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Founded December 2023 · Nsangi, Uganda
Shaping futures for
every Ugandan teenager.
Musawo Betty Care and Research Centre (MBCRC) is a sexual and reproductive health organisation in Nsangi, Wakiso District. We exist because no young person should ever feel alone with their body, their questions, or their future.
Our Vision & Mission
Vision
01 · Our vision
Empowering a Ugandan generation.
Empowering a Ugandan generation through informed sexual and reproductive health, fostering healthier futures for all.
02 · Our mission
Educate. Support. Empower.
To educate, support and empower teenagers and communities on sexual and reproductive health through innovative research, compassionate care, and community engagement.
Mission
Founder & Director
Mrs Betty Najjuuko
The promise that became a mission
A promise made at 19.
A mission for every Ugandan teenager.
"At nineteen, I became a teenage mother — pregnant with twins, terrified, with no one to turn to. The shame, the silence, the confusion were my companions. But I made a promise: if I survived this, no young person would ever feel that alone again."
Betty trained as a midwife, a social worker, and in public health. In December 2023, that promise became Musawo Betty Care and Research Centre.
Today, MBCRC organises midwives, teachers and psychologists around each adolescent — covering the body, the mind and the knowledge they need to make safe, healthy choices.
The challenge
A silent crisis
among Uganda's young.
Over 27% of Ugandan teenage girls experience pregnancy — among the highest rates in sub-Saharan Africa. The cost of that statistic is measured in interrupted education, lost income, and futures cut short.
- Limited education. Few schools offer comprehensive sexuality education.
- Cultural silence. Taboos prevent open conversation about sexuality at home.
- No support. Adolescents face the mental and emotional strain alone.
MBCRC closes those three gaps simultaneously — through the Shaping Futures model.
What we stand for
Six values guide every conversation we have.
Empowerment
Equipping young people with the knowledge and confidence to make their own choices.
Inclusivity
Every adolescent — every background, every belief — deserves dignified care.
Compassion
Meeting people where they are, with empathy first and instruction second.
Innovation
Bringing midwives, teachers and psychologists together in a model no single profession can match.
Collaboration
Partnering with schools, communities and families to make change last beyond a single workshop.
The people
Meet the team behind the model.
Betty Najjuuko
Managing Director
Dr. Nakato Angella Nakiganda
General Practitioner and Head of Partnerships
Dorothy Gashuga
Grants Coordinator
Eng. Wasswa Jim Patrick
Operations Manager
Luyima Samuel Bwome
Procurement Officer, and Human Resource Manager
Joseph Ssuuna
Head of Strategic Planning and Business Development
Dr. Rachel Kansiime Kanyangabo
Clinical Psychologist, Clinician, and Researcher
Stella Naluyombya
Program development, and Coordination
Our impact · Dec 2023 →
Real numbers. Real young people.
2,000+
Young people reached
65+
Community programmes
4+
Partner schools
14+
Health consultations
Partner with us
Together, we shape futures.
Schools, donors, midwives, fellow practitioners — we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch and let's build this together.