EMERALD FOUNDATION UGANDA

Emerald Foundation Uganda (EFU) is a Christian, non-profit, non-governmental, charitable organization in eastern Uganda working with and for marginalized older persons aged 70 and above in rural communities to combat isolation, loneliness, neglect, abuse, and poverty. Currently, EFU directly supports 508 beneficiaries out of over 23000+ older persons through community-based initiatives. These include Health and Wellbeing, Advocacy and Rights Protection, Social Inclusion, Environmental Sustainability, and Economic Empowerment. Learn More on our Website.

Health and Well-being

For most of these elders, life is a daily struggle to access appropriate healthcare and basic support for food, clothing, and decent shelter. Episodes of war, recurrent famines, destructive floods, and drought have left many destitute and poverty-stricken. We mobilize food, clothing, and bedding, and organize health camps where we provide basic screening and referral services.

REPORT UPDATE SEPTEMBER 24, 2026: SOLITA INFORMS ME THAT THE FAMINE THAT FOLLOWED THE DROUGHT HAS CONTINUED, HER VILLAGE IN FAR EASTERN UGANDA HAS BEEN ABLE TO REMAIN ABOVE THIS DISASTER MOSTLY THROUGH YOUR DONATIONS. WATER AND FOOD.EACH $20-25 DONATION COVERS FOOD COSTS FOR A MONTH. THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN RISING DUE TO ELEVATED FUEL PRICES (THANK YOU IRAN WAR) AND GENERAL RISES DUE TO THE DROUGHT. THE GARDEN WE PLANTED IN SPRING 2026 ONLY PRODUCED 10KG OF PEANUTS, AS THE REST OF THE PLANTS DIED. WE HOPE THAT YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT WILL GROW TO COVER ALL THE FOOD COSTS (500 X $25) THOUGH AS I TYPE THESE NUMBERS, I WONDER….

MORE PROJECTS: SOLITA PLANS TO BUY BEES, YES HIVES AND EVEN THE TREES THEY WILL FEED ON. BEE KEEPING PROVIDES PLENTY OF INCOME, LESSENING THE NEED FOR OUTSIDE MONEY. THE COST FOR THIS IS ABOUT

$9500.

SECONDLY, TO COLLECT MORE WATER THAN THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO NOW, AND TO IRRIGATE THE GARDEN BETTER, AND PROVIDE SOLAR PANELS FOR THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, WE NEED ABOUT $3,000 FOR THE STRUCTURE AND TANK TO COLLECT (ABOUT 500 GALLONS) AND THEN WE WILL FIGURE OUT LAND RENTAL, MOVING THE GARDEN MUCH CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE AND THE RAIN WATER COLLECTION.

ANYONE READING THESE NOTES WHO HAS SOME IDEAS ABOUT THESE INFRASTRUCTURES, WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US HELP IN PLANNING, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME AND SOLITA!!!

THANKS FOR READING THIS, TRULY.

You can contribute to our cause by donating in-kind, cash, or by volunteering your services. DONATE BUTTON PENDING!!!! FOR NOW GO TO THE LAST PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE

Ewaju lives alone and has a leaky roof which he repairs when he is able to get outside and cut grass which repairs the roof! he battles severe illnesses, Solita and her volunteers try to see him at least once weekly with food and medications provided through Emerald Foundation, which is funded througoh this foundation.

This beautiful woman lives alone as well and is blind, she receives packages from the volunteers, food and supplies.

Emmanuel, living alone, struggles with multiple health challenges. In his hands are his doctor’s medical records. He is able to see his doctor rarely, and lives in a neighboring town, one which has running water and electricity. He has also received food items today.

These photos are not meant to make us sad, only to show us how some of us live, and are an encouragement for each of us to be aware and to possibly give even small amounts. Food is expensive here as the rains have left many of their small gardens flooded. Therefore Emerald Foundation Uganda needs as much as $40 to feed each person for a month. In the future, depending on giving, the group can build a kitchen, staff it with volunteers and provide meals for less. Thank you for opening this website and reading!!

Solita Okure, RN Uganda
In September 2025, donations made here which amounted to 2,697,616 Ugx (about $700) went to cover food, $250, a blanket and a mattress _this person’s first mattress in her life, $61. The rest was distributed to other people in the village. Little goes to administrative costs, ie. website, wifi, cell phone.

Thanks to a wonderful donor Solita has a motorbike (November 30,2025) to get from the hospital in a neighboring town, to the village where these people live. It is more than an hour walk or a bus ride, when that is available. This bike cost $3500 (used).

Donations occuring now will go towards medical supplies for some (a mattress is $50 and there are more than 100 people who are home bound, they sleep on the ground presently. Solita and volunteers are starting to rent garden plots so that food, especially corn and beans, can be planted. They have 2-3 growing seasons a year!!! This depends on droughts and rains, as some rains can wash away all crops and even some homes, which may be built of mud and thatch.

Your gifts now will go a far way to improving their lives and establish more of a base in the village for medical supplies.

Achom Betty is 70 years old, living in a small village we care for. She had eight children and lost seven. she has had a uterine prolapse for many years and it is dropping more and more. Women will know what this is. She is headed this week to the larger hospital in the area to have surgery, a hysterectomy. The cost is $600. Your individual donation can help pay for this. Please consider a donation to this foundation, and we will forward via wire, the full amount of your donation. Betty will love you forever for your kind gift.

UPDATE: JEFFERSON OB/GYN IN CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA AND ANOTHER DONOR HAVE NOT ONLY COVERED HER SURGERY BUT ALSO PROVIDED MORE FUNDS FOR ANY FUTURE GYN RELATED CARE. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING PEOPLE JUST WITHIN OUR LITTLE TOWN WHO GIVE SO MUCH, AND FOR SOME IT’S ALMOST THE WIDOW AT THE WELL….