Uganda Orphans Fund
Race4Equality believes that education & empowerment is one of the best ways to fight against poverty.
This is why Race4Equality has chosen to help aid Uganda Orphans Fund.
Why Uganda Orphans Fund|
Currently, Uganda has 2.5 million orphans. Conservative estimates predict this number will grow exponentially as the AIDS epidemic sweeps a whole generation of parents away. The average Ugandan family has 7 children. When parents die, their children are too great a burden for extended family to carry. Relatives already struggle to provide for their own. As a result, the children are farmed out to different family members in diverse locations. Therefore, an orphaned child loses not only his parents, but often his siblings as well.
A Little About Uganda Orphans Fund|
Founded in 2002 by Duncan Hill, Uganda Orphans Fund (UOF) is dedicated to the care and shelter of Ugandan orphans. Their aim is to rescue, stabilize, nurture and educate as many orphans as possible. their motivation is love. They see these kids as Uganda’s future leaders.
Originally UOF partnered with other relief organizations and built 25 orphan homes in seven years, rescuing over a thousand kids. We left the ongoing care of the orphans to local church leaders, and other ministries in the area.
In 2006, UOF obtained “non-government organization” (NGO) status with the Republic of Uganda. This designation allows us to steward their own vision in caring for orphans.
Kasozi Village in Kamuli District is a prototype of the projects They hope to multiply. The village has 4 orphan homes, a school, a medical clinic, staff housing, a church, a soccer field and a large garden. Nearly 230 orphans live there along with 30 staff members (caregivers, teachers, a cook and a nurse). This diverse community represents three different tribes and has become one loving and cohesive family.
A typical orphan home costs $25,000 and houses 50-60 children. This includes beds, a latrine and a kitchen. their next project is underway in the Gulu District up north where many war orphans are struggling to find their way. They hope to offer many of them a future and a hope.
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Because the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. -Psalm 82:3-4