Miss Rebecca Mubanda from Mpigi District

Bakkade Foundation Network (BAFNET)

“At BAFNET, humanity is our faith”

Empowering Older People and Orphans

Bakadde Foundation Network (BAFNET) is created to empower older people in the community and orphaned children, enabling them to effectively take part in all society activities that affect them directly and indirectly thus boost their socio-economic status.

BAFNET is located in the Makindye Mubarak Zone, in Kampala District and operates in six Districts of Uganda - Central Region that is Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi, Mukono, Masaka and Mityana.

These areas are affected by poverty, diseases, and other social and economic factors which have led very many families to struggle to earn a living.

Food-growing

In January 2011, BAFNET was leased a small piece of land in Busabala, Wakiso District, few kilometres from Kampala city. This land is used to grow food which is distributed to chronically poor families, older people and orphans.

In June 2011 the organization made its first harvest, resulting in two and half sacks full of beans.

The half sack was shared out to chronically poor families in the community where the small garden is located and the two sacks were taken to the head office and distributed to our beneficiaries, the older people and orphans.

Sanitation Drive

In July 2011, BAFNET Sanitation Drive was taken to the central part of Uganda in the districts of Mpigi and Wakiso where a traditional pit latrine was constructed in Sango and donations were made to the poor people and orphans.

Internships

Three second year Community Psychology students from Makerere University Kampala Uganda were offered an internship with Bakadde Foundation network.