Bivamuntuyo is a Community Based Organisation in Kabawanga, a small village in the Kyotera District in Southern Uganda.
The organisation was founded in 2013
by a group of local community members in collaboration with Kim Vogel.
Bivamuntuyo literally means “It comes from sweat”, in other words: “Hard work pays off”.
VISION, MISSION and AIM
Our Vision:
To nutritionally support children to grow healthy.
Our Mission:
To prevent and manage malnutrition, to offer nutritional education and products to improve the lives of the community members.
Our Aim:
- Raising awareness among mothers/caregivers of the problems associated with child malnutrition.
- Treatment and rehabilitation of malnourished children.
- Educate mother/caregivers and communities during outreach trainings on the importance of breastfeeding, family planning methods, HIV testing, counseling and general hygiene.
- Equip community members with agricultural knowledge and skills using the Biva demonstration garden.
The practical courses have launched
28/10/2024 – This year, we were able to complete two construction projects on the farm.
There is now a building with a sleeping facility for students undergoing practical training and a building where courses are taught in a classroom.
The buildings are designed to provide more work opportunities for young mothers of former patients of the Nutrition Unit. They can learn skills such as dressmaking or hairdressing, small-scale farming, financial literacy and life skills. This will enable them to get out of the vicious cycle of poverty and recurrence of malnutrition in their children.
