Partners for Community Transformation (PaCT) is an indigenous Ugandan non-governmental organisation established in 1995 with the mission of keeping adolescents and young people healthy and empowered by addressing structural inequalities. PaCT's National Coordination Office is located in Nansana Municipality, approximately 7 Kilometres along the Kampala - Hoima Road, while its well-established Programme Office is based in Mityana District, approximately 70 Kilometres west of Kampala.
PaCT is committed to advancing economic inclusion, social protection, and personal development for adolescents and young people aged 10–24 years across Uganda. The organisation recognises that young people continue to face complex and systemic barriers rooted in persistent structural inequalities, including poverty, patriarchal social norms, gender discrimination, and limited access to quality education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. These challenges perpetuate cycles of exclusion and vulnerability, limiting the ability of young people to realise their full potential.
Under its Economic Activation and Inclusion programme, PaCT has supported over 301 young people to attain competitive qualifications for formal employment and leadership opportunities. The organisation has provided 820 youth with demand-driven vocational skills training to promote self-employment and enterprise development, while 421 young people have received training in financial literacy and entrepreneurship, strengthening their capacity to manage savings, prepare viable business plans, and engage in sustainable income-generating activities. To facilitate their transition into economic independence, 180 youth have been equipped with business start-up kits and productive tools. In addition, PaCT has established and strengthened more than 30 Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) comprising over 900 young people, improving access to savings, microfinance, and business capital.
Through its Social Protection programme, PaCT has significantly improved access to safe water, sanitation, hygiene, and education. Since its establishment, the organisation has constructed or rehabilitated more than 269 water points in both communities and schools using a range of technologies, including deep and shallow boreholes, protected springs, gravity flow schemes, and rainwater harvesting systems. PaCT has also supported over 43 schools with improved hygiene and sanitation infrastructure, including gender-responsive school latrines with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) facilities and changing rooms, handwashing stations, and safe drinking water filtration systems. Furthermore, the organisation has enabled more than 3,300 orphaned and vulnerable children to access quality education through sponsorships and scholarships.
Recognizing that good health is fundamental to young people's wellbeing and future opportunities, PaCT has partnered with the Government of Uganda to strengthen access to youth-friendly health services. To date, the organization has invested in the construction of six maternity wards at Health Centre IIIs, each incorporating a fully equipped youth reproductive health unit. These investments have expanded access to quality maternal, reproductive, and adolescent health services, enabling adolescents and young people to remain healthy, stay in school, pursue productive livelihoods, and realize their aspirations.
Today, PaCT continues to work in partnership with government institutions, development partners, local communities, and the private sector to build resilient communities where adolescents and young people are healthy, empowered, economically productive, and equipped to contribute meaningfully to Uganda's sustainable development.
Looking ahead, PaCT is implementing an ambitious programme to improve the wellbeing of adolescents and young people across Uganda. The organisation is currently targeting 40 schools and 102 villages with improved access to safe and clean water through the construction and rehabilitation of sustainable water supply systems. PaCT also plans to strengthen school learning environments by improving education infrastructure, including the construction of gender-responsive sanitation and hygiene facilities with dedicated Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) rooms, handwashing facilities, and safe drinking water systems.
In education, PaCT aims to support at least 200 young people through its Bursary Scheme and provide education sponsorship to more than 320 orphaned and vulnerable children, enabling them to access and complete quality education while developing into productive members of society.
To ensure long-term organizational sustainability and reduce dependence on donor funding, PaCT is also investing in the establishment of a robust social enterprise programme. The enterprise will generate unrestricted income to support the continuity and expansion of PaCT's programmes while creating employment, entrepreneurship opportunities, and practical skills development for vulnerable young people, thereby reinforcing the organisation's mission of keeping adolescents and young people healthy, empowered, and economically resilient.
