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KAKINDO VILLAGE · UGANDA

A roof is where dignity begins.

Ubuntu Village! Housing Project builds permanent homes for widows and women who have outlived their shelter — eight homes so far, each raised by the community it belongs to.

9

Widows housed in permanent homes

150

Lives touched by this project

100%

Built with local labour and materials

THE JOURNEY

One storm, then a village

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Mary's House

A storm tore Mary Bonekosira's home apart in December. Eighty-five years old and living with HIV, she had nowhere safe to sleep or store her medication. Her house was rebuilt — solid, dry and hers.

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Nine permanent homes

Local teams raised nine housing units for nine widows and their children and grandchildren, with water and electricity connected to every home, an organic garden, and homeschooling on site.

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A sustainable food forest

With the buildings done, the next goal is landscaping the village into a beautiful, self-feeding food forest — shade, fruit and soil that keeps giving back.

UBUNTU

“I am because we are.”

With Ubuntu International, Kiiza Wilbroad has been a pillar at every touchpoint: purchasing the land, coordinating the build of the nine permanent homes, and representing the housing project on the ground alongside Tonny. Local teams did the building, community stakeholders held the plan accountable, and the homes now stand as long-term security for the women who live in them — not as charity, but as shared responsibility.

THE PEOPLE

Who is making this possible

It started in 2025 with one conversation between a young man from Kakindo Village and a reggae musician who had spent his life helping communities like it.

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Pato Banton

FOUNDER AND PROJECT MANAGER

Gard Jameson

Gard Jameson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Kiiza Wilbroad

CO-FOUNDER & PROJECT COORDINATOR

PROJECTS

Where the work is going

Housing Project

KAKINDO VILLAGE · PHASE III UNDERWAY

Ubuntu Village! Housing Project

Ubuntu shop

KAKINDO, VILLAGE · IN PLANNING

Ubuntu Village Shop

A community-run shop keeping everyday essentials within walking distance — and turning household spending into village income.

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KAKINDO, VILLAGE · IN PLANNING

Ubuntu Learning & Leadership Academy

A one-acre, child-centred school designed in a circle around a single tree.

THE FOUNDATION

The 7 Pillars of Ubuntu

Seven pillars decide what gets built next — and tell us when the work is actually finished.

WATCH & BROWSE

See it for yourself

Documentary and photographs from Kakindo Village about Ubuntu Village Housing Project: the build, the handover, the children, and the garden. 

Ubuntu Village! Housing Project — the film

This short film is about the Spirit Of Ubuntu ~ I Am because We Are. It features a small act of Love and Compassion for 8 widows facing hardships in life but are left with undying Hope. The Ubuntu Village Housing Project in Ibanda, Uganda provides these women and children with Free Housing and Fertile Land to become self-sustainable, with dignity and grace.

WATCH & BROWSE

See it for yourself

Documentary and photographs from Kakindo Village about Ubuntu Village Housing Project: the build, the handover, the children, and the garden. 

My Hero Ubuntu International 2025, a story of hope

Award-winning film by Wilbroad Kiiza, presented to the My Hero International Film Awards.

The next Mary is still waiting

Fund materials, sponsor a full home, or partner with us on the next village cluster.

I am because we are.

Ubuntu Village! Housing Project — permanent homes for widows and the elderly in rural Uganda, built with Ubuntu International and the community itself.

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Delivered by Edentia International, a non-governmental organisation registered in Uganda to operate nationally and internationally, in partnership with Ubuntu International.

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