The Ahumuza Centre

Ahumuza means “comfort.” Running since 1997, it offers inpatient, outpatient and community mental health care in a country with roughly one psychiatrist per million people.

60–70% of patients treated at the centre show measurable improvement in their mental health.

Mothers’ Waiting Home

Low-risk expectant mothers travelling long distances can stay on-site ahead of labour, moving to the main ward only when needed — easing pressure on the maternity ward and improving safety for women arriving from afar.

Kisiizi partners with the Uganda Maternity & Newborn Hub and Royal Berkshire Hospital, and contributes to the international “WOMAN” obstetric trial.

Palliative Care Service

A community-based service that takes end-of-life care out to patients’ homes, working alongside local leaders and Village Health Teams to meet the physical, spiritual and social needs of the dying — not just the medical ones.

Funded almost entirely by donation: free medicines, staff training and comfort items like blankets and clothing for families who have nothing left to give.

The Empower Programme

A programme built to stop menstruation from ending a girl’s education. Local tailors — including single parents and people managing health challenges of their own — sew reusable pad packs, which are distributed in schools alongside menstrual health education.

Nearly 11,000 girls reached so far — each £6 pad pack lasts around three years, long enough to see a girl through to the next stage of school.

Nutrition Project

Children admitted with malnutrition are cared for on the ward, but the work doesn’t stop at discharge. The team follows up with community visits to each child’s home, alongside nutrition education and play therapy, and supports income-generating projects — chickens, dairy, fish and garden — that help families keep their children healthy for the long term.