Nyaka

25 years ago, Nyaka began with a single dream: that no child should grow up without love, support, or a future. 💙

This year, as we celebrate 25 years of walking alongside vulnerable children and grandmothers in Uganda, we were reminded that the most powerful journeys are the ones we take together.

Our CEO, Dr. Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, joined the incredible Annie Segal and the TogetherWeWalk community in Chappaqua, New York — walking in solidarity for a cause that hits close to home.

Ten years ago, a 7-year-old Annie started this walk to support her sister Leora, who lives with epilepsy and constant seizures. Today, that small act of love has grown into a movement. It mirrors our own story: one small step of compassion, multiplied over time, can move mountains.

The Segal Family Foundation has been more than a partner to Nyaka — they've been family. Through financial backing, capacity building, and championing community-led leadership, SFF has helped us grow, sustain, and scale our mission. They believed in us. And that belief has helped us reach 25 years of impact.

As we mark this milestone anniversary, we celebrate not just our journey — but the friendships that have walked every step with us. 🤝

Thank you, Annie, Leora, and the entire Segal family. Here's to 25 years of Nyaka, 10 years of TogetherWeWalk, and a lifetime of walking forward — together.

“We were chosen by God to love and serve His people.” — Nurse Sterina

For 11 years, Sterina has helped grow Mummy Drayton Clinic from a small first-aid room into a lifeline for the Kambuga community. From immunization and antenatal care to family planning and community outreach, her work continues to touch countless lives.

This International Nurses Day, we celebrate the nurses who show up every day with compassion, resilience, and hope for healthier communities.

Read Sterina’s inspiring story 👉 https://shorturl.at/cR5Ef

A Mother’s Day!

68 years old.
Six grandchildren.
One extraordinary kind of love. ❤️

Every morning before dawn, Violet wakes up to prepare breakfast, pack food for school, and care for the children she is raising alone.

After losing four of her own children to HIV/AIDS and her husband in 1995, life asked her to become a mother all over again.

“There is no day I wake up and buy meat,” she says quietly, “yet my children have no uniform, no shoes, no scholastic items.”

So she chooses their future first. Every single time.

And at night, she tells them stories so they know where they come from.

This Mother’s Day, we celebrate grandmothers like Violet whose love doesn’t end with their own children, but stretches across generations. 🌍✨

She is not just raising children.
She is raising the future.

“True sustainability must originate at the grassroots level, enabling communities to scale their initiatives globally. we cannot expect progress from the top down, it is a natural principle that will continue to guide our work.” Jackson Kaguri

The 17th annual Global Empowerment Meeting at Harvard in Boston. This Year’s Theme: Reimaging international development, brought together global leaders to explore new approaches to sustainable community-driven change.

“True sustainability must originate at the grassroots level, enabling communities to scale their initiatives globally. we cannot expect progress from the top down, it is a natural principle that will continue to guide our work.”

The 17th annual Global Empowerment Meeting at Harvard in Boston. This Year’s Theme: Reimaging international development, brought together global leaders to explore new approaches to sustainable community-driven change.

“true sustainability must originate at the grassroots level, enabling communities to scale their initiatives globally. we cannot expect progress from the top down, it is a natural principle that will continue to guide our work”-Jackson CEO

The 17th annual Global Empowerment Meeting at Harvard in Boston. This year’s theme:reimagining international development, brought together global leaders to explore new approaches to sustainable community-driven change.

“I firmly believe that true sustainability must originate at the grassroots level, enabling communities to scale their initiatives globally. We cannot expect progress from the top down, it’s a natural principle that will guide our efforts.”

-Twesigye Jackson(CEO), reflecting at GEM26

Convened by the Harvard Center for International Development at Harvard Kennedy School, GEM26: Reimagining International Development brings together global leaders to rethink how sustainable, community-driven solutions can shape the future.

This Labor Day, we’re celebrating the strongest workforce we know: Nyaka grandmothers.

No time clocks. No days off. Just love, land, and the relentless labor of raising a community.
From sunrise to sunset, they farm, cook, carry water, nurse the sick, and show us what true strength looks like. Their work is unpaid, often unseen, but it’s the very foundation of everything we do at Nyaka.

Today, we see them.
We honor them.
We thank them.

Tap the link in our bio to learn how you can support these everyday heroes💜

“I want the next big African tech innovation to come from a girl who started in a Nyaka classroom.” — Deliverance Tukamushaba 🧡

Read her full story (Link in bio)
Sponsored by BeautifulWorldCanada. Supported by NyakaGlobal. Now building AI to bridge Uganda’s education gap.

This is what looks like. Girls shaping AI. AI shaping development.

Tag a girl who needs to see this. 👇

For the first time ever, we joined the District Ball Games, and what a performance it has been!

🔥 Our Girls’ Football Team has qualified for REGIONAL competitions after an amazing run to the quarterfinals and finishing 5th in the district!

🏆 And that’s not all, both our U17 Volleyball teams (boys & girls) are district champions!

From early morning trainings to intense matches, our students showed determination, teamwork, and heart.

We are so proud of you all, especially our girls for leading the way to regionals! 💙⚽