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About Us

Welcome to Coti | Uganda |

“Poverty doesn’t end with aid — it ends when people gain the skills, tools, and power to create their own future.” —Deo Mbabazi, Founder, COTI

Our Story

Why We Exist

👣 From Witnessing Pain to Creating Purpose In the rural heartlands of Mpigi District — in villages like Kikomazi, Kasubo, Kalagala Kikuntuzi, Nkozi, Nabusanke, and the vibrant Kayabwe trading center — something deeper than poverty was taking root: “hopelessness”. Girls were dropping out of school due to unwanted pregnancies. Mothers were abandoned, left to raise children alone. Youth with potential and dreams were idle, jobless, and trapped in silence. Families struggled to meet basic needs like food, shelter, and healthcare. Yet no one seemed to be listening.

🧡 A Bold Step from the Heart

Deo Mbabazi, the founder of Community Change and Transformation Initiative (COTI), saw this pain daily — not in reports, but in the eyes of real people. He was working a comfortable job with an international NGO, yet his soul was restless. Each trip home deepened his conviction that someone had to act.

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In 2016, Deo made a life-changing decision:
He left his paying job to pour his heart into serving the forgotten. With nothing but faith, love for his people, and the will to make a difference, COTI was born.

💪 From Empathy to Action

COTI began with one strong belief: “When people are empowered — with skills, knowledge, and opportunity — they can change their lives and their communities.”

We started small:

🌍 Why We’re Still Here

COTI is more than an organization — it’s a movement of dignity and transformation. Every child who smiles in class, every mother who earns from her hands, every tree planted, every voice raised in a village meeting — this is our reason to keep going. And we’re only just beginning.

Today, COTI leads programs in:

🙌 Join the Change

COTI was founded on empathy, action, and hope. Whether you're a donor, volunteer, partner, or neighbor — there’s a place for you in our story.

📩 Contact us to learn how you can get involved.

💚 Together, we can inspire, empower and transform communities.

About Us

OUR VISION

A just and thriving society where less privileged individuals and communities are empowered, inspired, and actively engaged in shaping their future building economic resilience, advancing social justice, and nurturing the environment for lasting, inclusive development.

OUR MISSION

To empower and uplift less privileged individuals and communities through integrated and transformative development programs aimed at alleviating poverty and reducing human suffering.

OUR CORE VALUES

Empathy, Integrity, Community, Sustainability, Empowerment, Solidarity, Creativity, Innovation and Social justice.

OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

1. To support youth, women, and vulnerable families to earn a better living by helping them gain skills, start small businesses, and access financial opportunities that can lift them out of poverty.
2. To make sure children and young people from poor families can go to school and also access healthcare, food, and shelter so they can grow up safe, healthy, and with hope for the future.
3. To help communities protect the environment and prepare for climate change by training them in tree planting, clean energy, and green jobs that protect nature and create income.