Sunday, 6 December 2026 · Makerere University Main Campus
Fifteen starting points. One finish line.
#StartupsHarambeRun - a multi-origin fundraising run backing Uganda's student founders, entrepreneurs and the investors who bet on them.
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The campaign
Every kilometre funds a founder
Runners set off from 8 university campuses and 7 neighborhood stations across greater Kampala and converge on Makerere University Main Campus. Ticket sales, corporate pledges, individual donations and exhibition bookings all feed one transparent pot - reported live on this site.
One pipeline
Students, founders, investors
15 starts
Campuses & stations
4 channels
Ways to give
Live fundraising counter
UGX 84,650,000
raised of UGX 250,000,000 target
1240
kits sold
34%
of target
The atmosphere
Dust, sunrise and a whole city moving
Pace groups, campus crews, corporate teams and family walkers set off together at first light. Marshals, water points and medics line every leg into the finish.
Every pace welcome
Race it, jog it or walk it
Competitive runners chase the finish tape at Makerere, while walkers and virtual donors keep the fundraising counter climbing all day.
Our philosophy
Students become founders. Founders become employers. Investors make it repeatable.
Students
Campus innovators get their first exposure to capital, mentorship and market.
Entrepreneurs
Early-stage ventures get funding vehicles built for African realities.
Investors
Local and diaspora capital gets a visible, accountable pipeline of deals.
Run map
Pick your starting point
8 university campuses and 7 neighborhood stations, each with its own distance, marshals, ambulance cover and kit collection desk.
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