The organization’s formation was inspired by the need for practical inclusive development through promoting inclusive policies and good practices that emerged because of informal discussions and sharing of experiences between Community Leaders, Social Workers, Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), Women Leaders, and Local Community Development Workers. The participants representing structurally marginalized groups acknowledged the extent to which development efforts had failed to respond to the needs of their community. It was observed that these structurally marginalized communities required more support. This support was envisaged through inclusion in decision making, strengthening management capacity, and human rights protection and promotion. This development partners and other stakeholders would achieve through a human rights based approach. Critical elements in our view would include access to information, health, education, climate justice, access to Justice and gender inclusive programming.

LOSCO envisions “stable and sustainable community development” and works to realize this through its mission: to advocate for the protection of human rights and promote civic engagement through capacity enhancement for self-sustainability and development. A milestone in its institutional journey was the formation of a working group in February 2017, composed of representatives from marginalised communities to ground LOSCO’s work in community voice and inclusion. LOSCO operates in all regions of Uganda, with a strong presence in the six districts of the Kigezi Sub-region (Kabale, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Kisoro, Rukiga, and Rubanda), and maintains its head office in Kabale municipality.