TeamUp Uganda unites the expertise, networks and resources of the three local organizations Action 4 Health Uganda (A4HU), Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Africa (HRNS) and Whave Solutions. They are implementing in the sectors of Health, Agriculture as well as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). They work together to integrate their core competencies into a unified approach to benefit young people in Mityana.
TeamUp Uganda unites the expertise, networks and resources of the three local organizations Action 4 Health Uganda (A4HU), Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Africa (HRNS) and Whave Solutions. They are implementing in the sectors of Health, Agriculture as well as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). They work together to integrate their core competencies into a unified approach to benefit young people in Mityana.
A4HU is a non-profit, locally registered NGO in Uganda, which emerged from the DSW Uganda Country Office in 2018. A4HU envisions a society where all young people are healthy, free from violence and can reach their full potential. A4HU is committed to breaking down the barriers girls and women face in accessing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services.
The objectives of A4HU are:
Within TeamUp, A4HU empowers young people with the knowledge they need to make informed choices about their health, including avoiding unintended pregnancies. A4HU takes lead in sensitising and training communities on SRHR leveraging the power of peer educators and flying nurses (Bees). The “Flying Nurses” model brings youth-friendly family planning (FP) services close to young people in hard-to-reach areas in Mityana District at a low cost. The 17 Bees are causing an increase in the uptake of FP services by providing short-term products, including condoms, contraceptives, and injectables, and referring women to health facilities for long-term methods.
A4HU’s work enables women and men to determine when to have children, the number they need, and how to space them. This contributes to optimum utilisation of family resources and improved quality of life for entire households.
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Uganda (HRNS Uganda) is a Ugandan-registered NGO that was established in Uganda in 2009. It evolved from HRNS Africa Limited, a brainchild of Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), which was founded in Germany in 2005. Initially operating as a German-led project, the organization’s success and the needs of Ugandan coffee farmers spurred the establishment of HRNS Uganda as a legally registered NGO in Uganda.
In all its operations, HRNS Uganda maintains strong linkages with its mother foundation in Germany ranging from governance, financing, ownership, communication, collaboration, program implementation, accountability and target population groups. The objectives of HRNS are livelihood improvement for smallholder farmers in tropical rural environments, youth support, as well as protection of nature and the environment.
HRNS Uganda is committed to sustainable development through empowering coffee farming communities in Uganda, driven by progressively localized expertise, robust governance, and strategic partnerships.
Within TeamUp, HRNS brings on board core expertise in:
Whave Solutions (Whave) is a leading Ugandan social enterprise dedicated to providing sustainable and reliable clean water access in rural communities across the country since 2011. It addresses the critical issue of frequent and prolonged breakdown of water sources, which causes outages that affect the socio-economic welfare of men and women in rural Uganda.
Working in close partnership with local authorities and communities, Whave operates within the national government’s operation and maintenance framework for water sources, fostering impactful public-private partnerships that contribute to the achievement of national water supply targets. Whave facilitates the establishment of municipal water committees, promoting community ownership and participation in water management. It invests in training local technicians in preventive maintenance and repair, empowering communities to maintain their water infrastructure effectively. It also actively advocates for women’s leadership roles within community water committees, promoting gender equality. In addition, Whave maintains crucial relationships with government representatives at the national level, particularly through the Ministry of Water and Environment.
Whave partners with government in 18 districts for rural water operation and maintenance. More than 330,000 people in over 1,000 communities are assured of reliable safe water supply. Water sources maintained by Whave have consistently experienced greater than 98% full-functionality. Whave’s commitment to professional maintenance, community empowerment, and policy alignment positions it as a vital partner in Uganda’s efforts to achieve universal access to clean water.
Whave works in two capacities:
As a service provider, Whave demonstrates and benchmarks preventive maintenance service delivery, using a sustainable model financed by tariff revenue collected from consumers. Whave works with the aid community and government to establish and implement performance contracts for maintenance service providers which assure rural communities of consistent and professionalized water service delivery, regulated by government.
As an advocacy body, Whave generates awareness of the absence of maintenance structures causing more than half the rural population to lack access to reliable safe water, despite investment in improved technologies.