Helping young People make smart descision
Enhancing Sexual Reproductive health and access to youth friendly services
Welcome to Golden Boots Uganda
Golden Boots Uganda (GoBU) is a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the health, social, and economic well-being of young people aged 10-25, with a strong focus on people with disabilities ensuring they have the support and opportunities they deserve.
WHAT WE DO
Providing inclusive sports, health and livelihood community programs for people with disabilities.
Sports
Golden Boots promotes inclusive sports and physical exercise;including basketball, soccer, fitness exercise, and adaptive sports activities, to help build soft skills and team sport values.
Livelihoods Improvement
We offer a livelihood program that includes digital skills training in AI, coding, graphic design, & digital marketing, alongside videography & photography to promote employability.
Health
We offer access to information and services on sexual reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDs prevention, family planning, and gender-based violence prevention. The program aims to.
WHAT WE DO
Mental Wellbeing
Impacted through mental health awareness and support initiatives.
Sports
Persons with disabilities have gained greater access to sports.
Employability
Youth, enhanced their readiness for the job market.
Soft Skills
Girls, equipped for future opportunities.
SUCCESS STORIES
Disability Couldn’t Take Away My Ability
Godfrey Kayima
After losing his leg to a snake bite in 2004, Godfrey Kayima felt hopeless — isolated from school, sports, and community life. He struggled with stigma, low self-esteem, and depression.
Joining the Sport for Life Skills program changed everything. He learned resilience, dedication, and the power of perseverance. Motivated by these values, he returned to school and is now close to graduating.
Godfrey now plays in the amputee soccer league and speaks out against disability stigma, proving that true ability comes from within. He says, “I love to motivate and challenge myself. Playing soccer has helped maintain and improve my mental health.
When I Played Soccer, I Felt Alive Again
Harriet was one of the 650,000 young Ugandan women who became pregnant during the COVID-19 crisis. Before the pandemic, she was the captain of an under-17 soccer team in a Kampala suburb. But when schools and sports clubs shut down and her pregnancy drew harsh social stigma, Harriet felt isolated. Struggling with anxiety and depression, she had no support for her mental health.
Everything changed after she joined our mental health program.
“I was touched by the support,” Harriet says. “I felt loved and confident that someone out there cared. I had given up on life—until the project gave me a chance to be a child again. When I played soccer, I felt alive again.”
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