Empowering Communities to Transform Lives

Blacare is an organization that is both a physical and virtual village that works with disadvantaged people to tackle social and environmental issues. These include access to education, equal human rights for all, access to clean drinking water and protection of the environment.

Our Work

Empowering Communities Through Equal Opportunities and Combating Discrimination

Blacare is an organization that works with under-served people and communities to tackle social and environmental issues—offering access to clean water through building communal water tanks and boreholes among others, Raising awareness of self-care and self-love tackling identity issues through programs like Back to school retreat days for kids, where they get free scholastic materials, free haircuts, accompanied by sensitization conversations such as the dangers of skin bleaching.

One of the key tools for Blacare is relying on building a sense of community amongst the people and also bringing it to the attention that they should participate in changing their environment positively. Therefore, Blacare puts regular festive celebrations that bring everyone together, for the kids to play together with self-made environmentally friendly toys that both boost their creativity and emphasize their right to play.

To push the mission further Blacare has engaged in collaborative reach-outs such as the economically deprived mothers to supply basic needs with the Rotary Club in Uganda, and the Karamoja Hunger food supply with Laba Africa. These activities act upon the emphasis that everyone should have access to the basic needs of water, food, and shelter.

About Us

Blacare is an organisation founded in 2019 by Angella Summer Namubiru. The initiative emerged from Angella’s personal story of being deprived of basic needs, encountering discrimination due to her skin colour, and struggling with a lack of quality education as a female in a large family where limited resources meant priority was given to the boys. When she achieved a successful social media presence and following, she dedicated her life to supporting those in similar situations.

She teamed up with Antonio Bukhar and Abdul Kinyenya, who had extensive expertise and experience in developing community-based projects with a mission to promote positive social change. Together, they combined their efforts to build Blacare. Since its inception, Blacare has worked in numerous communities across Uganda, including the northern communities of Karamoja, Kasese district in western Uganda, and most prominently in the central region where it is based.

The activities have included building water tanks in remote areas, supporting children with school fees and scholastic materials, and engaging young people in activities that develop them holistically. These activities include strategic play to build social and creative skills, arts and culture activities and balancing their right to play with life skills development.

Our Model

By working closely with individuals within the communities to take on key positions in running the activities, we limit the number of permanent employees. The idea is to reduce bureaucracy and ensure that funds and resources go directly from donors to beneficiaries. We encourage the beneficiaries to be part of the process in either an apprenticeship or voluntary format. This instils self-support within communities and encourages them to find permanent solutions together to have sustainability.

Our Mission

Our mission is to catalyze positive change by addressing the interconnected challenges of environmental sustainability, life skills development, equal opportunities, and identity support.

Our Vision

Creating physical and virtual villages where communities and nature live together in harmony, promoting belonging, opportunity, and empowerment for all.

5000

people accessing water through our project

of young people engaged in our monthly

local communities of service

Our Objectives

Right to Play

Create children's play games and concepts, and encourage the use of local craftsmanship and sustainable materials such as banana fibre to make toys and other playful objects.

Life Skills

Provide income-generating skills, as well as formal and informal educational workshops, to promote self-reliance and offer mentorship.

Equal Opportunities

Eliminate discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), and gender identity, ensuring equal opportunities for all.

Environment and Climate Action

Assist in preserving natural resources and reducing the carbon footprint.

Identity

Support young people in shaping their identity, fostering self-awareness, and building confidence in who they are.

Our Team

Angella Summer Namubiru

Director

Angella Summer Namubiru is a prominent Ugandan social media content creator, model and actress. With many social media followers, she leverages her influence to positively reshape perceptions about Africa by highlighting its beauty and cultural values and advocating for change in underserved communities. She is the director of Blacare and the 2024 goodwill ambassador for Brands on a Mission organisation.

Her achievements have earned recognition from Adore Media USA and Role Model magazine, where she was featured among the "Unstoppable 100 Women in Africa." Angella has received several accolades, including the ASFA Fashion Influencer Award in 2022 and the prestigious African Social Star - People’s Choice Award in 2022 by NBCUniversal Network.

Community coordinators

Mama Carol (Ahmtte)

Wakida Brian

Gratitude

Thank you to everyone - those offering financial support; volunteers, and the team. The community members that actively get involved in making things happen by generously giving resources such as time, land, skills and expertise. Thank you: Nabirye Hajarah (Maama Kawooya), Tukei Christine (Maama Emma), Mukasa Tadeo, Bongole Spirito, Otim Robert and the whole local council teams.