Self-driven communities
To create sustainable, self-driven communities that promote development and better standards of living.
Thrive Community Empowerment Initiative
About TCEI
Our story, mission, values and people — working together for sustainable, self-driven communities in Uganda.
Our history
From community roots to wider impact.
Thrive Community Empowerment Initiative was established as a community-based organisation in 2018 and registered as a non-governmental organisation in 2020 with the National NGO Board (Registration No. 8139).
Our organisation was formed to support underserved and marginalised communities in Uganda, with an emphasis on reducing vulnerability and strengthening people’s ability to build secure and sustainable livelihoods.
Over time, our focus has brought together economic empowerment, vocational training, financial literacy, food security, nutrition, health, water, sanitation and hygiene, and advocacy. We believe communities are best placed to identify the challenges they face and shape solutions that work for them.
Vibrant, prosperous communities
To foster vibrant and prosperous communities by expanding people’s agency over their lives and livelihoods.
Our way of working
Commitment, excellence, integrity, community focus, learning and volunteerism.
Leadership
Leadership
Stella Kasozi
Executive DirectorProvides strategic leadership, oversees organisational values and direction, and develops stakeholder relationships and partnerships. Her experience spans community programmes and public policy in the United Kingdom.
Judith Kevina Nassaka
Programmes ManagerSocial worker and community development practitioner with experience in women’s empowerment, poverty alleviation, mental health, youth skilling and programme implementation.
Mathew Muwanguzi
Administration OfficerSupports administrative coordination, resource management, internal processes and operational delivery across the organisation.
Mubiru Isreal
Finance & Administration ManagerOversees financial planning, budgets, accountability and administration, drawing on professional experience in finance and community programmes.
Ritah Nansubuga
Monitoring & Evaluation OfficerSupports data-informed programme planning, monitoring, evaluation and organisational learning.
Our commitment
Respect, inclusion and accountability.
We recognise the dignity and agency of every person. Our community engagement places importance on informed consent, responsible storytelling, the privacy of participants and meaningful inclusion of women, children, older people and persons with disabilities.
We work with community members and partners to understand needs and design practical responses, while remaining clear about what has been achieved and what is still planned.
Work with us →Collaboration
Our Partners
Our work is strengthened through collaboration with organisations and community institutions that share our commitment to practical, inclusive development.
Refugee Youth Peace Foundation, Nakivale
Community coordination, mobilisation and supervision supporting our activities in Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
Ntinda Vocational Training Institute
Vocational training collaboration supporting women’s economic empowerment and reintegration.
Aliwamu N’abaguminkiriza Furniture Designs
In-kind support for youth skilling and practical training.
KHF Foundation
Support for safe spaces for girls in Yumbe.
Our original story
Who we are
Our main goal is to create sustainable, healthy, self-driven communities. We began as a community-based organisation in 2018 and became a registered NGO in 2020, supporting underserved, marginalised and vulnerable groups across Uganda.
Our partnerships and programmes address water, sanitation and hygiene, health and nutrition, advocacy, human rights, vocational skills and livelihoods. We work with women, young people, older persons, people with disabilities and refugee communities to strengthen their capacity to build secure and healthy futures.
Our mission
To create sustainable, self-driven communities that promote development and better standards of living.
Our vision
To foster vibrant, prosperous communities by expanding people’s agency over their lives and livelihoods.
Our core values
Commitment · Excellence · Integrity · Community Focus · Learning · Voluntarism