Te-Kworo Foundation Gathering

NBRS was honoured to welcome Alice Achan, Founder and Executive Director of Te-Kworo Foundation, to share her journey and experience in establishing and growing Te-Kworo Foundation. Te-Kworo Foundation works within northern Uganda, providing quality education, maternal and child healthcare, and social protection to girls, women and children.

Philippa Tyndale, journalist and philanthropist and Dr Andrew Browning’ accompanied Alice to share a story of hope and excitement for the Te-Kworo Maternity Hospital, which NBRS has designed as a probono project.

NBRS & Te-Kworo Foundation
NBRS has a well-established relationship working with Te-Kworo Foundation by providing our time and resources (pro-bono) to design a maternal health hospital in Northern Uganda.

The new Kworo Hospital is on a much larger site than the existing makeshift facility, which was repurposed from office space five years ago. It will include an operating theatre and blood bank, so women and babies with birth complications won’t have to travel two hours by ambulance for surgery or a blood supply.

Providing dedicated wards for mothers and newborn babies prevents disease transmission, which is common in shared wards. Since opening in 2017, the current small clinic in Pader has seen 1500 safe deliveries, 4000 antenatal visits, and 60,000 community members reached through the clinic and a mobile service that reaches the most isolated villages in the region. The design concentrates on a courtyard with covered verandahs to create an oasis and a natural focus on sustainability due to the lack of infrastructure and resources.

About Te-Kworo Foundation
Te-Kworo means under the kworo tree in the Acholi Lwo language. It was under the shade of a Kworo tree in 2002 that Alice first gathered young girls with babies returning from rebel captivity. With its stately branches spreading wide to provide protection, this cultural meeting place became a symbol of hope and restoration.

Te-Kworo Foundation was founded in 2002 to rehabilitate and educate war-affected women and children in northern Uganda. Learn how you can help here.