Dobbs first traveled to Uganda in 2012 to play music and tell stories to rescued street children who were once on the streets but are now living successful lives with help from the wonderful organization, Dwelling Places. Dobbs says about his tour, "I knew very little about the country before I came but I learned about Uganda and the Ugandan culture through watching children listen, react and laugh. I learned of the politeness and respect and resilience that these children have (even the ones who are still leading very difficult lives)."

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During Dobbs' second trip in 2015, the project expanded into prisons in Kampala. Uganda has the lowest recidivism rate in Africa & 5th lowest in the world due to rehabilitative education and craft programs in the prisons. The response by inmates was overwhelming. On one occasion there were over 1000 inmates sitting on the ground outside in the yard to hear.​

Again in collaboration with Dwelling Places, Dobbs returned in 2017  ​ to play in prisons and street children centers (both residential and drop-in ) for some of the 2 million aids orphans in the country & 10,000 street children in the capital. This time concerts expanded into  prisons in Karamoja. the most remote and harsh region of the North.

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Uganda"s prison system has the lowest recidivism rate in Africa and the 5th lowest in the world. Many of the inmates greeted him warmly remembering him from 2015