Kasese District Youth Focus on AIDS (KADYFA)
“Meaningful participation leads to relevant and sustainable development.”
Since 2001, KADYFA has worked alongside young people and families across Kasese District — through health, rights, skills, and land — built on the belief that lasting change starts with the people it’s meant to serve.
Rooted in Kasese since 2001
KADYFA is a legally registered community-based organization with more than 20 years of experience delivering health, education, livelihoods, and environmental programs to young people across Kasese District and the three divisions of Kasese Municipality.
We have worked alongside partners including UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Uganda AIDS Commission — always through participatory planning that puts the community, especially the poorest, at the center of the response.
Read our full story- Founded
- 2001
- Sub-counties in our area of work
- 42
- Divisions of Kasese Municipality
- 3
- Young people we work with, ages
- 10–30
The gap we work in
Kasese District sits at the foot of the Rwenzori Mountains, home to hundreds of villages and a young, fast-growing population. Our own fieldwork and needs assessments over the years have pointed to the same gaps again and again: limited access to youth-friendly health services, low awareness of reproductive health and rights, and communities whose land and livelihoods are under real pressure.
Those findings, drawn from specific studies at specific times, are what shape where we put our work. The detail behind each one is on our What We Do page.
Our areas of work
Health & Rights
HIV prevention and care, reproductive health services, and human rights advocacy for young people in Kasese District.
Livelihoods & Land
Vocational skills, agriculture, and environmental protection that build income and protect the Rwenzori landscape.
Children & Youth
Care and support for orphans and other vulnerable children, from staying in school to building a livelihood.
Documented work, over the years
Each figure below reflects a specific, dated project. The full track record gives the context behind each one.
84,250 trees
Planted from KADYFA’s tree nurseries, including bamboo
Reported January 2023
15% → 28%
Young people (14–24) using HIV counselling and testing
UNICEF · 2008 · Kasese District
25% → 18%
Child abuse and violation cases
UNICEF · 2007 · Katwe-Kabatoro Town Council
95% of 30
Orphans and vulnerable children now run businesses after vocational skills training
AJWS · 2006 · Kasese District
21% → 48%
Adolescents (15–24) using high-quality reproductive health services
Global Youth Mobilization · 2021 · Kasese Municipality
In their words
“KADYFA gave me a goat as an income generating activity, I now have five goats … am now able to pay school fees for my young sisters.”
Work with us
Partner with us
We welcome funders, NGOs, government bodies and institutions who want to work alongside a community-rooted team in Kasese District. Tell us about your organization and what you have in mind.
Get in touchVolunteer
We are putting together clear ways for volunteers to take part. In the meantime, contact us and tell us what you are interested in.
Contact usSupport our work
A formal way to give is not yet available. If you would like to support KADYFA, please get in touch with us directly.
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