KiBO FOUNDATION Information

KiBO Foundation is a Social Enterprise, Founded in Canada - 2006, Registered as an NGO in Uganda - September 2007 and in Canada as a Charity - 2008. KiBO Foundation has developed a consistent track record, solid reputation and corresponding awards* and recognition* for empowering youth with the Foundational skills to Get Jobs, Create Jobs and Build their Communities through Service-Leadership in order to address Uganda’s chronic youth unemployment and disengagement problems. KiBO has a 7 year track record of delivering a high impact work readiness program that has seen a 96 percent *engagement rate of its alumni. KiBO Foundation is a key partner of Microsoft and lead implementer of Intel’s global She Will Connect Program and Cisco’s Community Knowledge Center Initiative in Uganda. In leadership, the KiBO Foundation is a recognized Acumen and Rotary Leadership partner. Canada’s renowned International Development Research Center (IDRC) has recognized KiBO’s pioneering efforts in the area of youth development and building community engagement models. In 2010-2011, IDRC sponsored Uganda’s leading Research University, Makerere University’s Faculty of Social Work and Administration to undertake a study entitled, “Securing the future of youth through ICT”, a case study of the KiBO Foundation. To date, KiBO has trained over 3,000 youth in all regions across Uganda and projects with an impact of 15,000 youth in 2015. *KiBO’s prestigious Awards: Vocational service award by Africa’s largest Rotary Club of Muyenga 2009/2010 and Cisco’s Student and Social Impact award for 2013 *Recognition: 2012 Inaugural East African Social Enterprise by Acumen *engagement implying; get jobs, become entrepreneurs or enroll back into school