It started with a question:
How do you walk away?
In 2008, a group of friends from Northern Ireland visited Kabira, a rural village in southern Uganda.
They met families facing illness without care, a school nurse working with no supplies, and children missing school due to health challenges.
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But they also met something stronger: a community ready to lead its own change - if given the tools to do so.
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They didn’t plan to start a charity.
But they also couldn’t walk away.
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From the beginning, Share Uganda was shaped in partnership.
The vision wasn’t imposed - it was shared.
The health centre, the outreach, the approach - none of it would exist without the leadership of the Ugandan team who were already caring, building, and fighting for better.
We didn’t create the work. We chose to back it.
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In 2009, Share Uganda was born - a volunteer-run charity rooted in friendship, solidarity, and a belief that health is a fundamental human right.
Built on trust. Led by community.
We don’t run programmes. We fund people - Ugandan clinicians and outreach workers delivering care every day in their own communities.
We listen. We support. We stay.
Over the years, this partnership has grown into something that lasts.
A timeline of
partnership and impact
2008
Initial visit to Kabira. Relationships begin.
Local needs identified by Ugandan leaders.
2009
Share Uganda officially founded.
First fundraising efforts support a small medical outpost.
2010–2014
Work expands. Outreach programmes begin. Training and support for local health workers.
2018
Hampton Health Centre opens - built and run by Ugandan professionals, with ongoing support from UK volunteers.
2016-2019
Share Uganda supports training of the region’s first female Clinical Officer. Outreach work grows to include malaria testing, maternal health support, and youth education.
2020
COVID-19 response mobilised quickly through the health centre and community teams.
2021 - 2024
The health centre treats over 400 patients a month. Outreach teams reach hundreds more in remote villages. Ongoing focus on dignity-led care, menstrual health, and child-headed households.