Funding Partners

TeamUp Uganda is financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and three leading German private foundations: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW), Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) and Siemens Stiftung. Public and private funding is combined into a joint approach with a framework of implementing partners in Uganda and donors in Germany. The aim of the donors is to increase efficiency in development cooperation and to enable better results by combining different areas of expertise in a joint approach. Coordination and implementation is happening in close and regular exchange between the German and Ugandan counterparts.

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is the German government ministry responsible for Germany’s development policy. Its core mission is to promote sustainable development worldwide, working towards a more just and equitable world.

The BMZ’s development policy focuses on a wide range of critical global issues, including human rights, poverty, hunger, climate change, health, education, gender equality, digital inclusion, supply chains and private-public partnerships. A significant aspect of the BMZ’s work is dedicated to rural development, with a strong emphasis on climate change adaptation and food security.

The BMZ maintains a strong partnership with Uganda, focusing on the following core areas: peaceful and inclusive societies, climate, energy, and just transition, agriculture and food systems.

The BMZ recognizes that addressing inefficient farming practices, expanding access to technology, diversifying rural economies, and implementing responsible land policies are crucial for improving rural development and food security.

Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW)

Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) is an international development organisation, which focuses on the needs and potential of the largest youth generation in history. Our objective is to empower young people, especially young women and girls, by creating demand for and access to youth-friendly health information and services including modern contraceptives, and by securing their right to bodily autonomy. With offices in Europe and East Africa, we achieve this through a combination of youth-oriented programmes and gender transformative advocacy that also champions for investments in research and innovation to fight poverty-related diseases and to foster women’s health.

DSW champions the fundamental right of all young people to access accurate information and quality services related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). It cherishes education and knowledge as the cornerstones of empowerment, enabling young people to make informed decisions about their bodies, their futures, and their lives.

DSW addresses the barriers that prevent young people from realizing their full potential, including:

Lack of access to comprehensive sexuality education.
Limited access to SRHR services and contraceptives.
Gender inequality and discrimination.
Limited educational and economic opportunities.

By addressing these challenges, DSW empowers young people to:

Make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
Prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
Pursue education and economic opportunities.
Become active and engaged members of their communities.

Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS)

Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) is an independent foundation working with smallholder families in coffee regions and youth in Germany. HRNS believes that only strong future generations around the globe can shape a livable world.

HRNS is implementing projects in seven countries worldwide focusing on the livelihood situation of smallholder families with a holistic approach in the areas of youth, climate change, family business, organizational development and gender. This contributes to prospering smallholder families, strong future generations, employment and employability, attractive rural communities and landscapes worth living in.

We see youth as drivers of change globally and in Germany. Since its foundation in 2005, HRNS reached more than 330.000 smallholder families in 18 countries. In Germany HRNS is supporting more than 20 organizations focusing on the integration of migrated youth.

The objectives of the foundation are livelihood improvement for smallholder farmers in tropical rural environments, youth support, as well as protection of nature and the environment. HRNS’ work develops solutions in the context of important megatrends such as climate change, fighting poverty, equal chances for girls and women and their empowerment, and counteracting migration, and degradation of natural resources. HRNS’s work addresses interconnected challenges that hinder the socio-economic development of smallholder farmers such as:

Limited access to agricultural knowledge and best practices.
Restricted access to competitive financing, essential production inputs, and viable markets.
Lack of access to appropriate technology.
Insecure land tenure due to the absence of land titles.
Ineffective or dysfunctional farmer organizations.
Adverse impacts of climate change and environmental degradation.
Exclusion of women and youth from decision-making processes, leading to unequal distribution of responsibilities and resources.
Lack of opportunities for young people in agriculture, driving migration to urban centers and precarious employment.

Results of HRNS interventions include:

Enhanced economic resilience of families through diversified production systems, increased agricultural output and successful businesses.
Improved agricultural practices and management leading to optimal resource utilization and improved farm performance.
Increased financial literacy and access to affordable finances which enable farmers to invest in their businesses and implement sustainable practices.
Strengthened farmer organizations for market access, resource sharing and advocacy.
An advanced understanding of gender equality fostering more equitable distribution of responsibilities and resources within households and communities.

Siemens Stiftung

Siemens Stiftung was established as an independent nonprofit foundation by Siemens AG (a public limited company) in 2008. Siemens Stiftung is a charitable foundation that implements international projects to contribute to sustainable social development. Through hands-on international work, the foundation strengthens cross-border learning and reinforces locally anchored structures for sustainable social development.

With partners in Africa, Europe and Latin America, Siemens works on solutions for Essential Services, Digitality and Climate in a multi-perspective and interdisciplinary way. To promote social change and innovation, the foundation develops hands-on projects, builds knowledge networks, and empowers people and organizations that create measurable change in their local communities.

To strengthen Essential Services, Siemens Stiftung supports social entrepreneurs and initiatives that bring about positive change in communities with local solutions. The foundation leverages its expertise and network in fields such as water and sanitation, technology, and social entrepreneurship to create sustainable solutions. By fostering collaboration and innovation, the foundation contributes to building a more equitable and sustainable future for all.

Within its key area Essential Services, the foundation works with local partners in East Africa to improve sanitation and hygiene conditions in schools and households . It also supports locally developed e-mobility solutions for sustainable and affordable transport. In doing so, it draws on its expertise and network in the fields of water and sanitation, technology and social entrepreneurship. The development of joint approaches to small-scale entrepreneurship and income generation for young people is deeply anchored in its programming.

Siemens Stiftung works with over 200 competent partners worldwide to develop joint ideas and concepts across national borders and implement them in projects and initiatives. This creates valuable synergies with the greatest possible benefit for society. In all its work, great value is placed, both internally and externally, on social equity, participation, and a culture of belonging.