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Pearl Foundation for Human Rights and Development Initiative

(PFHRDI)

Pearl Foundation for Human Rights and Development Initiative (PFHRDI) was established with a vision to create lasting change in Ugandan communities through holistic, people-centered programs.

We are proudly women-led, community-focused, and dedicated to breaking the cycle of learned helplessness that has held back too many talented individuals. Our approach combines education, healthcare, and economic empowerment to create sustainable impact.

Our mission

We are a women-led NGO championing access to quality education, responsive healthcare, and economic resilience. Every project is co-designed with the communities we serve, ensuring culturally grounded solutions that last.

Our vision

A Uganda where every person, especially women and youth, has access to quality education, healthcare, and economic opportunities to break the cycle of poverty and achieve sustainable development.

Our objectives

Breaking Learned Helplessness

We awaken the national conscience and unlimited power within Ugandans to overcome the delusion of insignificance. We believe you are powerful beyond measure and born to manifest greatness.

Education as a Right

We believe education is a fundamental human right. Through the Rev. Prof. John L. Kater Right to Education Program, we provide tuition assistance for needy children.

Health & Wellbeing

Pearl Medical Emergency program brings communities together for better health outcomes and emergency medical support.

People-Centered Empowerment

We recognize that people affected by a problem are best positioned to solve it. Our approach empowers communities with voice, skills, and power to shape their own solutions.

Community outreach

Pearl Foundation for Human Rights and Development Initiative (PFHRDI) was established with a vision to create lasting change in Ugandan communities through holistic, people-centered programs.

We are proudly women-led, community-focused, and dedicated to breaking the cycle of learned helplessness that has held back too many talented individuals. Our approach combines education, healthcare, and economic empowerment to create sustainable impact.

Our mission

We are a women-led NGO championing access to quality education, responsive healthcare, and economic resilience. Every project is co-designed with the communities we serve, ensuring culturally grounded solutions that last.

Our Mission

Pearl Foundation for Human Rights and Development Initiative (PFHRDI) is dedicated to breaking the cycle of learned helplessness through education, healthcare, and economic empowerment. We believe in people-centered development that empowers communities to become agents of their own transformation.

Core Focus Areas:

  • Education: Supporting 500+ children with tuition, learning materials, and mentorship through the Rev. Prof. John L. Kater Right to Education Program
  • Healthcare: Community medical outreaches and emergency response programs
  • Economic Empowerment: Self-help groups, vocational training, and the Uganda National Scholars Social Security Fund (UNSSF)
  • Innovation: Creative Sciences program (STEMACFEP) and practical skills development
  • Safety: Maritime safety through recycled life jackets from plastic bottles

Our vision

A Uganda where every person, especially women and youth, has access to quality education, healthcare, and economic opportunities to break the cycle of poverty and achieve sustainable development.

Our objectives

Breaking Learned Helplessness

We awaken the national conscience and unlimited power within Ugandans to overcome the delusion of insignificance. We believe you are powerful beyond measure and born to manifest greatness.

Education as a Right

We believe education is a fundamental human right. Through the Rev. Prof. John L. Kater Right to Education Program, we provide tuition assistance for needy children.

Health & Wellbeing

Pearl Medical Emergency program brings communities together for better health outcomes and emergency medical support.

People-Centered Empowerment

We recognize that people affected by a problem are best positioned to solve it. Our approach empowers communities with voice, skills, and power to shape their own solutions.

Impact at a glance

Together with partners and donors, we invest resources where they create the most meaningful change.

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What we do

Strategic pillars that power transformation

Each program responds to the lived realities of the communities we champion.

Pearl Foundation Education Sponsorship Programme

Pearl Foundation Education Sponsorship Programme

Supporting 500 children whose families cannot afford school fees. Going beyond tuition to address dependency, infrastructure, and parental attitudes through field-tested solutions.

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Creative Sciences and Innovations Program

Creative Sciences and Innovations Program

Hands-on job creating skills in STEMACFEP (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Agriculture, Computing, Financial Literacy and Environmental Protection) from P.5 to University level.

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Passionate professionals and volunteers committed to community-led change.

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