About Us

Defending the Orphan, Pleading for the Widow

To “redeem” is to take something that has been lost, broken, stolen, or destroyed and to restore it to everything that it was created to be.

Our Mission

Redeem International exists to protect widows and orphans from violent abuse and exploitation.

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Our Story

Juliet Musoke and Jesse Rudy first worked together at International Justice Mission in 2009, leading a pilot program to protect widows and orphans in Central Uganda. The project was incredibly successful, leading to an 80% drop in land theft rates.

With IJM’s support and partnership, Jesse launched Redeem International in early 2020 to replicate and scale the pilot project’s success. Five months later, Juliet joined Redeem to lead our efforts in Uganda.

Gulu – October 2020
Wakiso – October 2021
Iganga – April 2022
Mbale – October 2022
Lira – October 2023
Arua – April 2024
Soroti – April 2024
Hoima – October 2024
Mubende – June 2025
Tororo – June 2025

Now that we have deployed Ten Intervention Teams in Uganda, we are ready to expand our work into more countries of need. We will begin operations in Zambia in October 2025, and we continue to look for opportunities to expand to countries with similar needs.