100%Locally owned & operated
UTBLicensed safari guides
AMREFEmergency evacuation support
SerahEvery booking contributes
Serah Project community outreach β€” volunteers serving children in central Uganda

Social impact Β· Registered CBO Β· Est. 2019

The Serah Project β€” social impact at the heart of every safari

Mwanzo Tours exists in partnership with the Serah Project β€” a registered community organisation co-founded by Anthony and Esther Kiweewa. This is not abstract sustainability or a brochure claim. Serah protects vulnerable children across central Uganda β€” and you can visit the communities where that work happens.

Origin

Born from Anthony's story β€” paying forward what was given

Anthony Kiweewa was raised by a childcare foundation in Bukomansimbi after losing both parents young. Someone paid for him when he could not pay for himself. He and Esther co-founded Serah Project because that door had to stay open for the next child standing alone β€” a child whose mother is in prison, a child the world forgot.

Mwanzo Tours and Serah Project are not separate missions. A share of every Mwanzo booking helps fund the children Serah serves β€” meals, education, shelter, and case-managed care.

The need

When a mother is imprisoned, her children are often left alone

In Uganda, when a mother goes to prison, her children frequently have no verified caregiver, no school place, and no safe shelter. They become invisible β€” passed between relatives, left on the streets, or simply forgotten.

Serah Project finds these children, provides case-managed care, re-enrols them in school, and works toward family reunification where possible. Registered as a Community Based Organisation since 2019, Serah serves children and families across Nakaseke, Wakiso, Mukono, and Luwero.

What Serah provides

Meals, education, shelter β€” and dignity

Care

Case-managed child protection

Each child receives individual follow-up β€” not a one-size-fits-all handout. Serah finds vulnerable children, verifies their situation, and builds a care plan with the community.

Education

School re-enrollment

Education is the foundation of every Serah intervention. Children are returned to school with materials, meals, and ongoing support β€” so learning continues beyond a single donation.

Community

Family reunification

Where safe and possible, Serah works to reunify children with family β€” supporting mothers on release and building sustainable home environments, not permanent institutional care.

Build

Serah Home β€” Nakaseke

Serah is raising funds for permanent classrooms and dormitories on community land in Nakaseke β€” a lasting home for the children and families Serah serves.

How Mwanzo connects

Every safari supports Serah β€” and the community where it works

When you book with Mwanzo Tours, a portion of your journey supports the Serah Project directly. We do not treat impact as a marketing line β€” we treat it as a relationship with a real organisation in a real community.

  • Financial contribution from every Mwanzo booking to Serah Project programmes
  • Optional visit to Serah communities during your Uganda journey β€” with dignity and consent
  • Community encounters in Nakaseke and surrounding districts β€” authentic, not staged
  • €1/day can sustain a child's meals and school materials beyond your trip
  • Partnership with Serah Project β€” not a separate charity bolted onto a safari catalogue

Regenerative tourism

Sustainability and social impact β€” together

Co-founder Hanna LukΓ‘cs brings years of environmental and community-based work across Sub-Saharan Africa. Mwanzo was built so that sustainability is not a policy document β€” it is how every journey operates, with Serah Project social impact at the centre.

Social

Serah Project funding

Every booking contributes to child protection, education, and community care β€” measurable social impact, not greenwashing.

Local

Locally led operations

100% Ugandan-owned. Communities are partners in every itinerary β€” revenue and relationships stay on the ground.

Scale

Intimate & curated

Intimate, curated travel β€” never mass tourism. Solo travelers, couples, and groups all welcome.

Nature

Conservation with communities

Wildlife and cultural encounters designed to respect habitats and the people who live beside them.

Visit on your journey

See the community β€” not a performance

Many Mwanzo itineraries can include a visit to Serah Project communities β€” meeting the people whose lives your booking supports. These visits are arranged with care: no exploitation, no treating children as attractions. You meet a community doing real work, and you leave understanding where your money went.

Ask us when you enquire β€” we will integrate a Serah visit into your journey where it fits naturally alongside gorilla trekking, wildlife, and cultural experiences.

Hanna LukΓ‘cs and volunteers distributing food and drinks to children during a Serah Project community visit
Volunteers preparing community meals for children at a Serah Project school visit in Uganda
Serah Project Registered CBO Β· Uganda Β· Est. 2019 Β· Nakaseke, Wakiso, Mukono, Luwero
Mwanzo Tours Partnership operator Β· every booking supports Serah communities

Travel that stays β€” in a child's life

Plan a Uganda safari that supports the Serah Project and the communities where it works.