Cadasta is pleased to award a Data Accelerator Grant to Ujamaa Tribe, a Ugandan civil society organization founded in 2017 with an aim to create positive impact and economic opportunities for youth across the African continent.
Ujamaa Tribe is the third organization this fall to receive a grant under Cadasta’s Global Land Rights Challenge Fund. The organization will use the funds, along with technology and training from Cadasta, to map and collect data in the Namutumba District of Uganda. Working with the Ugandan Ministry of Lands and the Area Land Committee, Ujamaa Tribe is collecting the necessary data for land owners to receive their Customary Certificates of Ownership; a unique program established by the Ugandan government that is among the world’s first to fully recognize customary land tenure on the same level with other forms of tenure.
Commenting on how the grant will support their work, Executive Director of Ujamaa Tribe Alex Bwogi said, “This grant is going to help change the lives of Ugandans who have long suffered from land grabbing and conflicts. Cadasta’s Platform and tools will allow us to efficiently document the land rights of 1,200 households and help those in the community who cannot afford to hire surveyors to map their land. This effort will be particularly impactful for young people who currently have no way of proving their claim and ownership of the land when their parents die.”
“This grant to Ujamaa Tribe not only helps secure land tenure,” said Cadasta’s CEO Amy Coughenour Betancourt, “it also engages young Ugandans as data collectors and digital leaders in their efforts to leverage land as a critical asset for improved livelihoods and community security.”
For more information, including application requirements and selection criteria, visit: cadasta.org/grants or contact: grants@cadasta.org
About Ujamaa Tribe:
Ujamaa Tribe is a community started by Kafeero Foundation (www.kafeero.org) with an aim of creating positive impact and economic prosperity for youth across the African continent. The Ujamaa Tribe is a community geared to redefining social enterprise with innovative digital solutions for education, employment, capital and community impact.
Notes to Editors:
- Ujamaa Tribe’s website: www.kafeero.org
- Ujamaa Tribe’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kafeerofoundationUG
- Ujamaa Tribe’s Media Contact: Jimmy Levy, jimmylevy000@gmail.com
About Cadasta Foundation:
Founded in 2015, Cadasta Foundation is a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit that develops and promotes the use of simple digital tools and technology to help partners efficiently document, analyze, store, and share critical land and resource rights information. By creating an accessible digital record of land, property, and resource rights, we help empower individuals, communities, organizations, governments, and businesses with the information they need to make data-driven decisions and put vulnerable communities and their needs on the map.
For more information about Cadasta’s work visit: https://cadasta.org/
Notes to Editors:
- Cadasta Land Rights Challenge Fund: https://cadasta.org/grants/
- Cadasta’s Twitter: @CadastaOrg
- Cadasta Press: https://cadasta.org/press/
- Cadasta Media Contact: Madaleine Weber, Communications Director, mweber@cadasta.org
