My name is Ayikirize Osbert, and I am the founder and team leader of Safeville Holistic Awareness Uganda, a small but passionate community initiative working to promote safety, sanitation, and well-being among children and families.
My motivation for starting this initiative traces back to 2024, when I had the opportunity to work with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics during a national census exercise. During that time, I witnessed something that stayed with me long after the assignment ended. In many households and schools, especially in rural communities, families were struggling with serious sanitation and hygiene challenges. Children were studying in environments without hygiene facilities, without safe sanitation
In some schools, girls missed classes during their menstrual periods because they lacked the resources and confidence to manage them. In communities, preventable diseases linked to poor hygiene were silently affecting children’s health and education. It was painful to see how such basic challenges could have such a deep impact on young lives. At that moment, I felt a strong desire to do something about it.
However, at the time I was still in my second year at university. Like many students in Uganda, I was balancing academic responsibilities with financial struggles and the uncertainty that comes with student life. I convinced myself that perhaps it was not yet the right time to start something so demanding. I decided that after completing my studies, I would begin working on an initiative to address these issues.
But after about a year, the idea simply would not leave my heart. I realized that sometimes waiting for the “perfect time” means waiting forever. So I began with what I had. I mobilized a small group of fellow students who shared the same concern, and together we started visiting primary schools and nearby communities.
As we continued, we expanded our efforts to include training children about hygiene and safety, and we also began supporting teenage girls with menstrual health education, helping them face their periods with confidence and dignity rather than fear or shame.
We have been doing this work with very limited resources, but with a great deal of commitment.
Now I am approaching the end of my university journey—I will be finishing in May—and this marks an important transition for us. For some time, we have been operating with the support and permission of my university while carrying out small community activities. We also obtained a certificate of incorporation through the Uganda Registration Services Bureau and received recommendation documents from relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Health (Uganda)
To be honest, we are still very young in this journey. We do not yet have large structures, established sponsors, or strong networks. What we have is vision, passion, and the determination to build something meaningful for our communities.
This is why I am reaching out. There are two ways you—or someone in your network could partner with us in this journey:
1. Join as a Co-Founder or Strategic Partner:
If you are someone who believes in the power of grassroots change, children’s welfare, and community health, you could help guide Safeville’s growth. This could include strategic planning, supporting fundraising efforts, and contributing to long-term decision-making while we implement activities on the ground in Uganda.
2. Support Our Programs:
Every contribution, no matter how small or large, makes a tangible difference. Your support helps us provide vital resources, conduct health and hygiene education, and directly impact children’s lives. Currently, we are working on treating jiggers in Bubaare, providing children with medical attention, education, and hope for healthier lives.
Personally, I am hoping to find people who will walk alongside us, either as strategic partners or as supporters of our programs.
If you resonate with this mission, or know someone passionate about children’s welfare, community health, and grassroots change, I would be deeply grateful for an introduction.
Thank you for taking the time to read my long story it means alot to me . You can learn more about our work on our website:
https://safevilleholisticawareness.org
https://safevilleholisticawareness.org
Warm regards,
Ayikirize Osbert
Founder & Team Leader
Safeville Holistic Awareness Uganda
My motivation for starting this initiative traces back to 2024, when I had the opportunity to work with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics during a national census exercise. During that time, I witnessed something that stayed with me long after the assignment ended. In many households and schools, especially in rural communities, families were struggling with serious sanitation and hygiene challenges. Children were studying in environments without hygiene facilities, without safe sanitation
In some schools, girls missed classes during their menstrual periods because they lacked the resources and confidence to manage them. In communities, preventable diseases linked to poor hygiene were silently affecting children’s health and education. It was painful to see how such basic challenges could have such a deep impact on young lives. At that moment, I felt a strong desire to do something about it.
However, at the time I was still in my second year at university. Like many students in Uganda, I was balancing academic responsibilities with financial struggles and the uncertainty that comes with student life. I convinced myself that perhaps it was not yet the right time to start something so demanding. I decided that after completing my studies, I would begin working on an initiative to address these issues.
But after about a year, the idea simply would not leave my heart. I realized that sometimes waiting for the “perfect time” means waiting forever. So I began with what I had. I mobilized a small group of fellow students who shared the same concern, and together we started visiting primary schools and nearby communities.
As we continued, we expanded our efforts to include training children about hygiene and safety, and we also began supporting teenage girls with menstrual health education, helping them face their periods with confidence and dignity rather than fear or shame.
We have been doing this work with very limited resources, but with a great deal of commitment.
Now I am approaching the end of my university journey—I will be finishing in May—and this marks an important transition for us. For some time, we have been operating with the support and permission of my university while carrying out small community activities. We also obtained a certificate of incorporation through the Uganda Registration Services Bureau and received recommendation documents from relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Health (Uganda)
To be honest, we are still very young in this journey. We do not yet have large structures, established sponsors, or strong networks. What we have is vision, passion, and the determination to build something meaningful for our communities.
This is why I am reaching out. There are two ways you—or someone in your network could partner with us in this journey:
1. Join as a Co-Founder or Strategic Partner:
If you are someone who believes in the power of grassroots change, children’s welfare, and community health, you could help guide Safeville’s growth. This could include strategic planning, supporting fundraising efforts, and contributing to long-term decision-making while we implement activities on the ground in Uganda.
2. Support Our Programs:
Every contribution, no matter how small or large, makes a tangible difference. Your support helps us provide vital resources, conduct health and hygiene education, and directly impact children’s lives. Currently, we are working on treating jiggers in Bubaare, providing children with medical attention, education, and hope for healthier lives.
Personally, I am hoping to find people who will walk alongside us, either as strategic partners or as supporters of our programs.
If you resonate with this mission, or know someone passionate about children’s welfare, community health, and grassroots change, I would be deeply grateful for an introduction.
Thank you for taking the time to read my long story it means alot to me . You can learn more about our work on our website:
https://safevilleholisticawareness.org
https://safevilleholisticawareness.org
Warm regards,
Ayikirize Osbert
Founder & Team Leader
Safeville Holistic Awareness Uganda
My name is Ayikirize Osbert, and I am the founder and team leader of Safeville Holistic Awareness Uganda, a small but passionate community initiative working to promote safety, sanitation, and well-being among children and families.
My motivation for starting this initiative traces back to 2024, when I had the opportunity to work with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics during a national census exercise. During that time, I witnessed something that stayed with me long after the assignment ended. In many households and schools, especially in rural communities, families were struggling with serious sanitation and hygiene challenges. Children were studying in environments without hygiene facilities, without safe sanitation
In some schools, girls missed classes during their menstrual periods because they lacked the resources and confidence to manage them. In communities, preventable diseases linked to poor hygiene were silently affecting children’s health and education. It was painful to see how such basic challenges could have such a deep impact on young lives. At that moment, I felt a strong desire to do something about it.
However, at the time I was still in my second year at university. Like many students in Uganda, I was balancing academic responsibilities with financial struggles and the uncertainty that comes with student life. I convinced myself that perhaps it was not yet the right time to start something so demanding. I decided that after completing my studies, I would begin working on an initiative to address these issues.
But after about a year, the idea simply would not leave my heart. I realized that sometimes waiting for the “perfect time” means waiting forever. So I began with what I had. I mobilized a small group of fellow students who shared the same concern, and together we started visiting primary schools and nearby communities.
As we continued, we expanded our efforts to include training children about hygiene and safety, and we also began supporting teenage girls with menstrual health education, helping them face their periods with confidence and dignity rather than fear or shame.
We have been doing this work with very limited resources, but with a great deal of commitment.
Now I am approaching the end of my university journey—I will be finishing in May—and this marks an important transition for us. For some time, we have been operating with the support and permission of my university while carrying out small community activities. We also obtained a certificate of incorporation through the Uganda Registration Services Bureau and received recommendation documents from relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Health (Uganda)
To be honest, we are still very young in this journey. We do not yet have large structures, established sponsors, or strong networks. What we have is vision, passion, and the determination to build something meaningful for our communities.
This is why I am reaching out. There are two ways you—or someone in your network could partner with us in this journey:
1. Join as a Co-Founder or Strategic Partner:
If you are someone who believes in the power of grassroots change, children’s welfare, and community health, you could help guide Safeville’s growth. This could include strategic planning, supporting fundraising efforts, and contributing to long-term decision-making while we implement activities on the ground in Uganda.
2. Support Our Programs:
Every contribution, no matter how small or large, makes a tangible difference. Your support helps us provide vital resources, conduct health and hygiene education, and directly impact children’s lives. Currently, we are working on treating jiggers in Bubaare, providing children with medical attention, education, and hope for healthier lives.
Personally, I am hoping to find people who will walk alongside us, either as strategic partners or as supporters of our programs.
If you resonate with this mission, or know someone passionate about children’s welfare, community health, and grassroots change, I would be deeply grateful for an introduction.
Thank you for taking the time to read my long story it means alot to me . You can learn more about our work on our website:
https://safevilleholisticawareness.org
https://safevilleholisticawareness.org
Warm regards,
Ayikirize Osbert
Founder & Team Leader
Safeville Holistic Awareness Uganda
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