Overview:
The Watoto Golf Tournament 2026 goals to lift UGX 450 million, immediately supporting 1,000 weak moms by enterprise starter packs and holistic empowerment programmes.
- Event: 2026 Watoto Golf Tournament
- Categories: Caddies, Elite Amateurs, Professionals, Main occasion
- Dates: third to eighth August
- Venue: Uganda Golf Club, Kampala
- Theme: Hope on the Green
The third version of the Watoto Golf Tournament is totally packaged with the caddies, elite amateurs, professionals and different golfers on the par-72 Uganda Golf Club, Kampala.
This event will take heart stage between third to eighth August 2026 beneath the theme: Hope on the Green – Driving Hope, Restoring Dignity and remodeling generations.
The official launch was performed on the Uganda Golf Club on Wednesday, twenty second July 2026 with officers from Watoto Church led by Pastor Edward Mwesigye, Pastoral Team Leader, Watoto Church.
Pastor Mwesigye represented the Watoto Ministry Team Leader, Pastor Julius Rwotlonyo.
At Watoto Church, we consider that our religion should be seen in the best way we serve our communities. Through the third version of the Hope on the Green Golf Tournament, we’re inviting people, corporations and mates of Watoto to hitch us in elevating UGX 450 million to empower 1,000 weak moms with enterprise starter kits. When a mom is empowered, her household turns into stronger, her kids have a greater future, and your complete neighborhood profit. For over 32 years, Watoto has walked alongside weak kids and girls, restoring hope and creating alternatives for lasting change. This golf event is greater than a sporting occasion; it’s a probability for each Ugandan to make a significant distinction. Whether you take part within the event, sponsor the occasion or make a donation, your assist will assist moms construct sustainable livelihoods and transfer their households towards dignity and self-reliance.
Pastor Edward Mwesigye, Pastoral Team Leader, Watoto Church.
Organized by the Watoto Church, this event is aimed to empower 1,000 weak girls with a goal of Ug.Shs 450,000,000 by golf and different actions.
This is a premier sporting and fundraising occasion that brings collectively company leaders, authorities representatives, improvement companions, golfers, and communities for a shared mission — restoring dignity and remodeling the lives of weak moms and their kids throughout Uganda.
The event will formally tee off on Monday, third August 2026 with participation from Caddies, the primary time that this class is concerned.
This will likely be adopted by the Elite Amateurs event from Wednesday, fifth to Friday, seventh August and, the Professional Golfers from Wednesday, fifth to Saturday, eighth August 2026.
The event will culminate within the Main Event on Saturday, eighth August 2026, bringing collectively company groups, sponsors, companions, golfers, and invited visitors for the flagship day of competitors, networking, and influence.
This version represents greater than a golf event; it marks the start of Watoto’s eight-year journey in the direction of 2034, when Watoto celebrates 50 years of influence, with a imaginative and prescient to empower 10,000 weak moms throughout Uganda and South Sudan.
Sponsors, companions & stakeholders:
The launch additionally acknowledged the precious assist of companions and sponsors, together with CFAO Motors, Handel Advocates, M&Ok Advocates, Sheraton Kampala Hotel, ONOMO Hotel Kampala, Fairway Hotel, Uganda Golf Union, Uganda Professional Golfers Association, the Deo Akope Foundation, Capital One Group, NCBA Bank and different companions whose contributions proceed to make the event doable.
CFAO Mobility has staked two vehicles to be received by profitable one-in-one pictures on par 3 holes 9 and 17.
At CFAO Mobility, we consider companies have a duty to contribute to the wellbeing of the communities they serve. Partnering with Watoto Church for this event permits us to spend money on girls whose companies will strengthen households and contribute to Uganda’s financial progress. At CFAO Mobility, we consider that mobility is about greater than transferring people- it’s about driving optimistic change. That is why we’re proud to accomplice with Watoto’s Hope on the Green Golf Tournament. Every swing on the course helps create alternatives for weak moms to construct higher lives for themselves and their households. Our partnership with Watoto is constructed on a shared dedication to remodeling communities. We are excited to lift the stakes this 12 months with two Suzuki hole-in-one prizes, however the best reward would be the hope we convey to 1,000 moms by this initiative. Together, we will make a long-lasting distinction, one household at a time.
Isaac Tegule, the Marketing Manager at CFAO Mobility Uganda
At Watoto, we consider each mom deserves the chance to thrive. Since 2008, our Neighborhood Programme has geared up practically 9,000 weak moms with sensible expertise, enterprise coaching and mentorship to construct sustainable livelihoods. We have additionally supported over 1,000 kids to entry schooling, creating brighter futures for generations to return.
Sandra Opio- Executive Director Watoto Child Care ministries
Allen kenjeru one of many Neighborhood Programme Beneficiary story resides proof that hope could be restored.
From homelessness and hardship to changing into a neighborhood employee serving to different girls, her journey reminds us that lasting change begins when somebody chooses to care.
When I joined Watoto, I had misplaced hope. I had no dwelling, no steady revenue, and I didn’t know the way I might increase my kids. Watoto welcomed me with love, gave me expertise, and helped me consider in myself once more. Today, my three kids are graduates, and I’m serving to different moms construct higher lives. Watoto didn’t simply assist me; they gave me a brand new starting. They taught me tips on how to work, save, and develop a enterprise. I’m proud to face right here as proof that while you empower one mom, you alter a complete household and encourage many others to by no means hand over.
Allen kenjeru- beneficiary and now neighborhood employee beneath the Watoto Church Neighborhood Programme
The 2026 Impact Goal – Empowering 1,000 Mothers:
The Watoto Golf Tournament 2026 goals to lift UGX 450 million, immediately supporting 1,000 weak moms by enterprise starter packs and holistic empowerment programmes.
 A contribution of UGX 450,000 empowers one mom with the chance to begin a sustainable livelihood, restore her independence, and create a greater future for her kids.
The event will characteristic a complete prize construction of UGX 34 million, with UGX 24 million awarded as prize cash and UGX 10 million contributed immediately in the direction of the Watoto trigger.
At Uganda Golf Club, we consider that golf is greater than only a sport; it’s a platform that brings folks collectively for a better function. We are honoured to host the Hope on the Green Golf Tournament as a result of it offers us a chance to make use of the sport we like to assist communities, uplift lives, and create a significant influence for weak moms, kids and households. We admire Watoto Church for selecting us as a accomplice on this necessary journey of giving again.
Farayi Chitengwa; Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Golf Club.
Prize Money Distribution:
Total Kitty: UGX 20,000,000
- Contribution to Watoto Cause: UGX 5,000,000Â
- Net Prize Kitty: UGX 15,000,000Â
Professional Shoot-Out • Prize Fund: UGX 2,000,000
 Gross Amateurs:
Total Kitty: UGX 10,000,000
Contribution to Watoto Cause: UGX 4,000,000Â
• Net Prize Kitty: UGX 6,000,000Â
Caddies:
 Total Kitty: UGX 2,000,000
 • Contribution to Watoto Cause: UGX 1,000,000
 • Net Prize Kitty: UGX 1,000,000
