Partner organisation: Vegan Villega Society Uganda
Country: Uganda
Just like Plenty Food does, Vegan Village Society actively campaigns about the benefits of veganism (such as organizing an annual Vegan festival) in Uganda. Bob Mwene Rumanzi, founder of Vegan Village Society, is truly an example to the community by innovatively working towards a sustainable future. With a world in crisis and increasing chronic malnutrition, he focuses on a different approach: agricultural education, guidance to women’s groups and raising broad awareness about the benefits of compassion for non-human animals.
The vegan community in Uganda is growing fast, but also needs support. Founder and agricultural expert Bob Rumanzi provides materials and advice such as which crops can best be combined or should be followed up, how to best grow organically and how to best save vegetable seeds for the next season. The collaboration is with various women’s groups that already work together in a village context or from their church.
Of the groups Vegan Village Society works with, two faced water supply challenges, as they had to walk 5 km across mountainous terrain to collect water. Thanks to Plenty Food, in 2025 two large water tanks have been installed in strategic locations to collect rainwater from rooftops.
The initiative is intended to eradicate hunger, bring the community together, prevent conflicts by strengthening social ties, while contributing to income improvement in addition to health.
