Who We Are
YAREN Organisation Ltd is a non-profit organization registered as a company limited by guarantee, incorporated under Uganda's Companies Act 2012, with an operational hub in Ziranumbu, Makindye Ssabagabo, Kampala.
Mr. Muganuzi Mushongole Adonis founded Action des Jeunes Pour le Developpement (Youth Action for the Development) in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014. An initiative meant to promote peaceful coexistence by connecting communities with international experts to address local conflict in the areas of Bibokoboko, Baraka, Fizi Territory in South Kivu, Eastern Congo DR. His work was interrupted in 2015 when he fled and relocated to Uganda as a refugee due to escalating violence in eastern DRC.
In Uganda, he continued working with vulnerable populations, particularly youth and women refugees, focusing on resilience, empowerment, and social cohesion. This experience led to the establishment of YAREN Organisation in 2017, a non-profit organization (formerly the Young African Refugees Entrepreneurs Network), inspired by a strong commitment to human dignity, protection, and community transformation.
YAREN's organisational identity is anchored in five programme pillars: Economic Empowerment & Livelihoods Development; Skills, Education & Innovation; Youth Leadership & Women Empowerment; Mental Health, Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion; and Climate Resilience & WASH (Water, Sanitation &. These pillars are not siloed thematic areas but a deeply integrated approach to building human and community capital simultaneously.
Our Mission
To train, promote, and empower high-risk communities with skills that enable them to become self-reliant and stimulate entrepreneurial spirit through sustainable community practices
Our Vision
Creating a better society for high-risk communities by improving living standards, tackling poverty and unemployment, increasing local capacities, and promoting self-resilience among refugees and vulnerable populations.
Our Services
Empowering refugees through skills, education, and community support.
Women & Youth Empowerment
We train women in tailoring, handcrafting, and entrepreneurship while offering young people leadership mentorship and Personal Initiative Training to build self-resilience and sustainable livelihoods.
Education & Capacity Building
From English language training to computer literacy and business basics, we equip refugees with essential skills to overcome barriers and create opportunities for themselves and their families.
Programs That Transform Lives
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Through water filter distribution, advocacy dialogues, and WASH consultancy, we've provided clean drinking water to thousands and improved sanitation in schools, clinics, and refugee settlements.
Health & Wellness
Our health programs focus on preventive care, mental health support, maternal health, and fighting diseases through education, material distribution, and mindset change initiatives.
Building Pathways to Self-Reliance. The JENGA JAMAA Program (2026–2028)
Across Uganda’s refugee settlements and host communities, thousands of families are striving to rebuild their lives with dignity. Yet many still face limited access to livelihoods, clean water, financial services, and safe growth opportunities. Through the JENGA JAMAA Program, YAREN Organisation Ltd is working to change this reality by creating pathways from vulnerability to self-reliance.
Our approach is simple but powerful: equip people with skills, restore opportunities, and build resilient communities. From 2026 to 2028, YAREN will scale integrated programs that respond directly to the needs identified by communities themselves.
We support entrepreneurship and livelihood development by training youth, women, and aspiring entrepreneurs in practical business skills, vocational trades such as tailoring and carpentry, digital entrepreneurship, and leadership, and by helping them transform ideas into sustainable businesses.
To address food insecurity and economic vulnerability, we are expanding agriculture and food security initiatives, including community farming, livestock projects, climate-smart agriculture, and agribusiness training that enables families to grow food and generate income.
Recognizing the central role of women in rebuilding communities, our women’s economic empowerment programs provide enterprise incubation, savings groups, leadership training, and specialized support for teenage mothers so they can participate safely in economic and social life.
At the same time, we invest in WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) solutions that improve access to safe water through solar-powered systems, borehole rehabilitation, hygiene education, and community-managed water infrastructure. To help small businesses grow sustainably, YAREN supports business formalization and financial inclusion, assisting entrepreneurs with registration, financial literacy, savings groups, and access to startup capital and microfinance.
All our work is designed with a strong commitment to protection-sensitive and gender-responsive programming, ensuring that women, youth, and vulnerable groups can participate safely and equally. Finally, we strengthen long-term opportunities through adult education and language programs, including English training, financial literacy, and digital skills that help refugees integrate into markets and employment opportunities. At the heart of these initiatives is YAREN’s vision for a Refugee Innovation Village and Community Hub, a safe and dynamic space where refugees and host communities can access training, mentorship, incubation support, and community services as they rebuild their futures.
Through JENGA JAMAA, we are not only delivering programs.
We are helping communities build the foundations of resilience, dignity, and lasting economic independence.
Our core values
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Integrity & Accountability
We ensure every resource is used for its intended purpose.
We Involve Refugees And Host Communities In Decision-making.
We Believe In Restoring Lives,and emotional well-being
Community-Centered Solutions
Faith & Hope
Innovation & Resilience
We equip individuals with entrepreneurial skills for sustainability.
Get in Touch
Reach out to Yaren Organisation for support or partnership.
Story Began with a Dream
Dreamed of a people tormented and sad, who journeyed to a safe place of joy. When he awoke, he recorded this vision and began the YAREN Organization.
At Risk Communities: Survivors of slaughter, violence, war, conflict, rape, abandonment, drought, extreme poverty, hunger, illness
Transformation of communities, one by one
Fruitful journey to a safe place of joy
Our office
Ziranumbu Kanaba Ndejje-Kampala
Hours
Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm
Contacts
+256-789-957476
info@yarenorganisation.org