The Reality That Made P4T Inevitable
Thousands of children cannot afford education, families lack healthcare, youth have no marketable skills, and households face chronic food insecurity.
Traditional humanitarian models involve external organisations designing programmes without community input, treating refugees as passive recipients. P4T was founded in 2007 by refugees who recognised that sustainable solutions must come from within, by people who understand the challenges intimately.
"Nothing for us without us" — Our principle means refugees themselves lead programme design and implementation, transforming dependency into self-reliance and charity into community-owned solutions.
Who We Are
Planning for Tomorrow Youth Organisation (P4T) is a youth-led community organisation dedicated to empowering refugees and vulnerable communities through education, livelihoods, health, and community-based protection services. Our journey so far is a testament to the fact that those who experience challenges firsthand are best positioned to create lasting solutions. Our founders arrived in Kyangwali between 1996 and 2001 amongst thousands fleeing war, violence, and hunger from the Democratic Republic of Congo, (South) Sudan and other countries neighbouring Uganda.
Our Impact by the Numbers
Since 2007, P4T has transformed lives across Kyangwali Refugee Settlement and beyond. These numbers represent real people—children educated, patients treated, families empowered, and communities strengthened through refugee-led solutions.
From Lived Experience to Lasting Solutions
Holistic Education
Nursery, Primary, and Secondary schools with Play-Based and Project-Based Learning models tailored for refugee children.
Health & Mental Wellness
Community health education, mental health services, and medical outreach reaching 5,000+ people annually.
Livelihoods & Skills
Vocational training in tailoring, carpentry, and entrepreneurship for youth and women to generate sustainable income.
Protection & Advocacy
Child welfare support, GBV survivor services, and emergency relief for the most vulnerable households.
What Makes P4T Different
We are refugees serving refugees. Our staff lived in these same settlements, fled the same conflicts, and rebuilt their lives from nothing. We don't study refugee problems in reports; we lived them. We don't design programmes in distant offices; we create solutions alongside our neighbours who face these challenges daily.
Our Partners & Supporters
