WHAT WE DO
What We Do
At Seeds for Development, we focus on practical, locally led solutions that help communities take care of themselves. We support communities to start and run nursery schools, giving young children the best start in life and freeing up parents to work on their farms. We provide seeds and training to farmers, helping them grow enough to feed their families and store food for the hungry season. We also support families to grow extra crops that they can sell, building a small income and improving local food supply.
We help young people find new opportunities and provide emergency food and medicine when it’s urgently needed.
Our projects are simple and rooted in what the community tells us they need. We use technology to plan, manage, and monitor everything we do, making sure support reaches the right people and that we can measure the difference we’re making.
Our Impact - Nighty's Transformation
In 2014, Nighty was facing unimaginable hardships. Unable to feed her family, her children were forced to eat grass and insects to survive. She had no possessions other than a single saucepan and a seven-litre jerry can. Nighty and her children slept on straw scattered on the floor, sharing their space with chickens and using rags for blankets.
With some seeds, a small amount of financial support and a lot of encouragement, Nighty's life began to change. Today, she has her own bedroom, a bed, and a mosquito net to protect her from malaria. Her children go to school and Nighty earns money by raising goats and chickens.
Nighty's transformation is inspirational. Her journey from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency keeps us motivated. We are driven to help as many others as we can, providing them with the tools and support they need to build better futures.
We support local farming families and communities by providing seeds, tools, resources and training needed to grow food and build long-term food security.
Our initiatives include sending farmers for residential training courses, advancing seeds, and buying crops from farmers. These efforts help farmers move from subsistence farming to farming as a business, increasing their yields, improving their livelihoods, and creating sustainable agricultural practices.
Many children in northern Uganda start school without the basics - no English, no numbers, no idea how to sit in a classroom. This holds them back from the very beginning. Parents know how important nursery school is, but with little money and only temporary buildings, they do what they can.
We support village nursery schools by paying teachers, providing porridge, and helping build proper classrooms. We also cover school fees for children at risk of dropping out - especially girls - and sponsor gifted pupils through primary school.
Our Impact - Building a new nursery school in Putuke
Before the new school was built, young children were taught in a fragile mud hut with a grass roof - often damaged by rain or blown away by wind. When that happened, lessons moved outside, under a large mango tree.
Inside the hut, there were only three benches, no desks, and barely any teaching materials. Now there are 3 classrooms, a staffroom and an office, giving the youngest children a brighter, more secure start in life.
We help communities develop the skills of young people who missed their education due to war or poverty. Our training programmes focus on practical income generating skills - mainly tailoring and carpentry, enabling them to build better futures and contribute to their communities. One of our standout initiatives, "Let's Speak English," brought young and old together to learn English, boosting their confidence and providing real empowerment.
