What we do.

In 2001 , during a visit to Kisiizi Hospital in South west Uganda, a rural and remote centre of clinical excellence, we asked how we could best help them in the work that they do. The reply was please find us more people prepared to pay a relatively small monthly amount to pay for orphaned children to go to school – sponsorship.

We set about this at the beginning of 2002 with a handful of sponsors, using the already established umbrella of the Sponsor a Nurse charity. Slowly through word of mouth and prayer we have grown, currently supporting 245 children with around 120 direct sponsors.

At Sponsor an Orphan we financially support children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS so that they can fully complete their education. This support continues past the age of eighteen if necessary, since most orphans end up missing a lot of school to care for a sick parent and work the family land.

In order to attend school the children require a uniform, note books, pens and pencils. As part of monthly donations Sponsor an Orphan provides each child with these essential school supplies. We also provide a mattress, lantern, paraffin, soap, clothes, and a Bible.

We work closely with some of the local schools to provide the best education we can afford. Government schools are still very poor. For information about some of these schools please follow this link.

As an aid to becoming self sufficient, Sponsor an Orphan provides orphans with the means to a sustainable income. Goats produce young for sale as in income, and eventually both meat and skin are fully useable. Schemes breeding rabbits and fish are also in existence. Support for these projects come from extra donations.

Finally support and counseling is provided for all orphans through HOPE Ministries at Kisiizi Hospital. During vacations there is a gathering at Kisiizi where the children are fed, given time to talk to HOPE's staff, and receive extra schooling.