Mawejje Creations
Uganda
We develop affordable banana fiber products
Details
Organisation Name Mawejje Creations |
Registration body / Regulator website http://www.ursb.go.ug/ |
Is the organization profit-making? No |
Organisation Types Youth-led organisation |
Country of operation Uganda |
Please advise on source of funding / donor(s) Boostrapping |
Short mission statement We develop affordable banana fiber products |
Focus areas Employment and Entrepreneurship, Education and Skills Development |
Organisation website – full URL |
Organisation address in text format for site search purposes Uganda |
Mission of the organization We develop affordable banana fiber products, enable banana growers to earn extra income while creating job opportunities for youth and women in the rural and urban communities of Uganda. In 2018, we launched a program called BAFETE 2019, which stands for “Banana Fiber Extraction Training Edition”, and have shipped 5kgs of banana fibers for R&D in Paris to the shoe brand Umoja, with which we are collarborating. |
Full link to Twitter account |
Full name of organisation’s contact person Muhammed Dimma Mawejje |
Social impact Statement Since 2018, we have trained 100 banana growers on how to extract waste and turn it into fiber. We won a global video competition and have been recognised by the World Youth Forum-Startups and were invited to showcase our technology at Africa 2018. In 2019, we equipped 150 youth with hands-on skills. |
Full link to Facebook page |
Email address of the organisation mawejjecreations@gmail.com |
Full name of Founder / President Muhammed Dimma Mawejje |
Full link to Instagram |
Telephone Number +256701395729 |
Full name of co-founders Alituha God |
Full link to YouTube |
Telephone Number - alternate +256701395729 |
Full name of current President/CEO Muhammed Dimma Mawejje |
WhatsApp Number +256701395729 |
Is the organisation registered/certified Yes |
Total number of staff members? 4 |
Number of beneficiaries? 51-100 |
Please select your registration date 01 September 2018 2:00 am |
Number of staff 18-40? 4 |
Countries covered, or geographic footprint Uganda |
Registration body / Regulator Uganda Registration Service Bureue (URSB) |
Youth organisation location
Kasangati, Uganda