Activate
The Future.
Youth-Led. Community-Built. Action-Driven.
At Omuto Foundation, we don’t just talk about change — we **activate it**. Every program is designed, led, and executed by young people, turning ideas into real solutions in schools, communities, and creative spaces across Uganda.
Student Leaders
Forum (SLF)
Schools as leadership labs
SLF trains youth to lead with competence, confidence, and action-oriented skills. Youth facilitate projects in their schools based on their own capacities. They identify challenges, design solutions, and implement projects, while Omuto provides follow-up support to ensure impact.
Key Activities
- Leadership Training
- Peer Mentoring
- Interschool Debates
- RED Campaign
- GreenSchools Campaign
The Impact
10k+
Youth trained in leadership systems across Central Uganda
Youth Action
Pathway (YAP)
From skills to community impact
YAP guides youth from learning practical skills to creating measurable community impact. Our chapters function as organized cells of change addressing real-world rural challenges.
Active chapters, each with a 5-member core team in Buwama.
Active youth-led community projects across the region.
YoSkills
Circles
Turning skills into livelihoods
Equipping young people with practical business and technical skills for employment and entrepreneurship through intense weekend cohorts.
Vocational Base
Tailoring, hairdressing, and basic tech modules designed for the local market.
Centers
Weekend short courses at Omuto Youth Center (Mpigi) and our office in Kampala.
Milestones
25 graduates from the first cohort now building sustainable small businesses.
Omuto Essentials
Youth-led businesses that give back
Our social enterprise arm, producing youth-led products that generate revenue for programs. 100% of revenue is reinvested into the movement.
Current Product Line
Omuto Talents
Voice and creativity in action.
Omuto Pulse
Our youth-led media platform amplifying stories, campaigns, and advocacy. We train youth in journalism, content creation, and storytelling to own their narrative.
Join PulseFootball Alliance (OFA)
Building teamwork, discipline, and leadership through sports. We host regional tournaments including the prestigious Omuto Cup to engage the community.
Join OFAInitiatives
Focused campaigns for immediate regional change.
RED Campaign
Educating girls about menstrual hygiene, distributing reusable pads, and advocating for dignity in schools.
GreenSchools
Training youth to protect the environment through local action and regional tree planting initiatives.
PureWater
Promoting access to safe drinking water through youth-led hygiene campaigns and purifier governance.
Why Our Work
Matters.
Every program is youth-led, evidence-driven, and locally-rooted. Omuto ensures that youth are not just participants — they are owners of the change.
The Action
Starts Now.
Ready to build youth agency in your community? Ready to invest in real action?