayenze

    Assistant Principal, Head of Nursery Teacher Training

  • Betty Bigala

    Administrative Assistant

  • Ana Apio

    Head of Tailoring Department

  • Moses Maseleje

    Head of Bricklaying and Concrete Practice

  • Isaac Namisi

    Head of Bricklaying and Concrete Practice

  • Oliver Kayendeke

    Head of Hairdressing Department

  • Godfrey Sakwa

    Head of Carpentry Department

  • Robert Mwayle

    Head of Motor Vehicle Mechanic Department

  • Constance Lyaka

    Instructor, English

  • Stephen Wanzama

    Instructor, Tailoring

  • Florence

    Instructor, Nursery Teacher Training

  • John Matsanga

    Head of Kiswahili Department

  • Caleb Nakitari

    Instructor, Motor Vehicle Mechanics

  • Daphine Watsemba

    Instructor, Nursery Teacher Training

  • Joseph Kinsoi

    Instructor, Bricklaying and Construction

  • James Wesonga

    Instructor, Carpentry

  • Baluka Manjeri

    Instructor, Tailoring

  • Herbert Tsebi

    Instructor, Entrepreneurship

  • George Kutosi

    Instructor, Mathematics and Drawing

  • Jasinta Naula

    Instructor, Hairdressing

  • Scovia Mukhaye

    Matron, Girls’ Dormitory

  • Ahamada Kutosi

    Askari

  • Martha Nanzala

    Social Worker, Children of Bududa Program

  • Justine Kalenda

    Field Officer, Children of Bududa Program, Guest House Manager

  • Grace Namyeka

    Director of Children of Bududa Weekend Program

  • Robinah Watala

    Cook

  • Peter Makuma

    Head Cook