Amani Sasa

What Amani Sasa does

Amani Sasa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Kampala, Uganda, with a U.S. support entity registered in Jacksonville, Florida. The organization traces its origins to 2013 as part of Refuge and Hope and was formally incorporated under the Amani Sasa name in 2019. It delivers faith-based, holistic services to refugees and displaced populations in East Africa across four pillars: crisis intervention, trauma healing, economic empowerment, and community transformation. Its operations are delivered by a 37-person East African staff, the majority of whom are themselves program graduates, and the organization reports reaching approximately 2,000 individuals and 450 families annually.

The organization's core programmatic products include a Child Development Center, trauma-informed counseling, and "Amani Baskets," a social enterprise that produces and sells handcrafted baskets as a livelihood vehicle for refugee artisans. It is also developing "Natalie's House," a planned residential recovery facility targeting a Spring 2027 opening, supported by a stated $100,000 fundraising goal. The organization is led by co-founders Missy Ward Angalla (CEO) and Francis (COO). No proprietary technology platform or software product was disclosed; service delivery appears to be people-intensive rather than technology-mediated.

Amani Sasa's revenue model is donor-dependent. Funding sources include individual contributions, employer matching programs (facilitated through partnerships such as Double the Donation and Givebutter), event-based fundraising, and product revenue from the Amani Baskets social enterprise. No audited financials, annual budget, revenue, expense, or reserve figures were disclosed in the source material. The addressable market is anchored in Uganda, which hosts approximately 1.9 million refugees, more than 55% of whom are children.

Name

Amani Sasa

Legal name

Amani Sasa Incorporated

Website

https://amanisasa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amani Sasa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Kampala, Uganda, that delivers faith-based holistic refugee services—crisis intervention, trauma healing, education, and economic empowerment—to roughly 2,000 East African refugees annually through a 37-person local staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Housing Services (62422), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI)

Keywords

• Refugee humanitarian aid
• Trauma healing services
• Crisis intervention programs
• Vocational skills training
• Social enterprise programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute tax-deductible gifts to support refugee programs. The organization is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with donations tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
2. Employer Matching Programs: Corporate employee matching gift programs double employee donations. Volunteer grant programs also provide grants when employees volunteer with the organization.
3. Gala and Event Fundraising: Annual gala events (Reach for the Stars Gala) featuring dinners, live music, silent auctions, and merchandise sales to raise funds for specific projects like Natalie's House.
4. Virtual Event Registrations: Virtual 5K events where participants register and receive event t-shirts, with proceeds supporting refugee women and girls programs.
5. Amani Baskets Social Enterprise: Handcrafted baskets sold through social enterprise initiative providing employment and living wages to program graduates.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Amani Sasa delivers holistic crisis intervention, trauma healing, and empowerment programs to vulnerable refugee women, men, and children in Kampala, Uganda. Services include emergency food and medical care, transitional housing, individual and group counseling, vocational and business skills training, scholarships, and a social enterprise (Amani Baskets) providing employment at a living wage. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through charitable donations, grants, employer matching programs, and fundraising events.

Product overview

Amani Sasa is a faith-based nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of holistic refugee support programs, not a technology product company. The core service is comprehensive wraparound care for vulnerable refugees in Kampala, Uganda. Programs include Crisis Intervention (emergency stabilization), Trauma Healing and Rehabilitation (counseling and shelter), Empowerment Programs (vocational training and scholarships), and Community Transformation (alumni support). The flagship social enterprise is Amani Baskets, which provides skills training followed by employment at a living wage. An upcoming initiative, Natalie's House, aims to open Uganda's first dedicated refugee children's shelter in 2027.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Amani Baskets: A social enterprise initiative of Amani Sasa ministries providing employment opportunities to basket program graduates. The business provides safe employment and a living wage for refugee and Ugandan women who have completed the Amani Sasa basket program.

Products and services

• Crisis Intervention Services Emergency stabilization services for refugees in serious crisis, providing holistic care, love, and support to assist refugees in stabilizing their lives and prevent further abuse and exploitation. Services offered include emergency food, medical care, housing, and emergency protection.
• Trauma Healing and Rehabilitation Counseling and spiritual support services for refugees facing serious physical and emotional trauma, helping them heal emotionally and spiritually while their physical needs are tended to. Services include emergency shelter for refugee women, children, and men; individual counseling; group therapy; and music therapy.
• Empowerment Programs Skills and economic empowerment services delivered by a team of social workers and trainers who teach essential skills and mentor refugees during and after the programs. Services include practical skills training, business training, start-up capital and transition assistance (for shelter residents), savings and business support groups, and scholarships for refugee children and young adults.
• Community Transformation Ongoing "light touch" support for program alumni to help them remain leaders of change in their communities. Services include support groups, retreats, and scholarships for Amani Sasa alumni, with many graduates going on to serve as staff members.
• Amani Baskets Social Enterprise A social enterprise that provides refugee and Ugandan women with 6 months of counseling, discipleship, and intensive basket-weaving skills training, followed by employment opportunities at a living wage producing handcrafted baskets sold to supporters. Children of participants receive safe childcare through the Amani Sasa Child Development Center during the 6-month training period.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving over 2000 individuals each year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Refuge and HopecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013In partnership with Refuge and Hope, Missy helped start the first shelter for refugee women in Uganda in 2013 in Kampala. This was the foundational partnership that led to the establishment of Amani Sasa.
• Double the DonationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to provide matching gift and volunteer grant information to donors. Double the Donation powers the employer matching program database that helps donors double their contributions to Amani Sasa.
• GivebutterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent platform used for 5K event registrations and donations. Givebutter powers the virtual 5K fundraising events.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian organization with active Uganda programming focused on youth, livelihoods, and emergency response for refugee and host-community populations. Comparable empowerment and crisis-intervention portfolios.
• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS): International Catholic refugee organization active in Uganda providing education, psychosocial support, and emergency assistance. Comparable on trauma counseling, education, and shelter services for displaced populations.
• HIAS: Global Jewish refugee resettlement agency providing comprehensive services (legal, mental health, economic empowerment) to refugees including in East Africa. Comparable holistic wraparound refugee-care model at much larger scale.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major humanitarian organization operating in Uganda delivering crisis response, health, education, and economic recovery for refugees. Overlaps with Amani Sasa across emergency services, women's protection, and empowerment programming.
• Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Uganda: Operates large-scale refugee settlement programming in Uganda (e.g., Adjumani, Rhino Camp) with comprehensive protection, livelihoods, and community services. Comparable holistic refugee-care model at significant scale in the same host country.

Regional players

• African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD): African humanitarian organization delivering emergency relief and livelihood support to refugees and IDPs. Operates in multiple African refugee contexts comparable to Amani Sasa's East Africa footprint.
• Refugee Law Project: Uganda-based legal aid and psychosocial support organization for refugees and forced migrants. Adjacent on the counseling and protection side, particularly for refugee women and unaccompanied minors in Kampala.

Direct peers

• RefugePoint: Specializes in refugee self-reliance and case management for the most vulnerable refugees, including unaccompanied children and women at risk. Operates in Uganda and other first-asylum countries with a comparable focus on ultra-vulnerable refugees.
• Windle International Uganda: Uganda-based refugee education and livelihoods nonprofit serving refugee and host communities. Comparable on scholarships, vocational skills training, and refugee-focused programming in Uganda.
• Refuge and Hope: Amani Sasa's founding partner; jointly established Uganda's first refugee women's shelter in 2013 in Kampala. Operates adjacent refugee programs in Uganda targeting similar vulnerable refugee populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AmaniSasaUganda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amanisasa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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