Welcome to Change African Child International
We are Change African Child International (CACI), a volunteer driven NGO based in Kampala, Uganda. Together with our dedicated team of local volunteers, we work towards a society where children’s rights are respected, and all children and their families can live with dignity.
Our Vision
We are Change African Child International (CACI), a volunteer driven NGO based in Kampala, Uganda. Together with our dedicated team of local volunteers, we work towards a society where children’s rights are respected, and all children and their families can live with dignity.
Rooted in this holistic approach, our programs aim to empower parents and communities, socially and economically, to advance child rights in a sustainable way.
From Community to Child
In Uganda, communities form the backbone of daily life. They are more than people living side by side; they are networks of support, collaboration, and resilience
At CACI, we recognize the power of these communities as essential to sustainable development. Rather than focusing on individuals, we build on local knowledge, networks, and trust to support parents and empower children. This is not a top down approach, but a bottom up one.
A brighter future for children starts with parents who are equipped to guide and provide for them, both now and in the long term. Parentsʼ education, financial security, and social support play a critical role in the well being and success of their children.
Thatʼs why our programs invest directly in parents, not just through skills training, but by creating safe spaces to share challenges, learn together, and grow collectively.
This is how we maximize our impact: by mobilizing the community, to support the parents, to empower the children.
From Health & Safety to Opportunity
Creating opportunities for children requires a foundation where their basic needs are met and their access to education is ensured.
Many children we work with are homeless, orphaned, or victims of abuse. Our first priority is always to ensure physical and emotional safety. Creating a situation where the child can live protected from its previous environment and circumstances. In this aim, our focus extends beyond crisis cases. We work to ensure clean water, safe sanitation, menstrual hygiene, and basic health needs are met across communities, enabling children to thrive.
Once safety and well being are secured, education becomes our next focus, both for children and their parents. Many families face obstacles such as unaffordable school fees or a lack of materials. Through literacy programs for mothers and vocational skills training for adults, we increase both the perceived value of education, financial opportunities for the parents, and the familiesʼ capacity to support it. By directly supporting local schools with resources and materials, we ensure that quality education for the children can be guaranteed and sustained.
This is how we maximise our impact: by ensuring health & safety, to allow access to education, to build bright futures with opportunity.
Our Programs
All our programs are built on our core approach: from community to child, and from health & safety to opportunity
Our key programs include:
- Adult Literacy & Empowerment
- Vocational Skills Training
- Education Access for Children
- Psychosocial Support for Children
- Village Savings & Loans Associations
- Water Sanitation & Hygiene
- Sustainable Energy Initiatives
- Hosting Uganda’s Good Deeds Day
CACI Initiated, Community Facilitated
We design our programs to be as accessible and resource efficient as possible.
Thatʼs why many of our initiatives are community led.
We provide the coordination, training methods, and support, while local facilitators take the lead in delivering programs within their own communities.This approach allows us to reach hundreds of people with a small team and limited funding.
Over time, this model has produced powerful results: literacy graduates forming successful business groups, women launching VSLAs in their own villages, and new enterprises springing up with the support of their communities.
Our Ecosystem
At CACI, weʼre not just building programs, weʼre cultivating an ecosystem. An ecosystem that connects health & safety, education, and opportunity. One that spans communities across Uganda, turning villages into hubs of transformation, and students into tomorrowʼs facilitators.
This ecosystem is growing rapidly, powered by one mission: To build a society where children’s rights are respected, and all children and their families live with dignity.
