Bega Kwa Bega
Program Director: David Ssagala
Mission: To give basic support to the poorest in remote villages and demonstrate excellence in Nursery and Primary Education by providing in-service teachers with Professional Development courses.
Location: Wakiso District, Uganda
Bega kwa Bega (BkB), which means “Shoulder to Shoulder” in Swahili, was founded 1998 by a Ugandan woman with a mission to improve the living conditions of orphans, vulnerable children and the people who care for them.
Today, BkB cares for more than 4,000 children in more than 200 villages throughout central, western and northern Uganda focusing on children’s rights, water-sanitation, health, agriculture, food and nutrition, education and general support.
Bread and Water for Africa® partnership with BkB began in 2018 with our shipment of more than 20,000 books for distribution to 150 school libraries which will be utilized by 50,000 Ugandan students.
This year, Bread and Water for Africa® will ship another 40’ container of books to help students improve their literacy in a country where half the adult population is illiterate.
CURRENT NEEDS
BkB needs more books to reach students live in villages throughout central, western, and northern Uganda.
Latest News/Blogs
Bread and Water for Africa® Empowers Communities with Clean Water Infrastructure and Sustainable WASH Practices
In 2025, Bread and Water for Africa® provided grant funding to our partner in Uganda, Bega Kwa Bega (BKB-Shoulder to Shoulder), to protect 15 spring water sites, which today serve 1,438 households and benefit a total of 7,190 individuals. In addition, these...
Flowing Forward: How Protected Springs Are Saving Lives in Uganda
Bread and Water for Africa® first began working with Bega kwa Bega (BkB - Shoulder to Shoulder in Kiswahili) in Uganda in 2020 to construct concrete barriers around fresh water spring sites, which are necessary to prevent animal and human contamination to protect the...
After Four Decades, Denis Kiyaga Has Access to Clean Water for Himself and His Family in Rural Uganda Thanks to Supporters of Bread and Water for Africa®
For nearly his whole life, 40-year-old Denis Kiyaga, of Namagoma Village in Uganda, risked his life every time he took a drink of water from unsafe water sources in his community. But that was before Bread and Water for Africa® stepped up to protect the village’s...