M-LISADA (Music, Life Skills and Destitution Alleviation) is a registered non-governmental organisation (Reg. No. S.5914/8530) based in Nsambya, Kampala District, Uganda.

For over 29 years, M-LISADA has been committed to protecting, educating, and empowering vulnerable children, youth, and women across Uganda.

Founded in 1996 by Bosco Segawa in the Katwe Slum of Kampala where he and other vulnerable children were living, the organisation began as a grassroots initiative driven by resilience and hope. Facing extreme hardship, Bosco and his peers turned to music as a pathway for survival, healing, and transformation. What started with eight vulnerable children in Katwe has grown into a nationally recognized organisation delivering sustainable, community-based impact.

Through a holistic and child-centered approach, M-LISADA remediates the impacts of vulnerability by promoting safety, access to education, psychosocial well-being, life skills development, and long-term self-reliance. Our work is rooted in dignity, accountability, and the belief that lasting change begins within communities.