SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AWARDS
THEME:
“Honouring Heroes Of The Social Enterprise Sector “
Recognizing and rewarding Uganda’s boldest social innovators. From our successful 2024 and 2025 ceremonies to the highly anticipated 2026 edition, we shine a spotlight on ventures creating lasting social and environmental value. Be part of the movement, nominate, apply, or sponsor today.
Social Enterprise Awards 2024, 1st Edition
Astute Strategists, a social enterprise and NGO consultancy firm organized the inagural Social Enterprise Awards in Uganda. This was a bold initiative to recognize and celebrate excellence in Africa’s social sector. Focused on addressing the lack of homegrown recognition platforms, the awards provided African social enterprises and NGOs with a dedicated stage to showcase their innovations and impact. This first edition laid the foundation for a continental movement that celebrates African-led solutions.
2025 -2nd Edition Growth & Expansion
Building on the success of the 2024 edition, the Federation of Uganda Social Enterprises (FUSE) took held and organized the Social Enterprise Awards 2025 in partnership with Astute Strategists. The second edition celebrated outstanding achievements across nine categories.
It highlighted the growth of Uganda’s social enterprise sector and its contribution to job creation, sustainability, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2025 awards significantly increased visibility for local changemakers and strengthened the national social enterprise ecosystem.
- Applications surged to over 300 from across the country, more than double the previous year.
- We expanded our reach beyond Kampala, receiving strong participation from upcountry districts and rural innovators.
- Introduced new award categories to better reflect the diversity of social enterprises in agriculture, education, health, environment, and technology.
- Forged strategic partnerships with leading organizations, banks, and development partners.
- Hosted our first regional networking events, creating valuable connections between entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors.
- Celebrated winners whose work demonstrated measurable impact in job creation, community development, and environmental sustainability.
SEA 2026
The Social Enterprise Awards 2026 marks the third edition and a new milestone in our journey. This year, the awards are proudly hosted and organized by the Federation of Uganda Social Entrepreneurs (FUSE), with continued strategic support from Astute Strategists.
This edition is set to be bigger, more accessible, and more impactful. The awards will continue to recognize excellence across nine categories, while deepening support for innovation, scalability, sustainability, and collective impact across Uganda.
This edition aims to further elevate African social entrepreneurship by providing greater visibility, networking opportunities, and inspiration for the next generation of changemakers.
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