Kabarole Research & Resource Centre

What Kabarole Research & Resource Centre does

Kabarole Research & Resource Centre (KRC Uganda) is a Ugandan non-governmental organization founded in 1996 and headquartered in Fort Portal City. It employs approximately 66 staff and operates countrywide across multiple regions including the Rwenzori Sub Region, Bundibugyo, Ntoroko, and refugee settlements such as Rhino Camp and Kyaka II. The organization is structured around three program units: the Food Security, Agribusiness and Environment Conservation (FAGREC) Unit; the Governance, Protection and Human Rights Unit; and the Information, Research and Communication Unit, with a dedicated Early Warning System platform supporting crisis communication. Programming is delivered directly through trained Community Process Facilitators working with farming households, refugee communities, and local governance structures.

KRC Uganda functions primarily as a donor-funded nonprofit. Revenue is sourced from grants and partnerships with international development agencies — including USAID, the European Union, the World Bank, the World Food Programme, Enabel, Danida, Save the Children, Hivos, Trias, and others — and it does not charge for community development services. A commercial layer, KRC Enterprises, was introduced with Nichola Brown as CEO to serve as the umbrella for all business activities under the organization, signaling an attempt to diversify beyond grant dependency. The organization's stated differentiators are its evidence-based research legacy (30 years of locally generated development data), community-led delivery model, and integration of agriculture, nutrition, governance, and environmental conservation into a single portfolio.

Name

Kabarole Research & Resource Centre

Legal name

Kabarole Research and Resource Centre-Uganda

Website

https://krcuganda.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KRC Uganda is a Fort Portal City-based NGO founded in 1996 that delivers research-driven community development programs — food security, governance and human rights, and information/communication — to smallholder farmers, refugee communities, and citizens across Uganda through donor-funded programming and trained community facilitators.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Fort-Portal City

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: KRC Uganda operates as a nonprofit organization funded through partnerships with international development agencies, governments, and foundations. The organization receives funding from entities such as USAID, European Union, World Food Programme, and various NGOs to implement development programs in Uganda.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kabarole Research & Resource Centre (KRC Uganda) is a non-governmental organization that implements research-driven community development programs in Uganda across food security, agribusiness, environmental conservation, governance, human rights, and civic education. It delivers programming through three program units (FAGREC; Governance, Protection & Human Rights; and Information, Research & Communication), operates an Early Warning System platform, and runs KRC Enterprises as the commercial umbrella for its business activities.

Product overview

Kabarole Research & Resource Centre (KRC Uganda) operates as a unified portfolio of program units rather than a single product. The organization comprises three core program units: the Food Security, Agribusiness and Environment Conservation (FAGREC) Unit, the Governance, Protection & Human Rights Unit, and the Information, Research & Communication Unit. These units work together under the KRC Enterprises umbrella for commercial activities. KRC Uganda also operates an Early Warning System platform. The organization's work spans research, advocacy, and community development across Uganda.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KRC Enterprises: The umbrella entity for all businesses operated under KRC Uganda, as announced with the unveiling of Nichola Brown as CEO of KRC Enterprises.

Products and services

• Food Security, Agribusiness and Environment Conservation (FAGREC) Unit A program unit that provides comprehensive support to farmers' organizations across agricultural development, food security, agribusiness development, and environmental conservation through agroecological practices.
• Governance, Protection & Human Rights Unit A program unit that facilitates spaces for citizens to exercise their democratic and civic rights, working with governance structures to enhance civic engagement and human rights protection.
• Information, Research & Communication Unit A program unit grounded in the philosophy that meaningful actionable data drives successful development programs, focused on research, data collection, and communication of findings.
• Early Warning System An online platform providing early warning information and alerts, supporting timely updates and crisis response for communities across Uganda.
• KRC Enterprises An umbrella organization for all businesses operated under KRC Uganda, representing the commercial arm of the organization under CEO Nichola Brown.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Women International Peace CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on women's peace and security, partnering on governance and protection programs.
• Bio4AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union funded project on bioeconomy and circular economy solutions for African agriculture.
• Micro Finance Support CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUgandan organization providing microfinance support for livelihood development.
• World Food ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency focused on food assistance and food security, partnering on nutrition and food security programs.
• WarChildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting children affected by conflict, partnering on protection programs.
• HumundicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational child rights organization partnering on child-focused development programs.
• Water AidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs.
• HivoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization supporting innovative ideas and sustainable changes in agriculture and governance.
• Office of the Prime Minister (Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for refugee assistance and settlement programs.
• Goal UgandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization partnering on development programs.
• Health Food AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject focused on transforming food systems for healthier and more sustainable diets.
• TriascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian organization supporting farmer organizations and cooperatives.
• SOS FaimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization fighting hunger through support to family farming.
• Iles de PaixminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting agricultural development and food sovereignty.
• The Center for Economic Social Cultural Rights in AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on human rights advocacy.
• WORUDETminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization in Uganda working on development initiatives.
• Kulea WatotominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject focused on child welfare and development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: SNV is a Dutch development NGO with a strong Uganda footprint in agriculture, climate, and WASH, closely matching KRC's agroecology, climate resilience, and smallholder farmer focus.
• Heifer International: Heifer International works with smallholder farmers on livestock, food security, and livelihoods—a closely comparable agricultural development and rural poverty alleviation model to KRC's FAGREC unit.
• ActionAid Uganda: ActionAid Uganda is a rights-based development organization working on women's rights, governance, and food sovereignty—a strong match for KRC's community empowerment and human rights programming.
• BRAC Uganda: BRAC Uganda is a large international development NGO operating across livelihoods, microfinance, education, and health—directly comparable to KRC's integrated agriculture, governance, and community empowerment mandate in Uganda.

Broad incumbents

• CARE International: CARE works across food security, gender equality, and humanitarian response in Uganda, with a holistic model that parallels KRC's integrated governance, nutrition, and livelihoods approach.
• World Vision Uganda: World Vision Uganda runs large-scale community development, child welfare, and resilience programs across Uganda, operating in overlapping geographies with KRC including refugee-affected areas.
• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps is a large international humanitarian and development organization active in Uganda on livelihoods, governance, and food security—overlapping broadly with KRC's multi-sector portfolio.
• Concern Worldwide Uganda: Concern Worldwide operates in Uganda on livelihoods, health, and emergency response, overlapping with KRC's refugee settlements work and community resilience programming.
• Oxfam in Uganda: Oxfam in Uganda focuses on governance, gender justice, and economic inequality, directly comparable to KRC's Governance, Protection & Human Rights unit and civic empowerment work.

Peers

• Self Help Africa: Self Help Africa supports smallholder farmers and agribusinesses across sub-Saharan Africa, closely comparable to KRC's farmer organization support and agroecology focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KRCUganda
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@KRCUganda1
• Facebookfacebook.com/www.krcuganda.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kabarole-research-&-resource-centre

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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