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We focus on social enterprises that promote education, health and economic development. Each social enterprise works independently but in support of each other, cycling the profits back into the community through education scholarships and medical assistance.
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Social Enterprise Projects
education
nursery through secondary schools
Musana believes that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty within the community as a whole. With high dropout rates and a lack of quality standards within schools in Uganda, Musana offers the community quality educational institutes that go beyond the national curriculum in order to raise future generations of empowered leaders. We are known for our high educational standards, exceptional living conditions and most importantly, our emphasis on being a Christ-centered loving home to all of the children on our campuses.
economic development
creating jobs
There is a detrimental unemployment rate in Uganda, in which 18-30 year-olds make up 64% of unemployed persons. Musana’s economic development initiatives tackle this issue by tapping into people’s creativity and potential, inspiring job creators and entrepreneurs. Acting as one of the largest training centers in Iganga, Musana equips Ugandans of all ages, educational backgrounds, and economic status in both business and practical skills.
health
musana community hospitals
Access to quality health services has been pinpointed as a detrimental challenge that the people of rural Uganda face. The district of Iganga has one hospital that lacks resources and personnel to provide for the overwhelming number of patients that come on a daily basis. As a result, the million people that this facility serves are not receiving proper medical care and are suffering or dying due to a lack of treatment. In order to combat the dire need, we built the first Musana Community Hospital in Iganga and our second hospital opened in 2022 in Kaliro.
The vision for Musana Community Hospitals is to transform the standards of health care by offering a patient-centered, holistic, and compassionate approach. We emphasize values such as patients come first, respect and dignity, commitment to quality of care, integrity and accountability, good stewardship and commitment, teamwork, and compassion.
Education
6,026 Children educated
Economic Development
560 full time employees
1,001 Women empowered with skill training
Health
230,201 Patient visits
profits made by our social enterprises are invested into
community outreach
scholarships
Musana’s scholarship program strives to pave a road of opportunity for Uganda’s youth who were born into circumstances in which they have lacked choice. Through the provision of scholarships, we refuse to see potential wasted. On the contrary, we are tapping into the greatness of Uganda’s youth that has been masked by economic class to raise the next generation of transformative leaders.
Each year, our social workers identify the most vulnerable children who would not get an education otherwise, offering them a position at Musana schools. We intermix these children with all the other students from the community, keeping them anonymous so they can go to school with dignity, free from the stigma of being vulnerable and in need. Furthermore, our social workers check-up and counsel the children’s relatives, working directly to improve not only the quality of life for the children, but the entire family.
higher education scholarships
After our scholarship students graduate from Musana schools, we offer them an opportunity to apply for a higher education scholarship at a university or trade school. We also support long-serving and dedicated staff members with the chance to return to school and upgrade their qualifications.
health outreach events
In the most rural areas of Eastern Uganda, access to health care is challenging. In response to the needs of these communities, Musana’s Social Work Department partners with Musana Community Hospitals and remote village leaders to organize health outreach events. During health outreach events, social workers and health practitioners travel to rural areas of Iganga to provide free services including malaria and HIV testing, dental check-ups and extractions, family planning, prenatal care, nutrition screenings, vaccinations, and counseling.
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rehab & disability services
A unique focus at Musana Community Hospitals is one led by the Rehabilitation & Disability Services Department. The department is aimed at improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities and to promote inclusion among the community. Our full-time physiotherapist provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for fractures, pediatric conditions, stroke recovery, and chronic illness management, among other conditions. Our occupational therapist concentrates on community-based rehabilitation and parent education programs. By partnering with other local organizations to mobilize individuals with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities, we create a support network and improve access to services.
