About us
Community Volunteers for Youth Empowerment (COVYE) advocates for human rights, health equity, and economic empowerment for Ugandan youth.
We’re a grassroots, non-profit organization offering critical programs like:
Shelter and Security
Healthcare Services
Economic Empowerment
Education and Advocacy Programs
Legal Support
Referrals to Other Programs
meet the team
Kayiwa Godwin
Kayiwa Godwin is a dedicated human rights activist, mental health advocate, and community paralegal with extensive experience working with key and vulnerable populations in Uganda. They currently serve as a board member, bringing valuable insight and leadership to advance the organization’s mission.
Godwin is the Executive Director of Mind and Harmony Wellness Foundation, where they lead initiatives focused on mental health support, psychosocial care, and community empowerment. They are also a trained counselor and psychological first aider, committed to promoting mental well-being and resilience among marginalized communities.
With a strong background in HIV prevention, gender-based violence response, and community engagement, they have worked closely with key populations and other at-risk groups to improve access to health services and reduce stigma and discrimination.
Passionate about social justice and inclusion, they continue to advocate for equitable access to healthcare, protection of human rights, and sustainable community-led solutions across Uganda.
Nambi Rose
Director of Finance
Bachelor of Commerce
Advocate for women and adolescent mothers.
Climate and environmentalist.
She believes in equal opportunity for every human.
Her voice stands for voiceless mothers in traditional marriages.
Speak when you get the chance to make a change.
Mukaaku Benarldo
Chief Director, COVYE.
Health worker and advocate.
Trained secondary teacher.
Human rights defender.
Peer educator and community paralegal.
Father and parent to a family of five.
He is a volunteer who believes in charity, equality, and diversity for all communities to live peacefully.
Ssembuuze Gilbert Muwanga
Director of Health and Clinician, COVYE Medical Clinic.
Trained enrolled nurse.
Human rights defender.
Community peer.
Believes in equal opportunity for every human, and gender diversity as a key factor in community civilization.
