About Lugei Foundation
Lugei Foundation (LF) is a national not-for-profit (charity) organization registered in the Republic of Uganda. The foundation was established by young healthcare professionals who are passionate about touching and improving the lives of vulnerable populations using locally available, adaptive, and simple technology to provide solutions to the everyday health and development needs of our communities.
Our Vision
A future in which the health of vulnerable population and their livelihoods are improved.
Our Culture
Time, excellence, performance, responsibility, diversity, collaboration, learning, and evidence-based decisions.
Our Story
LF evolved from the need to share knowledge, resources, expertise, and experiences to solve the immediate health and community development needs of our communities. The immediate Lugei family and some fellow healthcare professionals who had the same passion and shared the same dream started to provide free health education, nutrition counseling, and later sub-subsidized clinical care at Lugei Health Centre in 2012. Initially, these activities were purely done as summer activities and during vacation; however, the free medical outreaches, health education, and trainings were sustained and later grew into some of the current projects. We put one brick at a time and encourage all those who share our passion and dream to do the same towards our life-changing interventions. Our initial activities and later project design are built on a solid foundation of empowering communities to use locally available resources to provide lasting solutions to the everyday health and development needs of our communities and take full control of their lives. We do acknowledge that the health of the population is influenced by a number of determinants and therefore the need to address them holistically. Currently we work in Kampala, and the West Nile Region, and will expand to other regions of Uganda in the near future. We shall soon be expanding to Wakiso, Mukono, and Kamuli.
Our Mission
Improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable populations through integrated and community-driven solutions based on scientific evidence, innovation, creativity, and multidisciplinary partnerships in a compassionate environment. We link service providers, healthcare consumers, and key stakeholders such as government and civil society to improve access and quality of social services and development efforts through training, education, research, and advocacy, in the long run building capacity of individuals and communities to promote their own wellbeing.
Our Mission
Improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable populations through integrated and community-driven solutions based on scientific evidence, innovation, creativity, and multidisciplinary partnerships in a compassionate environment. We link service providers, healthcare consumers, and key stakeholders such as government and civil society to improve access and quality of social services and development efforts through training, education, research, and advocacy, in the long run building capacity of individuals and communities to promote their own wellbeing.
Our Core Values
Humanity built on love, kindness, and social intelligence Accountability for our work and for what we say we will do Mutual Respect for diversity, individual & cultural differences Passion driven by the inner self to make and provide healthcare with a difference Commitment to Excellence assured by the highest ethical, quality and standards 3Teamwork among ourselves, across disciplines and with our partners
Our Core Values
Humanity built on love, kindness, and social intelligence Accountability for our work and for what we say we will do Mutual Respect for diversity, individual & cultural differences Passion driven by the inner self to make and provide healthcare with a difference Commitment to Excellence assured by the highest ethical, quality and standards 3Teamwork among ourselves, across disciplines and with our partners
Our Approach
We embrace an integrated model of service delivery through the Community Oriented Primary Health Care (COPC) model. LF uses the Community Oriented Primary Care model to roll out its community health and development interventions. The rationale for this approach is that the COPC model promotes the use of evidence derived from health data, surveys, and statistics for programming. It involves needs identification and priority setting, measuring changes made in terms of outcome, and monitoring the impact of the interventions. Importantly, communities must participate in each step of the interventions including service delivery and utilization of the health care services created. As part of its Health Systems Strengthening interventions, LF promotes the building of a strong interface between the community and health facilities. Building strong partnerships with the local government and ministry and with the Ministry of Health at the national level and other line ministries in order to promote multi-sectoral collaboration in the delivery of health services. We build partnerships and collaborate with other non-governmental and civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, research institutions, and universities. Currently we are partnering with International Health Sciences University (www.ihsu.ac.ug) in the Hepatitis B & C Campaign in Koboko District. We are also partnering with Rose’s Journey, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advocacy of children and families affected by domestic violence, including women who are affected due to domestic violence, to have a place to go while on the journey of healing. The founder, Dr. Rose Clarke Nanyonga, donated some sewing machines that vulnerable women in Koboko Municipality are learning how to use in order to earn a living. She is eager to continue empowering and supporting the women with competencies and skills such as making crafts that can later be sold by the women to earn some income. We also partner with Public Health Ambassadors Uganda (PHAU) at www.phauganda.com on the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention.
Our Team
Lugei Foundation has a Board of Directors and is the policymaking and advisory body of the organization. The board of directors consists of 5 members, including the CEO. The board of directors appoints the chairperson of the board of directors from amongst the members of the board.
Dr. Gulom Godfrey
Clinical Dr./Research Associate
Dr. John Bosco Alege
Programme Director
