The challenges

In our church, many children have been and continue to be traumatized by the loss of their parents, abandoned due to extreme poverty, some of our children are migrants from Southern Sudan and children whose parents were attacked and murdered by Konny’s rebels group in northern Uganda. More than 2 million people were uprooted from their homes and most ended up living in camps that lacked food, clean water, sanitation and education.

Thousands of children were kidnapped over the sequence of the conflict and turned into soldiers, porters, cooks or sex slaves.  Many were killed or forced to harm or kill others, including their own relatives.

The heritage of the war continues to be felt in northern Uganda and southern Sudan, where communities that were decimated during the conflict have not fully recovered.  

As a result, many children are considered to be living in poverty. Poverty has a direct effect on their lives, as poor children have little access to health services, education, feeding and many other important things and these are major obstacle s to child survival, development, protection and participation.

 Without supporting and empowering our children, in future they will live as beggars on the streets.

 HHI provides:

 Education to orphans and vulnerable children as their right to learn and develop in the structured and supportive environment of school.

Basic Services, on addition to education OVCs need shelter and access to basic services, these include services related to health (including psychological Health) nutrition and safe water and sanitation, and such children may also require legal advice and support. As they get older orphans need a way to earn an income.

 Psychological support to orphans and children living with dying parents, who need compassion and support. This helps orphans to express their feelings openly- to us as friends, peer group or counselors, without fear of being stigmatized or discriminated against.

Caring environment OVC’s need the close relationship, personal care and cultural connections that families provide.  Christian Home children  are involved in decision that affects their future to help make decision about their own and their siblings, protection and care. In our centers orphans are accepted without regard to race, religion, ethnic background or national origin. The Home is located at Nansana 6 kms from Kampala on Hoima road.

SCS Current project

SCS  supports 220 students from 11christian constituencies in Uganda such as Nansana, Ndese, Kiboga, Busega, Najjanankumbi, Mpondwe, Kateera, Lwamata, Bukomero, Makerere and Masuliita .Samaritan Children’s Service pays their school fees and other scholastic materials. Most of the students study from Extreme High School and Nansana community primary school

 SCS request

 In anticipation of this need, we formally reach you and the entire world to respond with definite commitment to becoming our active partner with Samaritan Children’s Service in proving leadership, consultation, start a local chapter in your church and mobilizing people and possible resources to this growing network.  

We cannot ignore the plight of our children