Masaka built ยท Luwero underway

Every classroom starts with someone who believed it was possible.

HOT Foundation partners with communities across Uganda to build schools, clean water and dignity for children โ€” starting with bricks, ending with futures. We finished St. Hope Primary in Masaka. Now we're building New Hope Primary in Luwero, and we need you.

1
School completed
1
School underway
1,020
Children reached
UGX 113.7M
Raised to date
Illustration of a school built by HOT Foundation with community members outside
Where your money goes

Causes we're building right now

Every cause below shows exactly how far we've built โ€” like a tape measure marking real progress on the ground.

Ongoing New Hope Primary School, Luwero
Education

New Hope Primary School, Luwero

๐Ÿ“ Luwero, Central Uganda

Building a six-classroom school, latrine block and borehole for 450 children โ€” 68% funded and counting.

UGX 44,200,000 raisedof UGX 65,000,000
Ongoing Clean Water for Nakaseke Village
Water & Sanitation

Clean Water for Nakaseke Village

๐Ÿ“ Nakaseke, Central Uganda

Drilling a community borehole to serve 900 people and a nearby primary school.

UGX 9,100,000 raisedof UGX 28,000,000
Completed St. Hope Primary School, Masaka
Education

St. Hope Primary School, Masaka

๐Ÿ“ Masaka, Central Uganda

A four-classroom block, library and clean water point completed in 2024 โ€” now home to 310 children.

UGX 42,000,000 raisedof UGX 42,000,000
Our story so far

From a leaking iron shed to 310 children with a real school.

In 2023, over 300 children in Masaka were learning under a shed with no desks, no library, and no clean water. Eighteen months later, St. Hope Primary School stood complete โ€” four classrooms, a library, and a borehole โ€” handed over to the community that helped build it.

Today we're doing it again in Luwero, where three villages share one crumbling classroom. The blueprint is proven. What we need now is you.

Read our full story
1
School completed
1
School underway
1,020+
Children reached
5
Active causes
Come see it for yourself

Upcoming events

19 Sep Luwero School Site Visit & Fundraising Walk
๐Ÿ“ New Hope Primary School, Luwero

Luwero School Site Visit & Fundraising Walk

Join our supporters for a guided site visit to New Hope Primary School and a 5km fundraising walk.

14 Nov Annual Charity Gala Dinner 2026
๐Ÿ“ Kampala Serena Hotel

Annual Charity Gala Dinner 2026

An evening of dinner, live music and storytelling to raise funds for our Luwero and Nakaseke projects.

Shop for a cause

Wear your support. Fund a classroom.

Every product in our shop is priced to directly fund part of a real project โ€” see the impact note on each item.

HOT Foundation Classic T-Shirt
Apparel

HOT Foundation Classic T-Shirt

๐ŸŽฏ Funds roughly 3 school desks per shirt sold.

Woven Grass Basket (Handmade)
Home & Craft

Woven Grass Basket (Handmade)

๐ŸŽฏ Directly supports 1 artisan family per purchase.

HOT Foundation Canvas Tote Bag
Apparel

HOT Foundation Canvas Tote Bag

๐ŸŽฏ Covers a school child's exercise books for one term.

Ceramic "Build Hope" Mug
Home & Craft

Ceramic "Build Hope" Mug

๐ŸŽฏ Funds roofing nails for approximately 2 square metres of classroom roof.

We used to teach 90 children under a tin shed that flooded every rainy season. Today, my daughter studies in a real classroom with a roof that doesn't leak. HOT Foundation didn't just build a school โ€” they gave our village its future back.
โ€” Parent, Masaka District