CSR in Uganda Archives – CEO East Africa

Beyond CSR – Why the Private Sector Must Become Co-Creators of Social Change in Uganda

For decades, “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) has been the catch-all phrase for how companies give back to society. However, the traditional model of CSR, often characterised by photo-op donations, short-term and self-promotional

September 1, 2025

Thought Leadership

Resident District Commissioner for Kanungu District, Mr. Ambrose Mwesigye (4th right), Airtel Uganda's Legal and Regulatory Director, Mr Kakonge Dennis(2nd right), Public Relations Manager at Airtel Uganda, Mr. David Birungi (extreme left) with Kanungu District leaders during the Airtel and Huawei Digital partnership aimed at spearheading digital transformation in Kanungu District.

Airtel Uganda and Huawei support the digitalisation of social services in Kanungu District

Telco, Airtel Uganda, together with Huawei Technologies, have joined hands to extend the benefits of internet connectivity to teachers, health workers, social workers and local leaders in Kanungu District by connecting them

October 17, 2023

Company News

Ruparelia Group has donated 5,000 Christmas Hampers various orphanages and child care centres

BIG GROUP WITH A BIG HEART: Ruparelia Foundation creates early Christmas for 5,000 disadvantaged children

Christmas is usually a time for making merry and celebrations, but not everyone can quite afford the celebration, especially the children in orphanages and childcare centres. To take the joy of Christmas

December 16, 2020

Company News

LEFT-RIGHT: Simon Kaheru, Public Affairs & Communications Director at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Uganda; Melkamu Abebe, the General Manager; Conrad van Niekerk, Regional Managing Director in charge of Uganda, Tanzania, and Ghana, hand over UGX1.3 billion dummy cheque to Uganda’s Prime Minister and Chair of the National Task Force for COVID-19, Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda. To date the company is one of the biggest givers towards the anti-Covid-19 drive.

The smartest way to give back to the community- the classic case of Coca-Cola’s Covid-19 community response in Uganda

In the history of Uganda, there probably has never been any single national cause, that has brought together Uganda and Ugandans alike- individual and corporate, than the Covid-19 fundraising drive. Although the

October 5, 2020

Company News·The Big Story

Ridding Kampala of plastic waste, while providing toilet access to Kampala’s urban poor— inside the Ruparelia Foundation’s slums eco-toilet project

They say two wrongs don’t make a right, but for the Ruparelia Foundation, the charity arm of the Ruparelia Group, two of Kampala’s biggest environmental and sanitation problems—plastic waste and poor toilet

October 2, 2020

Company News