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15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

LOCALLY LED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH

ELEVATING COMMUNITY VOICES

ONGOING IMPACT MEASUREMENT

15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE LOCALLY LED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH ELEVATING COMMUNITY VOICES ONGOING IMPACT MEASUREMENT

Our sustainable, locally led projects increase access to food security, clean water, healthcare and income generation after decades of civil war.

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With the help of our community over 15 years, our team has made a massive impact.

  • 32,412

    women have participated in Cents for Seeds since 2010

  • 2,550

    women have graduated from Cents for Seeds

  • 57

    parishes across 3 districts of northern Uganda have been impacted by Love Mercy

  • 84,179

    patients treated at the Kristina Health Centre

  • 1,739

    babies born safely at the Kristina Health Centre

  • 90

    wells drilled to provide safe, clean drinking water

Our Story

Love Mercy was formed in 2010, when Australian Olympian Eloise Wellings met Ugandan Olympian and former child soldier, Julius Achon.

After competing in the Olympics and building a life in the USA, Julius returned home to Uganda. His community were suffering in famine, and Julius and Eloise vowed to help.

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Stories of impact.

Our incredible partners at Ancient + Brave produced this short documentary about our work. Watch to hear stories of empowerment from the ground.

Cents for Seeds

Sustainable agricultural microfinance project empowering women to build sustainable livelihoods.

Kristina Health Centre

Serving the remote communities of Otuke with comprehensive women’s and children’s health services.

Clean Water

Drilling and repairing boreholes across northern Uganda to empower communities with sustainable access.

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We’re committed to best-practice, long-term, sustainable development for the people of northern Uganda.

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August was a challenging month for the team at Kristina Health Centre with extreme rainfall cutting off major access roads, making it difficult for many patients to reach the clinic. Our ambulance and outreach vehicle were also unable to access many
This World Patient Safety Day, we’re sharing the story of one brave mother who travelled 40km to reach the Kristina Health Centre in time to deliver her baby safely, before extreme rainfall made the journey impossible. Swipe through to see how
Over the past month, the Cents for Seeds team has conducted VSLA (Village Savings & Loan Associations) training for 518 women new to the program 🎉Pictured here are the women of Opejal and Kai Parish receiving their VSLA kits, complete with a sav