Absa Financial institution Uganda has formally launched the 2026 version of the Absa KH3 7 Hills Run, setting an formidable goal of 8,000 members because the initiative continues its mission of holding ladies in class.
Organised in partnership with the Kampala Hash Home Harriers (KH3), the purpose-driven run will happen on April 26, 2026, beginning and ending at Lugogo Cricket Oval.
Since its introduction in 2023, the 7 Hills Run has grown into considered one of Uganda’s most impactful charity sporting occasions, elevating a cumulative UGX 900 million to assist ladies’ training. Contributions have steadily elevated over time — UGX 200 million in 2023, UGX 300 million in 2024, and UGX 400 million in 2025 — benefiting greater than 21,900 ladies nationwide.
Talking on the launch, David Wandera, Managing Director of Absa Financial institution Uganda, mentioned the run represents greater than a health problem.
David Wandera, Managing Director of Absa Financial institution Uganda
This isn’t nearly operating. It’s about creating lasting change. After we preserve a woman in class, we’re investing in the way forward for our communities and our nation. The assist we’ve seen over the previous two years has been outstanding, and we imagine 2026 will take this influence even additional.
The enduring 21-kilometre course winds by Kampala’s historic seven hills — Kibuli, Nakasero, Outdated Kampala, Namirembe, Rubaga, Lubiri and Nsambya — providing members a demanding however scenic expertise that celebrates the capital’s heritage.
Alice Gita Okecho, Hash Grasp of Kampala Hash Home Harriers, famous that the partnership with Absa has elevated the run’s goal.
We now have organised the 7 Hills Run since 2000 to advertise wholesome life, particularly throughout the company group. Partnering with Absa has added a robust social influence — each kilometre run now interprets into actual alternatives for ladies who may in any other case drop out of college.”
Participation has steadily elevated, with 6,250 runners participating in 2025 in comparison with 5,500 in 2024. This 12 months’s version additionally comes with enhanced incentives.
The highest two male and prime two feminine runners to finish all seven hills will earn slots in South Africa’s Run Your Metropolis Collection, whereas Bakayima has pledged two land titles for the highest female and male finishers, additional elevating the stakes.
Funds raised will assist a number of organisations working to enhance entry to training and well being companies for ladies, together with Baylor Faculty of Medication Youngsters’s Basis (DREAMS programme), Amref Well being Africa, Windle Worldwide, World Imaginative and prescient, Nyaka AIDS Orphan Mission, Katalemwa Cheshire Residence, and Good Ladies Uganda.
The occasion has additionally attracted robust company backing, with Pepsi returning because the official hydration companion. Bakayima, Mighty Rides, and 16 operating golf equipment from throughout the nation have already confirmed participation.
