A side of the story

Every dog deserves a second chance.

A small shelter, a piece of land, and a slow, patient effort to give street dogs a real shot at finding their family.

Some dogs do not get a second chance. We give it to them.

Back home in Masaka, Uganda, the local council regularly rounds up stray dogs and puts them down. Some of them are puppies. Some are old. Most have done nothing wrong except not have a home.

We take in as many as we can. The shelter is not big or polished. It is a piece of land, a small team, food, vet care, and a lot of patience. We get them healthy, get them socialised, and slowly build them back up.

Once they are ready, we rehome them with families and individuals in the community who continue the care. Some have been with the same families for years now. That is the part that makes the rest of it worth it.

The shelter, in numbers

100+

Dogs rescued

Pulled from the streets and council round-ups.

80%

Successfully rehomed

Placed with families across the community.

1 acre

Of safe land in Masaka

Where they can rest, eat, and recover.

Daily

Vet care and feeding

Fresh food, medical care, real attention.

Meet some of the dogs.

Rusty, a rescue dog at the shelter in Masaka, Uganda — Rusty

Tana, a rescue dog at the shelter in Masaka, Uganda — Tana

Shadow, a rescue dog at the shelter in Masaka, Uganda — Shadow

Mama & pups, a rescue dog at the shelter in Masaka, Uganda — Mama & pups

Why I do this.

Design is my career. The shelter is my heart. Dogs taught me patience long before clients did. I run this because the alternative for these dogs is not survival. And once you have seen a dog you saved get adopted into a real family, you cannot unknow that feeling. So I keep going. Every single year.

— Edrick

For brands

Looking for real impact, not just a campaign?

If you are a pet brand, a dog food company, a supplement brand, or any business with a story to tell that lines up with what we do here, the shelter is open to sponsorship and partnerships. Real dogs, real rescue, real impact. The story practically writes itself for your content, your customer community, and your brand purpose work.

Monthly sponsorship that funds food, vet care, and rehoming for a set number of dogs.
Branded content collaboration with real footage from the shelter.
Product partnerships where your supplements, food, or accessories support the dogs in our care.
Brand visit days. Come and see the shelter in person, meet the dogs, capture content, and connect with what your customers actually care about.

Come see it for yourself.

For brand partners and serious sponsors, I am genuinely happy to organise a visit. Fly into Entebbe, I will arrange the rest. Spend a day with the dogs, see the work, meet the team. Whatever your brand wants to capture, document, or build a campaign around, we can host you properly.

Every dog deserves a name and a home.

If you are not a brand but you still want to support what we are doing, even a small donation goes directly to food, vet bills, and rehoming costs.

10% of every freelance project I take on funds the shelter.