Health, SRHR & Protection
Community health information, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, menstrual health and support for survivors of gender-based violence.
Learn moreWomen-led. Locally rooted. Since 2014.
Every girl deserves education, opportunity and a dignified life.
Pearl Integrated Development Agency works alongside rural communities in Busia District to strengthen learning, practical skills, health, livelihoods and household resilience.
Established 2014
Busia District
Community-based
Girls Not Brides member
Who we are
Community knowledge. Practical action. Lasting agency.
PIDA is a women-led, community-based organisation dedicated to improving the socioeconomic conditions of rural communities in Busia District, Eastern Uganda. We work primarily with in-school and out-of-school adolescents, single mothers and underserved households.
Our mission is to empower vulnerable girls, youth and women through education support, skills development and household economic strengthening.
Our programmes
Integrated support for stronger rural communities
PIDA connects education, economic opportunity, health, water and environmental resilience because community challenges do not exist in isolation.
Education & Skills
Learning materials, education support and practical vocational training for girls and young people.
Learn moreLivelihoods & Enterprise
Enterprise coaching, financial literacy and practical support for women-led businesses and single mothers.
Learn moreFood Security & Agriculture
Knowledge and inputs that strengthen household food security and sustainable rural livelihoods.
Learn moreWater, Sanitation & Hygiene
Community-led improvements that bring safer water closer to underserved households.
Learn moreEnvironment & Clean Energy
Energy-saving practices and environmental stewardship responding to the wood-fuel and climate crisis.
Learn moreReported programme reach
Local action with measurable community value
80+
women-led businesses reached through mentoring and enterprise support
80
out-of-school girls reached through vocational skills development
4
primary schools supplied with books and reading materials
2
natural spring wells improved for safer community water access
Figures are drawn from PIDA’s organisational profile. Reporting periods and supporting documentation should be confirmed before use in formal grant submissions.
“A thriving rural community where every girl and young person has access to education, opportunity and a dignified life.”
Work with us
Help locally led solutions reach more girls, women and families.
PIDA welcomes programme partnerships, flexible institutional support, technical assistance, tools and responsible volunteer engagement.