DirectorKyaninga Child Development Centre
Steve is the co-founder of the Kyaninga Child Development Centre (KCDC) (www.kyaningacdc.org) KCDC was founded in 2014 and provides much-needed high-quality specialised and affordable assessment, treatment, education, and support to children living with disabilities. KCDC’s team has helped over 3,000 children to date.
Steve has also started several organisations to help create a more equitable and inclusive society for people living with disabilities in western Uganda, and these include:
Kyaninga Mobility, (www.kyaningamobility.org) a workshop that designs, tests, develops, and manufactures wheelchairs, standing devices, seating apparatuses, prosthetics, and other mobility equipment that is specially tailored to the rural setting we operate in.
Kyaninga Education Hub and Kyaninga Inclusive Module School, (www.kyaningaedhub.org) Kyaninga Education Hub serves as a centre of excellence for the continued professional development of local Ugandan teachers. The Inclusive school allows our trainee teachers to learn in the same experiential, hands-on, and engaging way that we advocate for children.
Kyaninga Forest Foundation (KFF), (www.kyaningaforestfoundation.com). KFF believes the preservation of biodiversity is critical for future prosperity, and as such we work to protect the biodiversity and ecological integrity of the natural world to the benefit of all those who depend upon it.
Kyaninga Dairy (www.kyaningadairy.com) was established in 2016 with a view of assisting KCDC to become more sustainable and less reliant on donor funding by generating much-needed income through the sale of delicious, hand-crafted cheese.
Steve is the creator of Kyaninga Lodge (www.kyaningalodge.com), which has been an essential funding partner to start the above organisations.
The Kyaninga Group is deeply personal for Steve as the organisations were founded because of the experiences that he faced with his son, who was born with epilepsy and a developmental delay.