Absa Financial institution Uganda has formally handed over UGX 400 million raised from the third version of the Absa KH3 7 Hills Run. The funds will go in the direction of supporting eight associate organisations targeted on bettering entry to training, healthcare, and alternatives for weak women throughout Uganda.

Organised in partnership with the Kampala Hash Home Harriers, the Absa KH3 7 Hills Run is a novel annual charity occasion that rallies members to run by way of the enduring seven hills of Kampala to lift funds for ladies’ empowerment.

“The Absa KH3 7 Hills Run is greater than a race — it’s a platform for change,” mentioned Michael Segwaya, Govt Director and Chief Finance Officer at Absa Financial institution Uganda.

“Via collective motion, we’re driving progress towards a extra inclusive future, particularly for ladies going through main limitations to training. This initiative is aligned with our function of being an lively power for good and supporting the UN Sustainable Growth Targets, notably SDG 4 on high quality training and SDG 5 on gender equality.”

Launched in 2023, the Absa KH3 7 Hills Run has to this point raised UGX 900 million, serving to to ship high-impact interventions akin to:

•  Preserving women at school by way of scholarships and help.
• Offering entry to scrub water and menstrual hygiene merchandise.
• Enhancing faculty infrastructure.
• Supporting teen moms with vocational expertise and reintegration.
• Providing transportation to learners in hard-to-reach areas.

From the earlier editions,

• Over 10,843 women have been reached by way of bursaries and studying supplies.
• In partnership with Amref Well being Africa and World Imaginative and prescient, reusable sanitary pads and improved sanitation amenities have been distributed in Abim District, benefiting over 5,700 individuals, together with 897 women.
• Windle Worldwide distributed bicycles to 266 women in refugee and distant settlements to assist them attend faculty safely and scale back dropout charges.
• Teen moms acquired vocational coaching and psychosocial help by way of companions like Amref Well being Africa.

“Because of the bursary and menstrual hygiene help, I now not miss faculty throughout my intervals,” shared Sarah Lokiru, a beneficiary from Karamoja.

“We’ve seen improved attendance and efficiency for the reason that new sanitation amenities have been launched,” famous a instructor from Awach Major College.

2025 Proceeds and Focused Assist

The UGX 400 million raised from the 2025 run will help the next organisations and initiatives:

UGX 100 million – World Imaginative and prescient Uganda forr menstrual hygiene administration and clear water entry in Japanese and Northern Uganda, benefiting 3,492 kids, together with 1,648 women.

UGX 60 million – Windle Worldwide
To supply good faculty baggage with solar-powered lights and menstrual hygiene kits for 600 women in Kitgum and Karamoja.

UGX 50 million – Baylor School of Medication Kids’s Basis
To cowl faculty charges for adolescent women and younger girls beneath the DREAMS program in Mubende, Kassanda, Mityana, and Fort Portal.

UGX 50 million – Nyaka AIDS Orphans Mission to help 30 women in Rukungiri and Kanungu with tuition, faculty supplies, menstrual provides, and counselling.

UGX 50 million – Amref Well being Africa for distributing reusable sanitary pads and reintegrating teen moms into faculty techniques.

UGX 50 million – Willow Worldwide to equip women rescued from human trafficking with vocational coaching and life expertise for independence.

UGX 40 million – Katalemwa Cheshire Dwelling to offer assistive units, studying supplies, and menstrual kits for ladies with disabilities.

UGX 60 million – Good Ladies Uganda to empower women in distant areas with coaching to make solar-powered faculty baggage, enabling continued studying in areas with restricted electrical energy entry.

Concerning the Absa KH3 7 Hills Run

The Absa KH3 7 Hills Run is a community-driven annual charity run by way of Kampala’s seven hills, designed to mobilise motion and funding across the theme “Run for Her.” It has rapidly develop into a signature occasion on Uganda’s social growth calendar, uniting people, firms, and civil society organisations in help of girl-child empowerment.

With every version, the run continues to interrupt new floor — not solely in kilometres lined, however in lives touched and futures remodeled.