M-lisada Africa Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

Assistance to M-LISADA Organization: M-LISADA Africa Foundations Assistance allowed the M-Lisada organization to accomplish the following achievements in 2025: M-LISADA Organization is Music, Life Skills, And Destitution Alleviation (M-LISADA) It was founded in 1996 in the slums of Katwe, Kampala, Uganda, by Segawa Bosco and eight other street children. Bosco, who had lost both parents before the age of 12, had lived on the streets to support his three sisters. Inspired by the power of music, he and his friends pursued learning brass band music and formed a band, leading to the establishment of M-LISADA Organization.Over the years, M-LISADA expanded its programs to include acrobatics and cultural dance, providing vulnerable children with opportunities for personal and artistic growth. Since its inception, M-LISADA has impacted the lives of over 40,000 vulnerable children, youth, and women providing them with education and skilling, artistic expression, Health and psycho-social support, and Child Protection.It is from the above background that I write to share with you a summary of our achievements for the year 2025 that were made possible through the support and assistance of M-LISADA Africa Foundation.Community Empowerment: M-LISADA Organizations Community empowerment program activities reached a totalof 2,250 through food security education, environmental scouts climate educationfinancial literacy, skilling, and recycling in the areas of kalangala, Luweero and Kampala.Over 100 gender-based violence survivors were skilled in tailoring in kalangala alone. M-LISADAs life skills program which was taught in schools and in community worksshops on the island of Kalangala reached over 1,100 children. Our year-long environmental activities culminated into a competition in the month of October 2025 at M-LISADA Passion primary school where the 7 schools that qualified in the selection process competed for trophies. The competitions attracted 300 attendees. MLISADA Passion emerged the victorious.Stakeholder engagement: M-LISADA reviewed the contents of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wesigned with the district local government of kalangala. The resultant effect is entering a new understanding with the local government in 2026 especially now that AMREF has closed its activities. We hope to continue running transformative activities that empower young girls who have been victims of sexual violence at our Kalangala shelter where they receive physio-social support, life skills, and music lessons. With funding from Rotary Club of West Port Rotary Club NY USA, we were able toconduct mentorship for over 200 children in the following areas: career pathways, transitional Mentorship of the young adults, college adaptability, and leadership. We also kicked off vocational/technical enrollments for 2 children, and 2 university students were also supported throughout their academic years. M-LISADA also secured the data protection certificate, home operation recommendation from the Kampala Capital city authority local government and a health recommendation from Kampala capital city authority health department. We collaborated with Agakhan Kampala secondary school to teach guitar lessons. It was a great learning experience for our music department team.Education and sports: A total of 178 children have been supported with education in the previous year. Among them,17 pupils sat their Primary leaving examinations in 2025 and excelled in division 2 and 3, 7 sat their Uganda Certificate of education, 2 sat their Uganda advanced certificate of education, 6 studied at university level, 6 at vocation/technical level, 24 at Bridge Education program BEP and the rest of the children were enrolled in primary and secondary non-candidate classes. Three M-LISADA benefactors graduated from Kampala university with first class honors bachelor science with education degree, another with Bachelor of Social Work and social administration from Ndejje university and

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 96.2%; rating input score 96
• Program expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings