Our Work In

Uganda

Why

Uganda

FARM STEW doesn't focus on Uganda's dire statistics and extreme poverty but on the God-given potential in Ugandans to thrive! The challenges faced by rural farm families could seem insurmountable yet, cultures throughout the centuries have looked to the Bible and nature itself as a source of wisdom. There we find a recipe for abundant life and sustainability. By gleaning from these sources, FARM STEW can equip vulnerable people with the necessary skills to improve their lives and their country as a whole.

The Challenges

Ugandans have a life expectancy of just 59 years. Why?

  • The probability of dying for young children is 45% higher in rural areas
  • Consumption of protein and micronutrients are insufficient
  • Water and sanitation systems are lacking
  • Widespread malnutrition costs Uganda $899 million per year
  • 38% of children under 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition (stunting)

What We're Doing

Training whole villages on nutrition, agriculture and other health practices

  • Teaching how to obtain a locally available healthy diet
  • Encouraging locals to follow basic sanitary practices
  • Supplying sanitary pads for girls, preventing dropouts and shame
  • Equipping families with tools and seeds for sustainable gardens
  • Training in rural villages, schools, churches, mosques, and prisons
Our Projects

In 

Uganda

The following projects are how we teach our eight ingredients to locals. Learn more about how you can get involved.

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Water
Irene is one of 663 million people who lack access to clean water. The handpump in her village broke years ago, along with 30% of all the pumps in Africa. Now FARM STEW is providing a local source of hope for the water situation to quench their physical and spiritual thirst ($15 per person).
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September 18, 2025
Washable Pads for Girls
Around the world many women and girls do not have access to sanitary napkins, clean private toilets, or hygienic ways to take care of their periods. We are bringing dignity to girls by training and equipping them with the tools they need.
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Family Gardens
To enable rural families to be self-sustaining and provide an opportunity for business, we supply the initial seeds and tools needed to begin a garden. They do the rest with the help of our FARM STEW trainers!
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Training
Our FARM STEW trainers emphasize the principles of each of our eight ingredients in the classes we teach. Hands-on practical activities make the lessons come alive and help participants thrive!

What We're Doing

Teaching Best Health Practices & Biblical Values

We use our eight ingredients to help impact the lives of rural farm families in Uganda, with hands-on training in their villages

F
Farming
Faithfulness to principles revealed in God’s word & observed in nature
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Attitude
Choice to live God's way, to be disciplined and to have a positive outlook
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Rest
Nightly and weekly for our bodies and also allowing the soil to rest
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Meals
Plant-based, whole foods diet using mostly what the family can  grow themselves
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Sanitation
In our bodies, with a focus on women, with our food and around our homes
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T
Temperance
Moderation in good things, abstaining from things that are harmful
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Enterprise
Providing opportunity, addressing gender, to pursue sustainability
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Water
Fresh, detoxifying & in abundance for grains, legumes, & for our bodies
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Uganda

The Team

These are the people bringing the FARM STEW message to this area.

Betty Mwesigwa
FARM STEW Trainer
Dan Ibanda
Acting Country Director FARM STEW Uganda
Daniel Batambula
FARM STEW Trainer
Edward Kawesa
IT and Monitoring Officer & Board Secretary
Eunice Nabirye
Data Entry Clerk
Gideon Birimuye
FARM STEW Trainer
Joanitar Namata
FARM STEW Trainer
Jonah Woira
FARM STEW Uganda Agricultural Leader
Juliet Ajambo
FARM STEW Trainer
Dr. Mark Waisa
President of the Board FARM STEW Uganda
Phionah Bogere
FARM STEW Trainer, Sanitation
Robert Lubega
FARM STEW Trainer and Agronomist
Steven Mugabi
FARM STEW Trainer
Betty has a degree in Catering and Hotel Management from Bugema Univerity in Uganda! She is a talented leader, a hard worker and a mother of three.
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Betty Mwesigwa
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Betty Mwesigwa
FARM STEW Trainer
Dan is a graduate of Bugema University in Development Studies. He has a passion for Jesus and for the poor. He is leading the Iganga Team. He likes helping others and working with others.
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Dan Ibanda
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Dan Ibanda
Acting Country Director FARM STEW Uganda
Dan is a young man with a sharp mind and a heart focused on outreach! He has a passion for the deaf community and wants to see them learn the recipe for an abundant life. He also has a keen eye for business.
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Daniel Batambula
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Daniel Batambula
FARM STEW Trainer
Dr. Mark works as the Director of the SDA Light school in Busei Uganda. He has been dedicated to the FARM STEW Uganda team since the very beginning and was the first to inform Joy of the challenges girls face due to lack of menstrual hygiene! He loves God and strives for excellence in all that he does!
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Mark Waisa
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Mark Waisa
President of the Board FARM STEW Uganda
Edward Kaweesa doesn’t know his real birthday. He and his elder brother were raised by a single mom, a tailor, who had moved to Kenya, although he is a Ugandan. He attended Karura SDA Primary School. His mother died when he was 11 and his father, whom he saw only three times in his is life, passed away when he was 12. He worked his way though secondary school by missing two days a week earning his school fees and attending the other three days. After graduation, he began working as an internet café attendant while studying at the Busoga University. He acquired an Associates Degree in Information Technology. He learned many lessons on faithfulness to God during his studies and also learned to never despise any small job. All things can be done for God’s glory. Edward serves as the President of FARM STEW Uganda.
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Edward Kawesa
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Edward Kawesa
IT and Monitoring Officer & Board Secretary
I am Nabirye Eunice, age 21 years old. I formerly worked with New Hope Hospital as a medical laboratory attendant working with people. Dealing with patients gives me joy, especially the patients who look to be helpless. I enjoyed sharing with them the word of God that gave them hope by the time they left the hospital. As I was still working at New Hope Hospital, I happened to interact with the FARM STEW Iganga team leader Daniel Ibanda, who shared with me the recipe of FARM STEW and this was my real area of interest. He prompted me to work voluntarily with FARM STEW, especially when I was off-duty from the hospital. I happily served as a volunteer for almost a year. I am glad that I am now employed at FARM STEW as a full time worker. FARM STEW has helped me change my attitude, that I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me. It has helped me fulfill my dreams of serving the community. I have improved on data entryand record management skills. As FARM STEW goes by and by, I will always try to do my best.
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Eunice Nabirye
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Eunice Nabirye
Data Entry Clerk
Gideon Birimuye is a trainer with FARM STEW Uganda; a subsidiary of FARM STEW International, whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of rural, small farm families throughout the world. Gideon is a member of ASI Jinja chapter and also doubles as communications Director for SDA Central Church Jinja and Maranatha Radio, a media house that strives to strengthen & propel the gospel commission so that all God's people will come to a knowledge of the truth. In addition to his extensive public relations and marketing experience, Gideon is an entrepreneur and a business coach. Gideon is a certified CCNA professional from Makerere University. He graduated with honors from Mbarara University of Science & Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.
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Gideon Birimuye
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Gideon Birimuye
FARM STEW Trainer
Joanitar is a blessing to all those around her. She began her work with FARM STEW as a volunteer and quickly made herself an essential part of the team.
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Joanitar Namata
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Joanitar Namata
FARM STEW Trainer
Jonah is a horticulturist with a passion for people and trees. He loves helping people through agriculture.
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Jonah Woira
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Jonah Woira
FARM STEW Uganda Agricultural Leader
Juliet is a joy. Her heart is so big and she shares it freely, especially with her fellow Deaf community!
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Juliet Ajambo
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Juliet Ajambo
FARM STEW Trainer
Beloved Phionah is a fantastic young woman who has blossomed as a FARM STEW trainers. She was a full orphan at a very young age. Her moving story and her lovely aunt can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuYomKc3C-0 To meet Phionah is a blessing and she shines the love of Jesus to all who meet her. Shee uses her FARM STEW wages now to support two orphan boys.
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Phionah Bogere
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Phionah Bogere
FARM STEW Trainer, Sanitation
Robert Lubega is the person who made Joy realize FARM STEW was possible. He was an Agricultural Extension agent for the local farmers cooperative I was assigned to while I was volunteering for USAID's Farmer to Farmer Program. He was serving as my translator while I conducted hands-on nutrition and cooking classes, featuring soy and vegetables and using the Bible as our primary text. But he was SO much more!! As I began to say less and he led more of the class, the community response was tremendously positive. Robert learned so quickly and soon was teaching me relevant facts about agronomy! He was particularly thrilled with the fact that, except for information that was practical and immediately applicable, we were bringing in nothing from outside the village. His facilitation made me realize that local leaders could conduct classes in their local language and in so doing capture the attention and the heart of class participants. I am thankful that Robert and all four of the original FARM STEW Uganda team members are still carrying on the vision! ‍ Here him here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e03Dbt7yTI&t=3s
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Robert Lubega
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Robert Lubega
FARM STEW Trainer and Agronomist
Steven is a vibrant trainer, farmer, and entrepreneur. He is the father of four children and a chorister for a children's choir.
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Steven Mugabi
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Steven Mugabi
FARM STEW Trainer
FARMING
ATTITUDE
REST
MEALS
SANITATION
TEMPERANCE
ENTERPRISE
WATER