Every child deserves to grow up in a loving home. We find it heartbreaking that in our community alone, there are more than 5,000 orphaned children living without the love and support needed to grow up to be independent adults in the community. We hear stories about these children every day, and it pains us […]
A few months back BaNgaAfayo thanks to everyone who contributed managed to provide school requirements for over 200 children. Among these were books, pens, pencils and sanitary towels for the adolescent girls. This time around we hope to even provide more tools. Currently the children are have their holidays which gives us more time to […]
Whoever said that water is life said it in a most accurate way. Most of us were taught at school about the importance of water and how it fit in the life equation but it never made sense to me then not till I saw how people in rural areas suffer just to get a […]
Eseza Kusasira has gone through more than what a 6 year old should or can possibly handle but better yet survived. Formerly known as Daphine Kangome, Eseza (Eseza is our local version of the name Esther, Inspired by the Esther’s Story in the Bible) was rescued by an elderly couple Ms Nabulya Gertrude and her […]
During our recent visit to our community school, Junior approaches us as we are sited, he kneels down to greet us and thanks us for the good work we have done trying to help the less fortunate. He requests that we hear him out and then goes ahead to tell us his story. Galiwango Junior […]
In native Africa we have a saying that it takes a village to raise a child which was the case then but not anymore, not with the evils that come with the transforming world; poverty, famine, war, corruption and this all creates an environment of survival for the fittest. Working to re-empower the village… Kayunga, […]
I believe it’s the small things that make us happy and help us achieve big things, small things that bring us comfort like shoes. Look at it this way; if you had to dig, walk miles to school or the well wouldn’t you feel better if you had comfortable shoes knowing that you cannot possibly […]
In a world unsafe, children in Kayunga a district in Uganda can’t help but wonder whether things will get better, whether they will ever make it successfully or whether they are destined to a life of poverty. We are all well acquainted with the different life challenges like war, disease, poverty and the like but […]
A place our children can run to when in need of comfort, a place to call home At BaNgaAfayo (Show you Care) Initiative Uganda we have more than 200 children waiting for sponsorship among which 50 are directly under our care. With the monthly payment of 200$ as rent for the already small space of […]
I am trying to write my future but my hand is too shaky, I need someone to help me steady it. One of the goals of BaNgaAfayo (Show you Care) Initiative Uganda is to educate economically disadvantaged children from the lowest level of education (kindergarten) to the highest levels of education (university or a vocational […]