Uganda • East Africa Health. Livelihoods. Inclusion.
Community-led health • Since 1997

Healthier communities, stronger futures — built with the people of Uganda.

For nearly three decades, Karucan Foundation (KAFO) has worked alongside rural communities in the Rwenzori sub-region to deliver practical health, livelihoods, water and digital-inclusion programmes — designed with communities, not for them.

Established 1997 Kasese, Uganda Affiliate Member, World Heart Federation Stop TB Partner
Mission
"To facilitate communities to attain good health and livelihoods through strengthened community-facility linkage frameworks."
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Updates from the field.

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Health outreach
22 September 2026

Mobile clinics reach fishing and mining communities in Kasese

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Maternal Health
10 September 2026

Bringing antenatal care closer to mothers in Kigoro Town

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Livelihoods
28 August 2026

Nutrition gardens lift household resilience in Bukonzo

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Water & Sanitation
05 August 2026

New safe-water point opens for 1,200 residents of Nyamwamba

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What we do

Karucan's work across Uganda.

Programmes are designed around communities' lived realities and integrated across health, opportunity and resilience — so progress in one area lifts progress in the others.

Karucan at a glance
1997Grassroots NGO founded in Uganda, working continuously since.
7+Integrated programme areas across health, livelihoods and inclusion.
3Global network affiliations — WHO-aligned partnerships active.
1Mission — healthier, more resilient, more inclusive communities.
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Born in Kasese. Rooted in community.

From a single community effort in 1997, Karucan Foundation has grown into a multi-sector NGO delivering health, livelihoods, water and digital-inclusion programmes across the Rwenzori sub-region — and contributing to global coalitions on heart health, TB and liver disease.

  • Working in Kasese District, Rwenzori Sub-region, Uganda
  • Office: Kigoro Town Center, Nyamwamba Division, Rukoki
  • Led by Executive Director Nelson Kasaija
  • Sectors: Health, WASH, Agriculture, Education, Gender & Human Rights, Research
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Karucan works alongside
Stop TB Partnership — TB REACH World Heart Federation — Affiliate Member World Obesity Federation — Network Member African Hepatitis B Advocacy Coalition (ABAC) Global Liver Institute — Liver Awareness Week Uganda District Health Teams Bwera & Bundibugyo District Hospitals Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
Our Network

Affiliations & partners.

Health Coalition

Stop TB Partnership • TB REACH

Improving quality of clinical services for TB screening and diagnosis through private health facilities in Kasese and neighbouring districts.

Cardiovascular Health

World Heart Federation

Affiliate Member contributing community-level heart-health awareness, screening and referral across Uganda.

NCD Prevention

World Obesity Federation

Rwenzori Sub-region awareness, screening and professional training for obesity prevention and NCD response.

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