What MIFUMI does

MIFUMI is a non-profit women's rights organization established in 1994 (registered as a Ugandan NGO in 1997) and headquartered in Tororo, eastern Uganda, with additional offices in Kampala, Bristol (UK), Kalangala, and Mbale. The organization operates a portfolio of integrated community-based services targeting survivors of gender-based violence, child abuse, and harmful cultural practices such as bride price and polygamy. Its service portfolio spans emergency response (Advice Centres, Haven Shelter, national toll-free helpline 0800 200 250), survivor support (Independent Domestic Violence Advisors / IDVAs, Survivor Support Groups, Champions and Quasi-Paralegals), community mobilization (SASA! Model, Community Safety Forums, Women's Forums), education (Mifumi Primary and Secondary Schools), healthcare (Mifumi Health Centre), and economic empowerment (skills training in bakery and shoe making, micro-enterprise support).

The organization's proprietary technology is the Movement Building Capacity Assessment Tool, a benchmarking framework that measures grassroots movement progress against sexual and gender-based violence across four domains: Safety and Security, Collaboration and Coordination, Leadership, and Grassroots Base. Awareness programming includes the African Archers radio drama (Mako-Mere), produced with Sheffield Hallam University and British Academy support, and an upcoming film on child marriage with Spectre Films. The underlying platform architecture is a unified service ecosystem rather than a modular software stack, where the assessment tool, IDVA network, and community forums function as coordinating layers across physical service delivery points.

MIFUMI generates revenue through three streams: donations and charitable contributions (PayPal, credit card, UK charity fundraising), institutional grants and program funding (Icelandic Embassy Heroes Program, British Academy, Jo Cox Foundation, consortium funding with Amref and CORDAID), and educational services fees from Mifumi Primary and Secondary Schools. Services to beneficiaries are provided free of charge. Cumulative outcomes cited include over 60,000 women and children directly served since 1994, 5,000+ women supported with livelihood programs, and 3,915 community members reached through SASA! activism.

Name

MIFUMI

Legal name

Promote Mifumi Project

Website

https://mifumi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MIFUMI is a Ugandan non-profit women's rights organization (est. 1994) operating grassroots services — emergency shelter, advice centres, IDVA network, schools, and health centre — to address gender-based violence, child abuse, and harmful cultural practices in eastern Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Rights and Gender-Based Violence Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Women's rights services
• Gender-based violence support
• Community grassroots activism
• Survivor shelter services
• Women economic empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tororo

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: MIFUMI receives donations through PayPal and credit card platforms. The organization has UK charity registration and accepts donations from international supporters.
2. Institutional Grants and Program Funding: MIFUMI receives funding from institutional donors including Icelandic Embassy for Heroes Program, British Academy grants, and partnership funding through consortiums with Amref and Cordaid.
3. Educational Services Revenue: MIFUMI operates Mifumi Primary School and Mifumi Secondary School with fee structures for educational services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MIFUMI is a grassroots women's rights non-profit organization providing emergency shelter, legal aid, counseling, and survivor support services to women and children affected by domestic violence and gender-based violence in Uganda. Its integrated portfolio includes Advice Centres, the Haven Shelter, a toll-free helpline, Survivor Support Groups, community mobilization programs (SASA! Model), primary/secondary schools, a health centre, and women's economic empowerment programs. The organization also drives advocacy campaigns against harmful cultural practices such as bride price and polygamy.

Product overview

MIFUMI is a grassroots women's rights NGO based in Uganda (established 1994/1997) operating a portfolio of integrated social services. The organization functions as a unified service ecosystem rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, combining emergency response (Advice Centres, Haven Shelter, Toll-Free Helpline), survivor support (IDVAs, Survivor Support Groups), advocacy (Bride Price Campaign, SASA! Model), education (Mifumi Primary/Secondary Schools, Health Centre), and economic empowerment (Women's Economic Empowerment Program, Youth Skills Training). The Movement Building Capacity Assessment Tool unifies these services by measuring progress across Safety, Collaboration, Leadership, and Grassroots domains. The core value proposition is providing a complete range of community-based support services for survivors of violence and abuse, from crisis intervention through long-term empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MIFUMI Women's Network: Movement building to strengthen women's leadership and transform gender power relations in communities
• Haven Shelter
• Heroes Programme
• Peace Building Project-MMM

Products and services

• Advice Centres Community-based centers providing legal advice, counseling, and support services for survivors of domestic violence and gender-based violence, operating in Tororo, Budaka, Mbale, Kalangala, and surrounding districts.
• Haven Shelter Secure emergency shelter providing accommodation, counseling, legal aid, medical referrals, and skills development for women and children fleeing abuse.
• MIFUMI Women's Network Movement building initiative to strengthen women's leadership and transform gender power relations in communities, unifying the survivor support and advocacy work.
• Toll-Free Helpline National domestic violence help line (0800 200 250) providing crisis support and referrals for survivors of gender-based violence.
• Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) Network Trained frontline champions providing survivor-centered service delivery through advice centers, connecting survivors to justice, dignity, and safety across districts including Budaka, Kween, Bukwo, Tororo, and Mbale.
• Movement Building Capacity Assessment Tool A benchmark tool developed by MIFUMI to empower movement and network members to gauge progress in addressing SGBV and SRHR, focusing on four domains: Safety and security, Collaboration and coordination, Leadership, and Grassroots Base.
• Mifumi Primary School Community primary school in eastern Uganda providing education with feeding programs to support child welfare and retention.
• Mifumi Secondary School Secondary education facility offering academics, extracurricular activities, facilities, and fee structures for students in eastern Uganda.
• Mifumi Health Centre Healthcare facility providing medical services to the community, including medical referrals for survivors of abuse.
• Survivor Support Groups (SSGs) Groups of survivors trained using the MIFUMI Counselors' Companion series to equip themselves and others to support survivors through counseling principles and duty bearer engagement.
• Women's Economic Empowerment Program Economic empowerment initiatives including skills training in bakery and shoe craftsmanship, financial literacy, and support for women entrepreneurs.
• Youth Skills Training (Heroes Programme) Vocational training programs for youth including bakery and craft shoe making, part of the Icelandic-funded Heroes Program in Kalangala and island communities.
• Community Safety Forums Community-based forums composed of men and women leaders and duty bearers working to prevent domestic violence and protect women.
• Champions and Quasi-Paralegals Program Legal empowerment and advocacy in communities to enable women to access justice through trained champions and quasi-paralegals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ women and children directly changed lives since 1994
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amref Health AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmref is part of the Heroes Program consortium along with MIFUMI and CORDAID. The program seeks to enhance safety and well-being of children by addressing environments that expose them to SGBV and SRHR violations.
• CORDAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCORDAID is part of the Heroes Program consortium along with MIFUMI and Amref. Works collaboratively on enhancing child safety and addressing SGBV in Bugiri District and other areas.
• Sheffield Hallam UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with MIFUMI on the African Archers radio series project. Professor Jane Rogers from Sheffield Hallam University worked with Ugandan writers to develop the 10-part radio drama 'Mako-Mere' to give domestic violence victims a voice.
• Hon. Lady Justice Mutonyi (High Court)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMet with MIFUMI's Executive Director to discuss possibilities of special SGBV Court sessions for Kalangala and Namayingo island communities.
• Spectre FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm production company collaborating with MIFUMI on an upcoming film about child marriage, working with director Angella Emurwon.

Scale indicators7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Equality Now: International human rights organization working to end violence and discrimination against women and girls through legal advocacy. Overlaps with MIFUMI on legislative advocacy (e.g., bride price reform) and women's rights lawyering.
• Plan International Uganda: INGO focused on children's rights and girls' empowerment in Uganda. Comparable on child protection, education access, and addressing child marriage, but operates as part of a global federation with far broader programme portfolio than MIFUMI.
• ActionAid Uganda: Country office of global INGO ActionAid operating across women's rights, GBV response, and economic empowerment in Uganda. Overlaps MIFUMI on mission and target population but operates at a much larger scale with broader programme scope.
• Womankind Worldwide: UK-registered women's rights INGO partnering with grassroots women's organisations across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Comparable as a UK-based funder/partner model and shares MIFUMI's grassroots-partnership approach to women's rights.
• CARE International in Uganda: Global humanitarian organization running women's empowerment and GBV programmes in Uganda. Overlaps with MIFUMI on SGBV programming and economic empowerment but at significantly greater scale and broader geographic remit.

Direct peers

• Raising Voices: Kampala-based NGO that created the SASA! methodology that MIFUMI has adopted for community mobilization against violence against women. Operates in Uganda with overlapping grassroots-activism approach, target population (women and survivors of SGBV), and movement-building methodology.
• Center for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP): Ugandan non-profit working to prevent and respond to domestic violence through community-based interventions, similar to MIFUMI's Advice Centres and Haven Shelter model. Directly comparable on service-delivery model, target beneficiaries, and Uganda-based operations.
• FIDA Uganda: Federation of Women Lawyers providing legal aid and justice support to women and children, directly paralleling MIFUMI's Champions and Quasi-Paralegals Program and legal empowerment work for survivors of GBV in Uganda.
• Uganda Women's Network (UWONET): National umbrella network advancing women's rights and gender equality in Uganda through advocacy and movement-building, comparable to MIFUMI Women's Network sub-brand and broader policy-advocacy mission.

Others

• Amref Health Africa: Africa's largest health-focused INGO, currently a strategic consortium partner with MIFUMI under the Icelandic-funded Heroes Program. Comparable as an ecosystem participant addressing SGBV and SRHR in Uganda rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/theMifumiProject
• Facebookfacebook.com/social-media
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mifumi

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