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Learn. Create. Earn. Thrive.

We help refugees and vulnerable communities in Uganda turn talent into training, training into income, and income into a future built on their own terms.

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From learning to livelihood

Join thousands turning tailoring, soap-making, and digital skills into real income through training, mentorship, and a community marketplace built for you.

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Refugee-Led. Community-Driven.

Founded by people who understand displacement, SAUPAS proves that participation is protection, and self-reliance is the most durable solution of all.

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Our story in one Minute

Because opportunity changes everything.

Displacement should never end a future.


Uganda hosts nearly 1.94 million refugees, most under 24. We exist to make sure losing a home doesn't mean losing a path forward.
Founded by a refugee woman leader, SAUPAS turned grassroots skills training into a growing model for dignity, self-reliance, and community-led change.

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285+

People trained in vocational skills across Bunamwaya, Wakiso District.

40+

Women supported through income-generating activities

100

Vocational skills taught.

10+

Families reached across our programs in Uganda.

How we empower communities

Education & skills development

Providing accessible education, vocational training, digital literacy, and practical life skills that equip refugees and vulnerable communities with the knowledge, confidence, support livelihoods and opportunities to build brighter, more independent futures.

Women & Youth Empowerment

Empowering women and young people through leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and practical skills, enabling them to achieve economic independence, strengthen their families, and inspire positive change within their communities.

Entrepreneurship & Community Livelihoods

Supporting aspiring entrepreneurs, skilled artisans, and community enterprises by transforming talents into sustainable businesses, connecting locally made products and services with customers, markets, and meaningful income opportunities.

Digital Inclusion & Innovation

Using accessible digital solutions to expand learning, improve access to opportunities, strengthen community connections, and ensure technology empowers individuals and promotes inclusive, sustainable development for everyone.

Learning that leads to opportunity

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Vocational Skills

Tailoring Fundamentals

By Liesse MINDJA OMBENI
Learn the fundamentals of tailoring from measuring and fabric selection to sewing techniques and garment...
0 Enrolled 20 hr
Find Trusted Local Skills

Hire skill. Support dignity. Build community.

Beauty & Personal Care
Professional Hair Stylist

Professional Hairdressing & Hair Styling

 Kampala, Uganda

Professional haircuts, braiding, natural hair care, coloring, treatments, and event...

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Products made by refugee artisans and local entrepreneurs.

Everything here supports a family.

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Handmade Wooden Wall Art
USh54,990USh60,000
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Turning a phone, a USB Drive, or an old tablet into a classroom

RefuWay

RefuWay is SAUPAS Foundation's offline-first digital education initiative that brings curriculum-aligned lessons, AI-guided learning to young refugees, wherever they are and whatever device they can access. At its heart are our Youth Ambassadors, refugee and host-community youth trained to mentor their peers, support learners through hardship, and keep them connected to school, safety, and hope. RefuWay isn't just a platform. It's a promise that displacement doesn't have to mean the end of a child's education, or their future.

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Stories from our Community

News & Community Updates

28 Jul

From Displacement to Determination: The Story of Liesse MINDJA OMBENI

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Every person has a talent worth sharing, a skill worth learning, or an opportunity worth creating.

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