A non-profit social enterprise working at the intersection of waste, climate change, energy, agriculture and construction.
Every output becomes the next input. Nothing is wasted. Everything cycles.
Biogas, Bio-CNG, solar PV, wind — locally fabricated, locally owned.
Agroforestry, Black Soldier Fly, smart irrigation — restoring soil and raising yields.
ISSB blocks, plastic boards, natural fibres — affordable dignified housing.
Real enterprises — not classrooms — anchored in the communities we serve.
Graduate groups, not individuals. The strongest predictor of enterprise survival.
UGX 2–5M per group to launch, building a permanent local capital base.
BioTrack Uganda + MTN Mobile Money — auditable, scalable, trustworthy.
We broker offtake agreements. Supply without demand is activity without livelihoods.
Uganda's first vertically integrated biogas purification, compression, and Bio-CNG cylinder distribution enterprise.
USD 1.5M total 3-year investment. 60% directly into communities. 0% overhead.
A non-profit social enterprise headquartered in Kisaasi, Kampala. Founded 2026.
Kebulan Cycle is a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in Kisaasi, Kampala, Uganda. Founded in 2026, we restore the dignity of vulnerable youth and women by turning waste, land, and indigenous knowledge into dignified, sustainable livelihoods.
Kebulan derives from Alkebulan — the oldest recorded name for Africa, used by ancient scholars to mean "Mother of Mankind" or "Garden of Eden."
Vision: A regenerated Africa where every young person and woman has dignified, sustainable livelihoods rooted in community, nature, and the circular economy.
Mission: To restore dignity through circular-economy-based livelihoods, advancing indigenous, innovative, and nature-based solutions to poverty, unemployment, climate change, and waste.
More than 90% of households cook on charcoal or firewood. Less than 30% have reliable grid electricity. We tackle both.
Community digesters: 3–10 m³ fixed-dome and ferro-cement digesters serving 5–15 households each, built from entirely local materials.
Industrial purification: WPSS systems upgrading raw biogas to >96% methane Bio-CNG, compressed to 200–250 bar for cylinder distribution.
Carbon credits: Gold Standard registration. 60% of carbon revenue to feedstock-supplying farmers via mobile money.
Water points, schools, health centres — operated by Water Users Committees (40%+ women).
30–60% yield increase. 50% water savings. Zero fuel costs on 0.25–2 ha plots.
Pico-grids for refugee-hosting and remote rural communities outside the grid.
Youth certified as PV installers through national skills authorities.
70% of Uganda's population are smallholder farmers. Indigenous knowledge meets circular techniques.
Bamboo and native trees yield construction material, biomass fuel, food, and erosion control simultaneously — restoring degraded land while generating income.
50–200 kg organic waste diverted per day — market waste, brewery grain, banana peels, food waste.
Larvae meal (35–42% protein) for poultry & fish farms. Frass sold as certified organic fertilizer.
UGX 300,000–800,000 per month net income at steady state (12 months post-launch).
4-week intensive at our hub. Participants build and operate a real unit — not from a textbook.
Uganda has a 1.4 million unit housing deficit. Affordable, climate-adapted housing built by local people.
No kiln-firing. Made on-site — 90% local soil, 6–8% cement binder. Interlocking design.
Shredded plastic waste heated and pressed into rigid panels for walls, partitions, and roofing.
Banana stem, sisal, and papyrus pressed with natural binders into insulation panels.
Low-rise housing, scaffolding, and roofing trusses from sustainably harvested bamboo.
Cross-ventilation + thermal mass + roof overhangs. 60–80% reduction in artificial lighting.
Reed bed systems returning clean water for irrigation and toilet flushing.
Human waste safely converted to fertilizer — closing the nutrient loop.
First-flush diverters + 6-month dry-season storage integrated into every building design.
Uganda's first vertically integrated biogas purification, compression, and Bio-CNG cylinder distribution enterprise. Reference: BGU/2026/001.
Starting in Mbarara and Kiruhura — Uganda's densest cattle zones — connecting 200+ smallholder dairy farmers per hub. Manure becomes Bio-CNG cylinders priced 15–20% below LPG. Carbon credits return revenue to farmers via mobile money.
Mbarara and Kiruhura. ~3.9M head. Established dairy cooperatives. Primary biogas feedstock zone.
Nakaseke, Masindi. Plus Kampala slaughterhouse and municipal organic waste.
Mbale (coffee waste) and Fort Portal (mixed agriculture).
WPSS upgrades raw biogas to >96% methane Bio-CNG. Stages 1–3 built by Ugandan welders — saving 70–86% versus imported equivalents.
Funding ask
EUR 400,000 – 550,000
Grant + technical partnership · Phase 1
Across Uganda's central region, the cattle-keeping corridor, high-poverty districts, and refugee-hosting communities.
~66% poverty
Smart irrigation, agroforestry, solar WaSH, BSF.
~33% poverty
Post-conflict youth livelihoods, ISSB, biogas.
~30% poverty
Refugee-hosting. Integrated WaSH, energy, BSF.
~28–35% poverty
Coffee & sugarcane waste valorisation.
Dignified livelihoods, resilient communities, restored ecosystems, and verified climate impact.
Youth and women trained, enterprise groups active, household income increase.
Quarterly mobile data + annual surveys% of groups still operating at 12 / 24 / 36 months.
Group reporting + mentor field visits% female beneficiaries, % female leadership, % youth (18–35).
Disaggregated cohort + voice surveysVerified tCO₂e reduced or sequestered annually across all programmes.
Gold Standard / Verra VCS third-party| Indicator | Year 1 | Year 3 | Year 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth & women trained | 60 | 250+ | 500+ |
| Active enterprise groups | 8 | 40 | 100+ |
| Avg monthly household income increase (UGX) | 150,000 | 350,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Households on clean cooking fuel | 50 | 500+ | 5,000+ |
| Households on solar-powered clean water | 80 | 400+ | 2,000+ |
| Green-material buildings completed | 10 | 60 | 200+ |
| Hectares under agroforestry / bamboo | 20 | 150 | 600 |
| Tonnes organic waste diverted (per year) | 50 | 300+ | 2,000+ |
| Verified tCO₂e (per year) | 200 | 2,000+ | 25,000+ |
| % female beneficiaries | 55% | 60% | 60% |
A Ugandan-led team combining strategic leadership, community delivery, technical innovation, and financial rigour.
Strategic oversight · Fiduciary accountability · Partnership ratification
Strategy · Partnerships · Organisational Leadership · Programme Design
Community delivery · Mobilisation · Training · Group formations · Impact monitoring
Biogas · BioTracker · BSF · Solar WaSH · Wind · ISSB · Advisory desk
Financial management · Grants · Supply chain · Compliance & reporting
Drives the circular economy vision. Leads strategy, partnerships, organisational leadership, and programme design.
Oversees community delivery, mobilisation, training, group formations, seed grants, and impact monitoring.
Leads biogas systems, BioTracker, BSF, solar WaSH, wind tech, ISSB fabrication, and the Advisory Desk.
Manages financial management, grants, supply chain, and compliance. Ensures 0% of grant funds go to overhead.
Coordinates clean renewable energy — biogas, Bio-CNG, solar PV, wind energy, and carbon credit registration.
Coordinates climate-smart agriculture — agroforestry, BSF protein production, smart irrigation, and soil restoration.
🏗️ Green Construction Country Coordinator — position open.
Hub established. Team in place. Flagship project ready. The catalytic first tranche unlocks everything.
Catalytic first tranche
Of the USD 1.5M total, the first USD 400,000–550,000 is the catalytic tranche. Securing this unlocks the technical partnership, equipment, training, and the operational foundation for everything else.
We welcome conversations with anyone who shares our vision of an Africa that tends its own garden.
Kisaasi, Kampala, Uganda
David Othieno Opoya
2026 · Non-profit social enterprise, Uganda