The people behind Nofam Uganda
A lean team in Kampala, a Ugandan board, and a founder who built the organization to no longer need him.
Built to outgrow its founder
Founded in 2018 by Erik Jager, Nofam Uganda is deliberately built to no longer need its founder: a Ugandan board governs the organization, and Erik serves on it as founder-member — no chairmanship, no veto. Children from the first sponsorship years have gone on to graduate from universities and now serve their communities as leaders, professionals and change-makers.
We walk alongside children, not just to meet their needs today, but to help them build a tomorrow filled with opportunity. Our team is based in Kampala, working inside Reach A Hand Uganda's established local ecosystem.
“It is not about who helps the child, or under which name. It is about the child being helped.” — Erik Jager, founder
From a new family to a five-year plan
Nofam, short for Nova Familia, ‘new family’, is founded by Erik Jager.
Partner organizations connect children with sponsors on the Nofam platform; the first sponsored children go on to graduate.
Registered with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau; a member of the Nofam Foundation Netherlands, governed in Uganda.
A strategic plan with four interconnected focus areas, localization at its center. Hope Forward (2027–2029) is the project that delivers it.
Read about Hope Forward →Three levels, clearly separated
Oversight, management and day-to-day work sit in distinct bands — small at every level, by design.
Full names, roles and photos are added as each team member supplies them. Roles marked "We're recruiting" are currently open.
Our relationship with Nofam Foundation
Building bridges between continents — ownership lies in Uganda.
Nofam Foundation, based in the Netherlands, develops the shared sponsorship and reporting platform used across the Nofam Network. Nofam Uganda draws on that technology but sets its own direction — our strategy, staff, board and funding decisions are made here, in Uganda. Nofam Uganda is a member of the Nofam Foundation Netherlands and a legally independent Ugandan organization.
Reach A Hand Uganda
Nofam Uganda is hosted within Reach A Hand Uganda's offices — right inside the local ecosystem we work with every day.
Reach A Hand Uganda offices · Kampala, Uganda
It is not about who helps the child, or under which name. It is about the child being helped.
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