About & contact
A small association, run by two people and one woman on the ground
There is no head office, no salaries in Europe and no communication agency. That is deliberate: it keeps the money where it belongs.
Dominique Godin, founder
68 years old, married for 38 years, three children. A career in the printing industry from 1982 to 2021 — commercial director from 1998 to 2003, then export director for Africa for a British manufacturer of industrial equipment from 2003 to 2021. Just over 30 African countries visited and followed. Retired since April 2021.
A biker for 49 years, a traveller, and someone who prefers adventure to most other options. He has returned to Kabale in June 2022, February and June 2023, and February 2024 — paying his own travel costs.
The association was founded together with his wife Corinne in April 2022.
Where we work
Kabale, south-west Uganda
- Population
- 43 million
- Area
- 241,000 km²
- Average income
- about $65 per month
- Currency
- 1 € ≈ 4,000 UGX
- History
- British protectorate 1894–1962
- Corruption index
- 144th of 180 countries
Honesty about our status
What we are, and what we are not
- A non-profit charity registered under the French 1901 law, created in April 2022, with its own bank account at LCL in France.
- We do not yet have official French recognition of public utility, and we say so openly.
- Nobody in Europe is paid by the association. Travel to Uganda is paid privately by the founder.
- The land is registered in Nahwera's name, not ours, because a foreigner cannot own land in Uganda.
- In the longer term we plan structured associations in both France and Uganda, with Nahwera employed full-time.
Contact
Ask us anything
If you are considering a donation or a partnership and want details on how funds are used, write or call directly. You will reach the founder, not a call centre.
- Dominique Godin
- 39 Rue de Rambouillet, 78120 Clairefontaine en Yvelines, France
- dominique_godin@yahoo.fr
- +33 6 87 66 01 06
Donations are handled by HelloAsso, the French platform for non-profit associations.