Weismann Expeditions Foundation is a community based, non profit making organization operating in Uganda. It was known as Rwenzori childcare initiative before the name changed to Weismann Expeditions Foundation (WEFO) in 2016. WEFO is a direct initiative for Weismann Safaris& Expeditions- Uganda, a company registered and certified by the registrar of companies and licensed principally to provide tours and travel services in Uganda. Our involvement in community programs and long time experience of working with people at the grass root yielded an idea to integrate other categories of people into our programs to extend our helping hand to not only the children but a larger community referring to the different information and concerns got from the public
WEFO understands that the failure to consider local people’s concerns/ interests results into a general lack of sense of belonging to protect their environment and end up encroaching on the protected areas for survival and settlement. After identifying the local Community as the focal point and catalysts with which to mitigate the escalating environmental challenges and to promote community self-development for a sustainable livelihood, WEFO broader bottom-up approaches for enhanced community involvement in conservation strategies of natural resources and preservation of wildlife to build social income generating initiatives for long term collective benefits