CECI Uganda

Name

CECI Uganda

Legal name

Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation

Website

https://ceciuganda.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Community Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid programs
• Refugee community services
• Peacebuilding and education
• Livelihood training NGO
• Community development Uganda

Headquarters

HQ city

Koboko

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: CECI Uganda operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through grants from international development organizations, foundations, and government aid agencies. Funding supports peacebuilding, education, livelihood, and environmental programs for refugees and host communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CECI Uganda is a refugee-led nonprofit that delivers community-based peacebuilding, education, livelihood, and environmental programs to refugees and host communities in Northern Uganda. Services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries through direct implementation by trained staff, community volunteers, partner schools, women-led associations, and Salaam Radio, funded by institutional grants from international donors.

Product overview

CECI Uganda is a refugee-led NGO (not a technology company) offering community empowerment programs focused on four core areas: Peacebuilding, Education, Livelihood, and Environment. The organization delivers these programs through various named projects and initiatives including the Welcome Sesame early childhood education project, BRIDGE scholarship program, Sawa Le Salaam livelihood project, Blue Messenger Bicycle Initiative, Salaam Radio, Group Cash Transfers for women refugee groups, and the SUSTAINED renewable energy project. These programs are designed to promote peace, self-reliance, and dignity among refugees and host communities in Northern Uganda.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peacebuilding Programs Strengthens capacity and role of youth and women in preventing and resolving conflict to promote peaceful dispute resolution, community reconciliation, peaceful coexistence, and social cohesion through hate speech mitigation, media literacy, dialogues, community outreach, conflict management, trauma healing, and peace education. Designed for refugees and host community members in Northern Uganda settlements.
• Education Programs Improves access to formal and informal education for children, youth, women, and girls through menstrual hygiene management, advocacy, scholastic materials, scholarships, educational radio programming, art therapy, and Accelerated Education Programs (AEP). Designed for refugee children and out-of-school youth in Northern Uganda.
• Livelihood Programs Empowers youth and women to build resilience, rebuild livelihoods, and strengthen self-reliance through vocational training, entrepreneurial skills development, income-generating activities, and girls' technological empowerment using design thinking approaches. Designed for refugee women, youth, and host community members.
• Environment Programs Promotes environmental sustainability through community education on climate change and environmental conservation, tree planting initiatives, alternative fuel sources, proper waste disposal, and training on charcoal ball and biogas making. Designed for refugees and host community members in Northern Uganda.
• Welcome Sesame: Inclusion and Belonging for Displaced Learners Early childhood education initiative targeting 300 children aged 5–6 in 6 early childhood community centers in Lobule Refugee Settlement and Koboko Municipality to foster positive identities, a sense of belonging, and inclusive competencies. Jointly implemented with Sesame Workshop and funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
• BRIDGE Scholarship Program Bridge From Secondary Education and Skills Development to Job Opportunities for Refugees and Host Community Youth in Uganda (BRIDGE) — a scholarship program offering 1,200 fully funded scholarships to refugees and host students for Accelerated Education Programme (AEP), supporting school dropouts in P.7 and S.1–S.6 to continue their education. Funded by the Mastercard Foundation through War Child Canada.
• Sawa Le Salaam Project Provides trauma healing and business skills training, startup capital, and mentorship to vulnerable women refugees in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement to improve their livelihoods and foster self-reliance. Funded by OXFAM IBIS.
• Blue Messenger Bicycle Initiative COVID-19 response initiative in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement using bicycles to improve homeschooling, COVID-19 prevention in vulnerable households, and increasing handwashing and mask-wearing, reaching over 9,389 youth, children, women, men, PWDs, and elderly persons.
• Salaam Radio The first and only radio station and tower in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, established in 2020 with funding from OXFAM. Disseminates vital information on health, food, employment, and online education during the COVID-19 pandemic and broadcasts peacebuilding, Sawa Le Salaam programming, and educational content.
• Group Cash Transfers for Women Refugee-Led Associations Provides grants of 2,000 to 3,000 euros to Women Refugee-Led Associations (WRLAs) in Bidibidi refugee settlement to empower them to respond to community needs through community-driven projects. Partnership with Oxfam in Uganda, funded by DANIDA.
• SUSTAINED Project Capacity assessment project on renewable energy adoption in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement and Yumbe District, assessing community-based groups including Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), cooperatives, and farmer groups for uptake and utilization of renewable energy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 189,466 people served since 2017
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oxfam in UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2023Partnership with Oxfam in Uganda funded by DANIDA for Group Cash Transfers to women refugee-led associations. CECI manages approximately 15,000 EUR and 5 grants including selection process and transfers, with Oxfam providing oversight and technical guidance.
• Sesame WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Joint implementation of 'Welcome Sesame: Inclusion and Belonging for Displaced Learners' project targeting 300 children aged 5-6 in Koboko District. CECI provides on-ground implementation while Sesame Workshop provides curriculum and technical expertise.
• War Child CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023Implementing partner for Mastercard Foundation-funded BRIDGE scholarship project. CECI Uganda receives funding and technical support through this partnership to deliver accelerated education programs.
• Humanitarian Platform for Local and National Organizations in UgandaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Platform that features local humanitarian innovations. Featured CECI's Blue Messenger Bicycle Initiative in their 9th newsletter issue showcasing women making differences in humanitarian response.
• Youth Empowerment to Act (YETA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner organization in Imvepi Refugee Settlement for Group Cash Transfer program evaluation committee alongside CECI Uganda and Oxfam Uganda.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• War Child Canada: Implementing partner on the Mastercard Foundation-funded BRIDGE scholarship programme. Both organisations deliver accelerated and protective education for conflict-affected children, making them directly comparable in scope and donor ecosystem.
• Windle International Uganda: Long-standing refugee education NGO operating across Ugandan refugee settlements (including West Nile). Highly comparable as a refugee-focused education and livelihoods provider in the same geographic area as CECI.
• ZOA Uganda: International NGO delivering livelihoods, food security, and WASH programming in refugee settlements in West Nile and northern Uganda. Comparable on the livelihoods pillar and on co-presence in Bidibidi and Imvepi settlements.
• InterAid Uganda: National NGO providing integrated services to refugees and host communities in Uganda, including child protection, education, and livelihoods. Comparable geographic footprint and beneficiary focus to CECI.
• AVSI Foundation Uganda: Implements education, child protection, and economic strengthening programmes in Ugandan refugee settlements. Comparable mix of education and livelihoods interventions serving refugees and host communities.
• Finn Church Aid Uganda: Operates 'Education in Emergencies' programming in West Nile refugee settlements, directly comparable to CECI's education and peacebuilding work with refugee and host community children.
• TPO Uganda: Local NGO providing mental health and psychosocial support, including trauma healing, to refugee communities in Northern Uganda. Directly comparable on the trauma-healing and psychosocial support pillar of CECI's peacebuilding programmes.

Broad incumbents

• Self Help Africa: Large international NGO with livelihoods and economic empowerment programming for refugees and host communities in Uganda. Broader portfolio and deeper funding base make it a comparable but larger incumbent to CECI's livelihood work.
• Danish Refugee Council Uganda: Major international NGO providing protection, livelihoods, and shelter assistance across all refugee settlements in Uganda. Operates in West Nile with far larger scale and funding base, making it a broad incumbent peer across multiple of CECI's programme areas.
• Oxfam in Uganda: Active funder and partner of CECI (Group Cash Transfers, Sawa Le Salaam, Salaam Radio). As an established international NGO with similar women's economic empowerment and humanitarian programming across Uganda, it is both a partner and comparable broad incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CECIuganda
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ceciuganda
• Facebookfacebook.com/CECIuganda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ceciuganda
• Instagraminstagram.com/ceciuganda

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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