Empowering Refugees, Building Futures

Skills, hope, and community for lasting change

Who We Are

Yaren Organisation Ltd is a refugee-led Organization in Uganda, empowering communities since 2017 through skills and sustainable programs. YAREN Organisation has been transforming lives, supporting refugees and vulnerable communities through entrepreneurship, education, health, and WASH initiatives across Uganda.

A group of smiling refugees learning entrepreneurial skills together in Nakivale settlement.

Our Vision

Our Mission

To train, promote, and empower high-risk communities with skills that enable them to become self-reliant and stimulate entrepreneurial spirit through sustainable community practices

Our Goal

Empower refugees and high-risk communities to achieve self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods, contributing to a better, more equitable society for all.

Creating a better society for high-risk communities by improving living standards, tackling poverty and unemployment, increasing local capacities, and promoting self-resilience among refugees and vulnerable populations.

Our Services

Empowering refugees through skills, education, and community support.

Women & Youth Empowerment

We train women in tailoring, handcrafting, and entrepreneurship while offering young people leadership mentorship and Personal Initiative Training to build self-resilience and sustainable livelihoods.

A group of refugees learning business skills together in a lively workshop setting.

Education & Capacity Building

From English language training to computer literacy and business basics, we equip refugees with essential skills to overcome barriers and create opportunities for themselves and their families.

Women in a community circle sharing stories and learning new skills together.

Volunteers and refugees working side by side to improve water and sanitation facilities.

Programs That Transform Lives

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Health & Wellness

Through water filter distribution, advocacy dialogues, and WASH consultancy, we've provided clean drinking water to thousands and improved sanitation in schools, clinics, and refugee settlements.

Our health programs focus on preventive care, mental health support, maternal health, and fighting diseases through education, material distribution, and mindset change initiatives.

Building Pathways to Self-Reliance The JENGA JAMAA Program (2026–2028)

Across Uganda’s refugee settlements and host communities, thousands of families are striving to rebuild their lives with dignity. Yet many still face limited access to livelihoods, clean water, financial services, and safe growth opportunities. Through the JENGA JAMAA Program, YAREN Organisation Ltd is working to change this reality by creating pathways from vulnerability to self-reliance.

Our approach is simple but powerful: equip people with skills, restore opportunities, and build resilient communities. From 2026 to 2028, YAREN will scale integrated programs that respond directly to the needs identified by communities themselves.

We support entrepreneurship and livelihood development by training youth, women, and aspiring entrepreneurs in practical business skills, vocational trades such as tailoring and carpentry, digital entrepreneurship, and leadership, and by helping them transform ideas into sustainable businesses.

To address food insecurity and economic vulnerability, we are expanding agriculture and food security initiatives, including community farming, livestock projects, climate-smart agriculture, and agribusiness training that enables families to grow food and generate income.

Recognizing the central role of women in rebuilding communities, our women’s economic empowerment programs provide enterprise incubation, savings groups, leadership training, and specialized support for teenage mothers so they can participate safely in economic and social life.

At the same time, we invest in WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) solutions that improve access to safe water through solar-powered systems, borehole rehabilitation, hygiene education, and community-managed water infrastructure. To help small businesses grow sustainably, YAREN supports business formalization and financial inclusion, assisting entrepreneurs with registration, financial literacy, savings groups, and access to startup capital and microfinance.

All our work is designed with a strong commitment to protection-sensitive and gender-responsive programming, ensuring that women, youth, and vulnerable groups can participate safely and equally. Finally, we strengthen long-term opportunities through adult education and language programs, including English training, financial literacy, and digital skills that help refugees integrate into markets and employment opportunities. At the heart of these initiatives is YAREN’s vision for a Refugee Innovation Village and Community Hub, a safe and dynamic space where refugees and host communities can access training, mentorship, incubation support, and community services as they rebuild their futures.

Through JENGA JAMAA, we are not only delivering programs.
We are helping communities build the foundations of resilience, dignity, and lasting economic independence.