Nurtured at KiBO

Personally I would paint a successful ‘brand’ with a few phrases and words; Uniform, Clear in objectives, consistency and continuity. A powerful brand is developed out of uniform ingredients in all the packages, it is continuously maintained to keep satisfying more customers and it clearly targets a particular consumer group.

On the other hand, lets analyze the KiBO Foundation. First and foremost, ‘Uniform ingredients’. All the groups that have been mentored at the KiBO Foundation undergo practical class instructions in ICT and Leadership. This is further blended with a visit to particular Ugandan professionals at their work place for them to experience skills at work. On a higher notch, these students are required to volunteer at least 25 hours of service to a community organization of their choice. Finally, the group of students is tasked to identify a particular need in the community and fulfill it by mobilizing resources. In addition, ‘A clear target group’ the Foundation clearly targets a particular group of people in the society and that is none other than young folks between the age of 18 and 30 years.

As the various groups go through the 3 months course, certain values such as CSL (Commitment, Service to the community and Leadership in your sphere of influence.) and HIT (Honesty, Integrity and Trust) are imparted on them.

The result has been:

a. Young professionals who think outside the box

b. Young professionals who value team work

c. Youth that are leaders in whatever they partake

d. Young sons of the soil who value the development of their community and the country at large