The Nachan Project
The Nachan Project is a registered 501(c)3 non profit in the United States and a registered International NGO in Uganda.
More than 400 women came to our most recent food distribution. We are deeply grateful to have begun a formal partnership with MADRE this summer.
Half of MADRE’s grant to Nachan went directly toward food support. As drought and severe food insecurity in Karamoja drive increasing numbers of women and children to Kampala, the need has grown dramatically.
Our partnership with Street Business School was a powerful example of this. Over five months, 60 women participated in business training while receiving childcare, food support, mindfulness training, and psycho-social support.
Welcome
Mindfulness-Based Practices for
Trauma & Resiliency + Humanitarian Aid = Compassionate Action
The Nachan Project brings mindfulness-based practices to the women and children of the Karimojong tribe living in the Katwe slums of Kampala, Uganda as well as humanitarian aid, psycho-social support, public health advocacy and capacity strengthening.
All of this helps keep the women and children from having to beg on the street and safe from traffickers.
Our Mission
At The Nachan Project, we help to empower 250+ women-led households, benefiting approximately 1,500 women and children, by equipping them with practical, sustainable, and culturally appropriate skills. Our mission is to help them move beyond surviving into thriving. We firmly believe that individual well-being and community health are intertwined, forming the cornerstone of our approach.
Our commitment is to provide a hand up, not a "handout". Through our comprehensive programs, we aim to nurture the agency the women have over their own lives and the lives of their children. Ultimately, we envision a future where they lead The Nachan Project themselves, fostering enduring positive change within their communities.
Get Involved
Your experience can change lives in Katwe.
Our U.S. team is 100% volunteer-run, so every skill you bring goes directly to supporting 1,500 women and children in Kampala. We’re looking for people who already know how to do the work:
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Grant Writing & Fundraising: help us secure the resources that keep mothers off the street and safe from traffickers.
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Marketing, Social & Outreach: help share the women’s stories with the people who’ll stand with them.
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Admin & Other Skills: organizing, finance, design, wellness, education. If you have a skill, we have a place for it.
From Survive to Thrive
We’re a small team of social workers, mindfulness teachers, artists, and organizers working across Uganda and the U.S. Some of us grew up on the streets of Kampala. All of us bring decades of experience in trauma recovery, child protection, and community-building. Together, we walk alongside the women and children of Katwe as they move from surviving to thriving.
May All Beings Everywhere Be Free From Pain and Suffering
And May Each One of Us Do Something About That
This was made possible because of you.
Supporting mothers is not charity.
It is public health.
It is violence prevention.
It is child protection. It is community stabilization.
It is Practice.
May all Mothers Be Safe. 🤍