The idea comes from the people on the ground.
SOLI Uganda e.V. is a non-profit association from Berlin. We help local initiatives in Uganda realise their own projects: for education, health and livelihoods. Our most important task in this is listening.
How a project comes about
We think and plan along, but the projects belong to the initiatives. Who is responsible at each step:
- Initiative on the ground
The idea
The project idea comes from the people on the ground.
- Together
Planning
We plan together and look for solutions side by side.
- Initiative on the ground
Implementation
The initiative and its community carry out the project, and we accompany them.
- Together
Accounts and review
We do the accounts together and review together what was achieved.
- SOLI
Communication and fundraising
International project communication and fundraising are mostly in our hands.
What we work for
- Schooling and further education
- School attendance, learning materials, care and nutrition for disadvantaged children. About Howareyou
- Health
- Health care within the school programme, and help when a child falls ill.
- Livelihoods
- Income from farming, food processing and crafts. About Balandize Kimeze
- Sustainable development
- Permaculture as a path to more self-reliance and adapting to climate change. About ARCOS
Why permaculture
Farming is one of the most important sources of income in East Africa, and it faces serious challenges. That is why we connect with the permaculture movement and offer training that is easy to access.
Development research discusses permaculture as one possible tool for making communities more resilient to climate change: through more self-reliance, and by working with the ecosystem rather than against it.
A permaculture workshop is planned for the Balandize Kimeze group. The ARCOS coffee plantation also works along these principles.
The association
- Founded
- 2021 in Berlin
- Registered
- Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, VR 39028 B
- Status
- Recognised as a non-profit by the tax office
- Stance
- Politically and religiously neutral
Purpose under the statutes
The purpose of the association is to promote education, health and livelihoods for disadvantaged children, young people and adults in partner countries of the Global South, with a focus on Uganda. This includes promoting equality between women and men, development cooperation on equal terms, and promoting upbringing, vocational and higher education, and adult education.
The purpose is put into practice through:
- joint programmes with local organisations and initiatives based in Uganda
- programmes that open income opportunities for disadvantaged young people and adults (farming, food processing, crafts, health care)
- education programmes for disadvantaged children: schooling, health care, supervision, housing, nutrition and school equipment
Non-profit status
The association pursues exclusively charitable purposes. It acts selflessly and does not primarily pursue its own economic interests. The association’s funds may be used only for purposes set out in its statutes. No person may benefit from expenditure that is unrelated to the association’s purpose, or from disproportionately high remuneration.
Members do not receive payments from the association’s funds in their capacity as members. When they carry out association duties, they may, within the limits of the budget and on the basis of a written contract with the board, receive appropriate pay or reimbursement of expenses. Contracts for work by board members require a decision of the general meeting.
Meet the initiatives
Howareyou, Balandize Kimeze and ARCOS: three groups, three ideas of their own. Or become part of the association and have your say.