Solidarity Eden Foundation (SEF) is a registered, refugee youth-led organization based in Kampala, Uganda, founded in 2015 to support urban refugees, particularly women and youths, in rebuilding their lives with dignity, resilience, and purpose. Through trauma-informed, community-driven programming, SEF offers English Language Development, Vocational Training, Business Literacy & Entrepreneurship, Community Development, Creative Arts and Cultural Exchange initiatives, all rooted in healing, empowerment, and inclusion.
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At the heart of our work is the SEF Refugee Resource Center, a vibrant, welcoming space that has become a second home for over 300 refugees, primarily newly arrived individuals from DR Congo, South Sudan, Burundi, and Rwanda. More than just a resource center, it is one of the few safe and inclusive spaces in Kampala where refugees feel genuinely seen, supported, and connected.
Mission
Our mission is to address pressing challenges such as forced displacement, ethnic conflict, unemployment, and social disconnection, while equipping refugees with the tools they need to integrate into local communities, build sustainable livelihoods, and rediscover a strong sense of identity, belonging, and hope.
Vision
Building resilience, networks, belonging, and sustainable livelihoods for refugees, particularly women in Uganda
Our Programs
The Solidarity Eden Foundation combines education and community building & integration activities to support refugee youth with strengthening the skills they need to not only survive in the face of trauma, stress, displacement, and deprivation, but to become self-reliant and potential leaders in their community. Our four main program avenues combine to create an engaging, efficient, and cost-effective intervention.
Refugee Education Program
Our English Development Program delivers high-quality, trauma-informed, and engaging Functional Adult English classes completely free of charge for vulnerable refugees in Kampala. Designed to support daily learning, the classes focus on helping refugees improve their English proficiency, integrate more effectively, and build stronger connections with both refugee and non-refugee communities. Each year, the program directly impacts 250 refugees, with a minimum of 50% being women.
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Creative Arts & Cultural Exchange Program
We organize creative arts, cultural, and heritage celebrations at our Refugee Resource Center, featuring music, drama, and poetry performances. These events explore themes such as diversity, identity, peacebuilding, cultural humility, social justice, power, and privilege, enabling participants to reflect on their personal experiences and social contexts.
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Women on Wheels Vocational Training
The Women on Wheels Vocational Training Program is a comprehensive, trauma-informed initiative designed to equip vulnerable refugee women in Kampala with vocational skills, business literacy, and financial independence. Through intensive training in tailoring, combined with a practical 12-module curriculum in entrepreneurship and financial management, the program aims to transform the economic futures of refugee women and their households.
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439
Refugees empowered per year
7218
Participants Reached since 2015
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Participants' Country of Origin
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Participants' Country of Origin
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