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Discover how we leverage technology and community engagement to create lasting impact in land rights documentation, digital skills development, and organizational capacity building across Uganda and beyond.

30,000+
Parcels of Land Mapped
20,000+
Certificates of Customary Ownership Secured
100+
Youth Trained

Featured Projects

Explore our impactful initiatives that combine innovative technology solutions with community-centered approaches to address critical challenges in land rights, digital literacy, and organizational development.

Scaling community land rights in Uganda land documentation project in Namutumba and Kaliro Districts, Uganda — photo 1Scaling community land rights in Uganda land documentation project in Namutumba and Kaliro Districts, Uganda — photo 2Scaling community land rights in Uganda land documentation project in Namutumba and Kaliro Districts, Uganda — photo 3Scaling community land rights in Uganda land documentation project in Namutumba and Kaliro Districts, Uganda — photo 4Scaling community land rights in Uganda land documentation project in Namutumba and Kaliro Districts, Uganda — photo 5Scaling community land rights in Uganda land documentation project in Namutumba and Kaliro Districts, Uganda — photo 6

Scaling community land rights in Uganda

Namutumba and Kaliro Districts, Uganda

Empowering communities through secure land tenure documentation and mapping technologies to protect land rights and improve livelihoods.

Impact Achieved

Over 2,500 households documented, 85% increase in women's land ownership documentation

Technologies Used

GIS Mapping
Mobile Data Collection
Client:

Cadasta Foundation

Duration:

2023 - 2027

Client Rating:
5/5
Mapping and registration of customary land land documentation project in Agago, Northern Uganda — photo 1Mapping and registration of customary land land documentation project in Agago, Northern Uganda — photo 2Mapping and registration of customary land land documentation project in Agago, Northern Uganda — photo 3Mapping and registration of customary land land documentation project in Agago, Northern Uganda — photo 4Mapping and registration of customary land land documentation project in Agago, Northern Uganda — photo 5Mapping and registration of customary land land documentation project in Agago, Northern Uganda — photo 6

Mapping and registration of customary land

Agago, Northern Uganda

Mapping and registration of customary land in Agago District

Impact Achieved

300+ youth trained, 70% employment rate within 6 months of completion

Technologies Used

GIS Mapping
Mobile Data Collection
Client:

Tech Innovation Hub

Duration:

2022 - 2024

Client Rating:
4/5
Kumi CCO Project land documentation project in Kumi District - Mukongoro, Kadami, Kakures, Ongino, Nyero, Atutur — photo 1Kumi CCO Project land documentation project in Kumi District - Mukongoro, Kadami, Kakures, Ongino, Nyero, Atutur — photo 2Kumi CCO Project land documentation project in Kumi District - Mukongoro, Kadami, Kakures, Ongino, Nyero, Atutur — photo 3Kumi CCO Project land documentation project in Kumi District - Mukongoro, Kadami, Kakures, Ongino, Nyero, Atutur — photo 4Kumi CCO Project land documentation project in Kumi District - Mukongoro, Kadami, Kakures, Ongino, Nyero, Atutur — photo 5

Kumi CCO Project

Kumi District - Mukongoro, Kadami, Kakures, Ongino, Nyero, Atutur

Ujamaa Foundation is supporting Kumi Local Government in the systematic documentation of customary land rights across six subcounties to promote tenure security, particularly in rural communities.

Impact Achieved

Over 200 households from 6 subcounties surveyed and mapped in preparation for issuance of Certificates of Customary Ownership (CCOs), contributing to peace, investment, and gender-inclusive land access.

Technologies Used

Trimble Catalyst DA2
Cadasta Platform (Survey 123, Field Maps, ArcGIS)
Ministry of Lands workflow integration
Client:

Habitat for Humanity

Duration:

2024 - 2025

Client Rating:
5/5
Women Spaces Project – Kamuli District land documentation project in Bunangwe Village, Northern Division – Kamuli Municipality — photo 1Women Spaces Project – Kamuli District land documentation project in Bunangwe Village, Northern Division – Kamuli Municipality — photo 2Women Spaces Project – Kamuli District land documentation project in Bunangwe Village, Northern Division – Kamuli Municipality — photo 3

Women Spaces Project – Kamuli District

Bunangwe Village, Northern Division – Kamuli Municipality

A pilot initiative supporting women's land rights through community land documentation, designed to empower women to own land beyond mere access and usage.

Impact Achieved

Over 300 parcels have been identified, surveyed and mapped with women's names either solely or jointly included, all in process of issuance of Customary Certificates of Ownership setting a precedent for gender equity in land ownership.

Technologies Used

Trimble Catalyst DA2
Cadasta Platform (Survey 123, Field Maps, ArcGIS)
Ministry of Lands workflow integration
Client:

Shelter and Settlement Alternatives (SSA)

Duration:

2025 - Ongoing

Client Rating:
5/5
Customary Land Registration – Karamoja Region land documentation project in Karamoja Subregion — photo 1Customary Land Registration – Karamoja Region land documentation project in Karamoja Subregion — photo 2Customary Land Registration – Karamoja Region land documentation project in Karamoja Subregion — photo 3Customary Land Registration – Karamoja Region land documentation project in Karamoja Subregion — photo 4

Customary Land Registration – Karamoja Region

Karamoja Subregion

Enhancing land tenure for pastoralist communities in Districts of Moroto, Amudat, Nabilatuk, Napak, Nakapiripiriti through Surveying, mapping and documentation of customary land across vast communal grazing areas.

Impact Achieved

Over 350,000 hectares of land mapped and Land ownership Documents issued for Communal Land Associations (CLAs), forming the basis for formal tenure security.

Technologies Used

Trimble Catalyst DA2
Cadasta Platform (Survey 123, Field Maps, ArcGIS)
Ministry of Lands workflow integration
Client:

Moroto Catholic Diocese Land Desk

Duration:

2022 - 2024

Client Rating:
5/5
PACLAC Project – Amuru District land documentation project in Amuru District — photo 1PACLAC Project – Amuru District land documentation project in Amuru District — photo 2PACLAC Project – Amuru District land documentation project in Amuru District — photo 3

PACLAC Project – Amuru District

Amuru District

Piloted a self-financed model for obtaining CCOs under the PELUM's PACLAC framework with a focus on local ownership and sustainability.

Impact Achieved

Successfully supported over 150 households in mapping and registration of land through a cost-sharing model.

Technologies Used

Trimble Catalyst DA2
Cadasta Platform (Survey 123, Field Maps, ArcGIS)
Ministry of Lands workflow integration
Client:

PELUM Uganda

Duration:

2023 - 2023

Client Rating:
5/5
Data management and Processing land documentation project in Nwoya & Terego Districts, Northern Uganda — photo 1Data management and Processing land documentation project in Nwoya & Terego Districts, Northern Uganda — photo 2Data management and Processing land documentation project in Nwoya & Terego Districts, Northern Uganda — photo 3Data management and Processing land documentation project in Nwoya & Terego Districts, Northern Uganda — photo 4

Data management and Processing

Nwoya & Terego Districts, Northern Uganda

Supported ZOA with digital transformation of legacy land records by transitioning from typewritten to digitally printed CCOs for over 2,000 applicants.

Impact Achieved

Successfully printed and delivered over 2,000 CCOs; established a digital workflow for future registration efforts.

Technologies Used

Trimble Catalyst DA2
Cadasta Platform (Survey 123, Field Maps, ArcGIS)
Ministry of Lands workflow integration
Client:

Cadasta Foundation and ZOA International

Duration:

2022 - 2023

Client Rating:
5/5

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