ABOUT US

Executive summary

Ubuntu Village of Life (UVL) is a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women, children, and their families across rural Sub-Saharan Africa. Grounded in dignity and our shared humanity, we provide holistic care that addresses the root causes of poor health. Our integrated approach includes healthcare, education, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), nutrition, food security, and environmental well-being. We confront injustice and inequality through innovative use of technology, AI, and strategic partnerships to eliminate health disparities and foster self-sustaining communities.

We believe that no life should be constrained by geography or poverty. Embracing the spirit of Ubuntu—”I am because we are”—we co-create thriving ecosystems where health, dignity, and opportunity flourish. Our work bridges the divide between isolation and care, and poverty and resilience, through integration of holistic healthcare (from prenatal to planetary health), WASH, nutrition, and food sovereignty, AI-powered tools, education, and climate-smart solutions—because healing cannot occur on a dying planet.

we partner with villages to dismantle systemic barriers, demonstrating that equitable health is achievable when innovation meets indigenous wisdom. The survival of every mother, the future of every child, and the strength of every community serve as our blueprint for a healthier world.

OUR PURPOSE

UVL exist to ensure that no mother or child suffer or dies from a lack of care — by delivering affordable, accessible, high-quality, and AI-powered holistic healthcare and education rooted in dignity, Ubuntu, innovation, and our shared humanity.

Mission

By 2045, UVL will establish itself as the world’s most admired ubuntu-centered healthcare model – merging sustainable scalability with Ubuntu-inspired compassion to deliver affordable, AI-enhanced holistic care through excellence in treatment, innovation, education, and research, ensuring no mother or child is left behind and creating a global blueprint for dignified, innovative healthcare that others will follow.

WHERE WE WORK

Ubuntu Village of Life (UVL) is located in a rural area of southeastern Burundi, with its main campus in the village of Mugange-Kavumu within Mugamba Commune. In addition to the Polyclinic, we operate a satellite medical center, the American Corner, and an agroecology field school, which collectively serve seven neighboring communes across the provinces of Burunga, Gitega, and Bujumbura Rural.

UVL IMPACT: TRANSFORMING LIVES ACROSS BURUNDI

Healthcare That Heals

60000

Patients encounters

30000

Life-saving consultations

1000

Safe deliveries

5000

Children under five

20000

Prescriptions filled at our pharmacy

Education That Empowers

30000

Visitors at the American Corner

200

Youth trained in digital literacy, English, and entrepreneurship

25

Safe deliveries

Sustainable Communities

3000

Farmers trained in agroecology for enhanced food security

200

Community health workers recruited and deployed

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

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