The current central government of Uganda in 1993 restored the Kingdom of Buganda, and in that same year, the reigning Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, was enthroned. After three years (1996) on his forefathers’ throne, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II started and registered a Non-Governmental Organization under the name of Kabaka Foundation, with its main offices at the seat of the kingdom (Bulange) in Kampala, Uganda. The organization’s primary goal is to contribute and promote well-being through education, health, economic empowerment, preservation, and promotion of the Ganda culture among the Kabaka’s subjects in the kingdom. The interventions are done through partnerships with central government departments, development, and private partners. The organization organizes health camps at local and international levels on non-communicable diseases. It carries out campaigns on sanitation/hygiene and blood donation drives. The organization targets children, youth, women, and persons with disabilities living in Mugotteko (slum) areas, who constitute 47% of the population of Buganda Kingdom.
In 2023, Kabaka Foundation Boston branch was established; the branch engages in fundraising drives whose contributions go to support health, education, women and youth empowerment, philanthropy, and Kabaka’s Trail activities in Buganda and Uganda at large. Educational contributions go to sponsor young people who have never had the opportunity to attain formal education. The rest of the contributions go towards improving healthcare services, the construction of modern toilets, and improving the general hygiene and sanitation of Kabaka’s subjects in rural and Mugotteko communities. In Boston, campaigns are carried out on blood donation drives which at times raise funds to help women suffering from HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Fistula, and children suffering from sickle cell among other non-communicable diseases in Buganda Kingdom and Uganda at large. The health camps organized in Boston target those suffering from mental health, as it’s the major challenge for the people living in these communities.
The Baganda (Ganda) culture is passed on to children in Boston by organizing a cultural day where Luganda books are read, traditional food is prepared, cultural dance competitions are held, and information about clans is shared under the philanthropy program. There is also the promotion of Kabaka’s trails, which involves touring different cultural sites of the different kings of Buganda, done during holidays and has promoted the tourism sector in Buganda and Uganda at large. The branch is coordinated by a Board of ten (10) members. These members come from different professional backgrounds, creating efficiency and effectiveness in serving our Kabaka. All people in Boston are called upon to join the Kabaka’s call of changing lives of people living in Mugotteko (slum) communities.
