Our Vision
A Uganda in which women drive social and economic innovation.
Our Mission
A school that empowers women to design and implement creative solutions to challenges faced by their community.
Our Origin
At the peak of the Lord’s Resistance Army war in Northern Uganda, thousands of children were abducted, many of them girls that were forced into servitude. At the end of the war these young girls returned home, having missed their childhood, formal education, and many of them with young children in tow. Saint Bahkita’s Vocational Training Center was founded in 2007 by the Italian Cooperation to support and educated child mothers and girls who had been kidnapped in the two-decade LRA war. Named after a female Sudanese slave turned saint, Giuseppine Bakhita, the school provides protection and working opportunities to child mothers and ex abductees. The school began with teaching skills in computer studies, secretarial studies, catering, and tailoring but has now expanded to included more study areas. The students also were counseled and guided to help through their past tragic incidents.
Current Innovations
As Saint Bahkita’s strives to be a leader of innovation in Northern Uganda, we are currently working on a series of projects in conjunction with our partners.
Get Involved
Join us in our journey to educate our students and continue to innovate by assisting a project or learning more about our community.
