We create safer learning environments and stronger communities across Africa—beginning with a Kampala school that has served 120 students for over five years — and a community-aid effort with three years of proven delivery.
KCDI has collected used shoes and clothing in the United States and delivered them to communities in Uganda for three years running.
Two ways we show up
Our two flagship programs meet different needs, but share one standard: listen locally, act with dignity, and follow through.
Our day school in the Kampala region has served children who struggle in typical classrooms but have never been formally diagnosed — operating underfunded for over five years. Small classes, language-rich instruction, and a growth mindset make room for every learner to be seen.
Through Kkaga Community Development Initiative, a Maryland-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, donated shoes and clothes travel from U.S. communities to families in Uganda.
The vision
Global Connection Africa is the umbrella for focused, practical work. Jericho changes the learning environment around a child. KCDI Community Drives mobilize care across continents.
Education, confidence, and community belong together.
Our mission is simple: Educate. Inspire. Empower. Our vision is an Africa where children learn in safety and communities have the support to thrive.
Global Connection Africa gives both flagship programs a shared home without asking either one to lose its focus. The organization can hold a long-term vision for thriving communities while directing today’s work toward two clear, accountable lanes.
The Jericho Foundation is our operating school in the Kampala region — 120 students, 8 teachers, 8 classrooms. KCDI Community Drives is our established community-aid program, run through Kkaga Community Development Initiative in Maryland.
The vision becomes real through local relationships and consistent action.
How the structure works
Sets the mission, connects partners, and communicates the larger vision for learning and community well-being across Africa.
Focuses on children in the Kampala region who need a different path into learning, without requiring a formal diagnosis.
Builds on a three-year record of collecting in the United States and delivering practical aid in Uganda.
“We show up in two ways: by creating the classroom a child needs, and by carrying practical care to communities that welcome it.”
A small team across two continents — Maryland and Uganda — keeping the school running and the drives moving.
Founder & Donation Drive Coordinator
Founded Global Connection Africa and coordinates the community donation drives from Maryland to Uganda.
Global Outreach Coordinator
Builds partnerships with the schools, faith communities, and neighborhoods that power the drives.
Uganda Country Director & Head of Missions
Leads KCDI's work on the ground in Uganda — receiving deliveries and serving communities.
A day school in the Kampala region for children who struggle in typical classrooms but have never been formally diagnosed — 120 students, 8 teachers, 8 classrooms, operating underfunded for over five years. Enrollment begins with the learner—not a label.
The child is not the problem
Formal assessment for learning differences is difficult to access for many Ugandan families. Children can spend years falling behind without anyone asking why. Jericho offers small learning communities, language-rich instruction, hands-on teaching, and a culture that protects dignity.
Why it works
Climbing, balancing, and coordinated play strengthen gross motor skills, confidence, and peer connection.
Crafting and manipulating materials develop fine motor control while giving language and ideas a concrete form.
Gardening, making, movement, and guided play build understanding while strengthening fine and gross motor skills.
Admissions
One sign alone does not define a learner. A pattern of frustration, slow progress, or lost confidence may mean the current environment is not meeting your child’s needs.
Tell us what you are noticing, what your child enjoys, and what has been difficult at school.
Meet the team, see the learning environment, and talk through your child’s experience without judgement.
If the setting is a good fit, agree on a starting plan and prepare your child for a welcoming first day.
Movement, play, language, and relationships are all part of learning.
No diagnosis required
A formal diagnosis is not required to begin a conversation. The school looks at the child in front of us: what is difficult, what is strong, and what support makes learning possible.
Voices of Jericho
“As a parent, one of the greatest gifts I can give my child is an opportunity to learn, grow, and build a better future. I appreciate the commitment of the Jericho school to providing children with an opportunity to learn in a caring and supportive environment. Seeing my child develop confidence, gain knowledge, and become more hopeful about the future means so much to our family. I am grateful for the people who make this work possible and for the difference education can make in our children’s lives.”
— Samia Katende, Parent
“I am happy to have the opportunity to go to school and learn new things every day. School helps me improve my knowledge, discover what I am good at, and dream about what I want to become in the future. I am thankful to my teachers for guiding me and encouraging me to keep trying, even when learning is difficult. I hope to continue with my education and use what I learn to make my family and community proud.”
— Harriet Namakula, Student
“My school gives me a place where I can learn, ask questions, and work toward my dreams. I enjoy the opportunity to gain new skills and learn from my teachers and classmates. Every day is a chance to improve and become a better student. I believe that education will help me build a brighter future, and I am determined to keep working hard so that one day I can use my knowledge to help others in my community.”
— Robert Serunkuma, Student
“Teaching is more than delivering lessons; it is about helping children recognize their potential and believe in what they can achieve. At Jericho, the opportunity to support students in their learning and personal growth is deeply meaningful. Every child deserves encouragement, patience, and access to an education that helps them develop their abilities. I am proud to be part of a mission that places children’s learning and future opportunities at the heart of its work.”
— Daniel Opio, Teacher
“What if the child who has stopped raising a hand simply needs a different path into the lesson?”The Jericho Foundation’s guiding question
For three years running, Kkaga Community Development Initiative has collected used shoes and clothing in the United States and delivered them to communities in Uganda.
A real track record
Donating an item is only the beginning. KCDI organizes collection in the United States, prepares goods for transport, and connects deliveries with communities in Uganda. Three consecutive years of drives demonstrate a simple strength: this initiative follows through.
KCDI is registered in Maryland and holds federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. That structure gives U.S. donors a clear, established nonprofit channel for supporting the drives and the school program.
Collection day in Maryland
Donation barrels ready for shipment
Community delivery in UgandaHow the drive moves
Supporters in the United States contribute clean, useful shoes and clothing through organized collection points.
Items are gathered, sorted, and packed into barrels so each delivery is useful, respectful, and manageable.
The drive reaches Uganda through relationships that connect giving with people and places on the ground.
Sustained commitment
For three years running, Princess Pillowcase Project has provided barrels of donated goods and funded their shipment from Maryland to Uganda.
This sustained partnership is proof of a shared commitment that continues beyond a single collection or delivery. Together, we keep useful donations moving across the full journey to communities in Uganda.
Visit Princess Pillowcase ProjectImpact in motion
Three years of deliveries deserve to be seen.
Real relationships are the foundation of every delivery.
Get involved
Financial gifts can support collection materials, transport, shipping, and in-country delivery. Community partners can host a drive, mobilize volunteers, or offer practical logistics support.
Sponsor a student’s daily life through The Jericho Foundation, or fuel the next KCDI Community Drive from the United States to Uganda.
The Jericho Foundation
Help provide the food, tuition, learning materials, and caring teachers that allow a child to stay engaged in school.
This is what your gift grows.Provides nutritious daily meals for one student for a month—because many students arrive hungry, and a fed child learns better.
Give $35 monthlyCovers one full term’s tuition and fees for one student.
Give $350Covers an entire school year of tuition, meals, and learning materials for one student.
Give $1,050Contributes to a trained, caring teacher’s monthly salary—the gift that multiplies, because one teacher reaches every child in their class.
Give $250 monthlyRecurring monthly gifts for meals and teacher support are the most powerful because they let the school plan with confidence. $2,000 a month keeps all eight teachers in their classrooms; $4,200 feeds every student for a month.
KCDI Community Drives
Help ship full barrels of donated shoes and clothing from Maryland and distribute them with care in Uganda.
Covers the full, real cost of shipping one barrel of donated goods from Maryland to Uganda.
Give $450Covers transport and distribution logistics for one community delivery day in Uganda.
Give $150In partnership with Princess Pillowcase Project — providing barrels of donations and funding shipments for 3 years running.
Give gently used shoes and clothing. Contact us for current collection and drop-off details.
Join a sorting and packing day. Contact us for the next schedule and Maryland location.
Invite your school, faith community, workplace, or neighborhood to help fill the next shipment.
Donor questions
Yes. Choose The Jericho Foundation or KCDI Community Drives giving option above.
Gifts processed through Kkaga Community Development Initiative, a federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Keep your receipt for your records.
School gifts support student meals, tuition and fees, learning materials, teacher salaries, and the classroom conditions children need to learn.
Drive gifts fund the $450 cost of shipping full barrels of donated goods from Maryland to Uganda, along with transport and distribution for community delivery days.
Ask about the school, plan a community drive, explore a partnership, or talk with us about giving.
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