Where faith & enterprise Meet. turning rural farmers into job creators.
Shika Mkono (“Take my hand” in Swahili) – Growing Farmers, Businesses and The Kingdom.
Our Growing Impact
By God's grace, our work extends beyond jobs to building roads, bringing electricity, and installing solar water systems that transform entire communities.
20 Acres
of coffee
Cows that fuel daily income, better nutrition, and rich organic fertilizer.
150 Tonnes
Maize processed monthly—boosting farmer incomes and feeding communities.
678 Jobs
created impacting over 3,600 lives
The Problem We Exist to Solve
Meet Kato — a hardworking farmer who sold part of his prized family land to invest in commercial farming. He battled drought, pests, and limited expert support, yet managed to produce a good harvest. But when a country-wide bumper crop drove prices down, Kato was forced to sell at exploitative rates. Without access to proper drying facilities to improve grain quality or a fair market for his produce, his hard work, capital, hope, and dignity were all lost with that harvest.
Kato’s story is shared by millions across Africa:
- Poverty Trap: Farmers work hard yet remain poor due to lack of capital, markets, and technical support
- Predatory Market Access: Exploitative buyers force sales at low prices
- Low Productivity & Knowledge Gaps: No training, no sustainable systems, no access to value addition
- Fragmented Church Response: Churches disciple spiritually but often lack tools for economic discipleship
Sustainable Change Through Employment
Skill Development
We equip community members with practical agricultural techniques, modern farming methods, and entrepreneurial skills that create lasting economic independence. Through hands-on training in coffee cultivation, dairy management, and small business development, participants gain expertise that transforms them from employees into industry leaders and consultants who impact entire regions.
Dignified Work
We believe work is a calling, not charity. Every person deserves the opportunity to provide for their family through meaningful employment that builds skills, creates value, and maintains dignity. Our approach focuses on creating permanent job opportunities across multiple sectors – from coffee processing and dairy operations to infrastructure development and grain milling. When Moses, our former mill manager, earned enough to buy land and start his own animal feed business, he exemplified what dignified work can achieve. We don’t offer temporary relief; we create pathways to economic independence that last a lifetime. Through our operations, we’ve directly created over 678 jobs while establishing sustainable enterprises that continue generating employment for years to come.
Community Impact
True change happens when entire communities thrive together. Our work extends far beyond individual success stories to transform the economic landscape of rural Uganda. We’ve built 3 kilometers of roads connecting isolated villages to main transportation routes, bringing solar-powered electricity to homes and businesses, and establishing clean water access through solar wells. These infrastructure investments create the foundation for sustained economic growth. When we helped establish our coffee cooperative, we didn’t just support individual farmers – we created a collective that now serves 25 coffee farmers with shared processing facilities. Our maize mill processes 150 tonnes monthly, providing affordable food processing for hundreds of families while creating jobs in transportation, sales, and operations. The result? Entire villages where children stay in school, families access healthcare, and small businesses flourish because the basic infrastructure and economic opportunities exist to support them.
Lives Transformed Through Partnership
Meet the entrepreneurs, farmers, and leaders whose stories prove that pathways create lasting change.
From Family Crisis to Coffee Success
Opara joined Shika Mkono with a broken marriage and shattered dreams. Through steady work in our coffee operations, he reunited his family and discovered his calling. Today, he manages our coffee production and consults with farmers across Uganda, transforming his expertise into community-wide impact.
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