"There is great hope in the fact that URDT works in elegant contrast to the conventional practice of imposing an external entity’s idea of what would benefit people. Instead, URDT facilitates rural villagers’ authorship and ownership of tools and practices that do immediate and long-lasting good, addressing concerns, needs, and aspirations that are self-identified."

"We American donors appreciate that this work in Uganda is appropriately scaled, able to evolve, and wholly embraced and enlivened by the local people."

Ann Whittaker
March 2012

African Food and Peace Foundation (AFPF) is the North American partner and supporter of Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT) and African Rural University for Women (ARU) in its education and development work in Uganda. In this two way exchange, we support URDT and ARU through education, consulting, research, networking, funding and friendships. We educate North Americans about Africa through involvement with URDT and ARU, friendships with Africans, and international visits. Through this unique partnership, we exchange creative acts and learnings that advance our efforts to create peace, prosperity and awareness on both sides of the globe.