KAKINDO VILLAGE · UGANDA · SINCE 2025
The people making this possible
Ubuntu Village! is not an anonymous fund. It is a handful of named people who kept saying yes to each other — village leaders, a musician (brother friend), PhD Professor and the women whose homes were rebuilt.
Pato Banton
FOUNDER & PROJECT MANAGER
Grammy-nominated British reggae musician and toaster, known worldwide for his work with disadvantaged communities. He funded Mary's rebuild from roof to floor, then helped purchase the six acres the Ubuntu Village now stands on.
Tonny
CO-FOUNDER ASSISTANT COORDINATOR
Tonny was the first to reach out to Pato Banton about Mary, and now works alongside Kiiza and Pato as assistant project coordinator, helping manage day-to-day operations, community relationships, and the continued growth of the village.
Kiiza Wilbroad
CO-FOUNDER & PROJECT COORDINATOR
He has been a pillar at every touchpoint: purchasing the six acres of land, coordinating construction, identifying and verifying each household, and representing the housing project on the ground. He works alongside Tonny to make sure every brick, budget and decision stays connected to the people it serves.
Mary Bonekosira
WHERE THE JOURNEY BEGAN, KAKINDO VILLAGE
Her rebuilt house — new roof, floor, toilet and rainwater tank — became the first proof that this could work.
"Mary's home became a source of inspiration for many women in her local community who were in a very similar situation."
HOW IT HAPPENED
From one storm to a village
2025
One conversation
A storm tore through Kakindo Village, taking dozens of homes — including those of the village's widows. Kiiza Wilbroad approached Pato Banton, whose Ubuntu International had spent years working with disadvantaged communities around the world, and explained what had happened.
FIRST
Mary's House
Mary's story stood out. Pato organised the funds to renovate her home from roofing to flooring, and added a toilet and a water tank to harvest rainwater. She could store her medication, rest without fear and live with dignity again.
THEN
Eight more widows
Conversations continued about how Pato could get more involved. Kiiza and Tonny immediately identified eight more vulnerable widows in the same situation as Mary. With Pato's support, six acres of land were purchased and the Ubuntu Village! Housing Project began — nine permanent homes.
NOW
Edentia International
To operate legitimately in Uganda and internationally, Kiiza and Pato registered Edentia International — focused on supporting disadvantaged people and communities, and on sourcing funds and partnerships at an international level.
TODAY
The women have moved in
Nine widows and their children and grandchildren have officially moved into their homes — safe, permanent housing that restores dignity, safety and stability. A main house was added with a meeting hall, two bedrooms and a kitchen space.
NEXT
Academy and clinic
A substantial donation has been secured to add the Ubuntu Learning & Leadership Academy and a clinic on a newly purchased one-acre site.
THE NEXT GENERATION
The children of the village
Nine widows moved into the homes with their children and grandchildren. They are the reason the village has a garden, a homeschool, open ground to run on — and why the next buildings are an academy and a clinic.
A CHILD OF UBUNTU VILLAGE
Shanitah
Shanitah is one of the children now growing up inside the village. A permanent roof changes what a childhood can hold: school books that stay dry, a garden to learn from, a place to play, and a grandmother whose medicine is safe. Her story is the simplest measure of whether this project worked — and the reason Phase III keeps going.