About NDI
A peer-led non-profit answering an unmet need in rural Uganda.
NextGen Diabetes Initiative Limited was founded in Kasese to ensure that adolescents and adults living with Type 1 Diabetes can access the clinical care, education and opportunity they deserve.
Vision
A community where every person living with Type 1 Diabetes has access to quality healthcare, education and opportunities for sustainable living.
Mission
To empower adolescents and adults living with Type 1 Diabetes through accessible healthcare services, diabetes education, patient support systems and sustainable community-based initiatives.
Core objectives
What we set out to do
Five concrete commitments that shape every clinic, training and outreach we run.
Treatment & supplies access
Improve access to diabetes treatment and medical supplies for patients in remote and underserved communities.
Self-management education
Provide diabetes self-management education for patients and their caregivers.
Fewer complications
Reduce complications associated with Type 1 Diabetes through awareness and continuous care.
Stronger community support
Strengthen community support systems for people living with diabetes.
Self-reliance & livelihoods
Promote self-reliance and economic empowerment among diabetes patients.
Our story
Many people living with Type 1 Diabetes in Kasese District face barriers that should not still exist in 2026: long distances to healthcare facilities, poor transportation infrastructure, high travel costs, and limited access to specialists and treatment supplies.
NDI was formed to break that pattern. We are peer-led — meaning many of the people running the organisation live with diabetes themselves — and we focus on adults who have aged out of child-focused diabetes aid programmes but still need lifelong support. Today we support a growing network of over 100 Type 1 and 400 Type 2 diabetes patients across the district.
In partnership with Diabetes Empowerment International (DEI), we opened the NDI Center in August 2016. Today the centre houses a diabetes clinic, private examination room, conference & training room, community garden, and a small block of rental apartments that fund ongoing operations.
The NDI Center includes
- A weekly diabetes clinic
- A private examination room
- A conference & training room
- A community garden
- Rental apartments that generate maintenance income
Values
What guides our work
Compassion
We treat every patient as a neighbour, not a number.
Equity
Quality care should not be a privilege of geography or income.
Integrity
We are accountable to patients, partners and the public.
Community empowerment
We build local capacity rather than replace it.
Accountability
Outcomes — not activities — measure our success.
Sustainability
We pair clinical care with livelihoods that outlast donor cycles.
Patient-centered care
Every plan begins and ends with the patient’s lived experience.
Leadership
The people behind NDI
Masereka Robert
Executive Director
Masereka Robert leads NDI’s vision of accessible, dignified care for adolescents and adults living with Type 1 Diabetes across Kasese District.
Balyana
Team Member
Bwambale
Team Member
Kule Stephen
Team Member
Muthabali
Team Member
Oliver
Team Member
Partnerships & collaboration
We don’t do this alone.
NDI works with local and international partners — from Diabetes Empowerment International (DEI) to community health institutions — to strengthen diabetes care and improve patient outcomes across Kasese District.
Partner with NDIDiabetes treatment access
Coordinating reliable supply of insulin, glucose strips and essential medication.
Healthcare worker training
Building local clinical capacity in Type 1 Diabetes care through joint lecture series.
Patient education
Co-designing self-management curricula that fit the realities of rural Uganda.
Community outreach
Reaching patients in remote villages who would otherwise go without diagnosis or care.
Resource mobilization
Pooling funding, equipment and clinical expertise from across the partner network.
Sustainable development
Backing income-generating projects so that diabetes care outlasts any single donor cycle.
Moments at NDI
From the field
Stand with us
Every gift keeps a clinic open and a child alive.
A single dose of insulin can mean the difference between independence and emergency care. Your support funds weekly clinics, glucose monitoring supplies and the community gardens that keep our work sustainable.