Meet the Children

The children of Kassanda Children’s Aid (KCA) and those who attend Kassanda Seed School (KSS) are those who come from poor, broken families and all of them have lost at least one parent, often to HIV/AIDS. Getting an education is beyond their reach because of lack of resources or land, because there are no job opportunities for their parent or guardian or because their guardian is too sick to work. Public education is not free in Uganda and if children try to go to school without paying school fees, having supplies and a uniform, they are driven away from the school in shame and left to endless days with no hope to get out of poverty. Please take some time to read their stories and let their reality sink in. We can provide HOPE for these children. It’s that simple.


Jiramata Alimon

Alimon is a double orphan whose mother died delivering him and his father died of diabetes. Alimon has been living with his grandmother who has been caring for him. His grandmother has… Read More

Kamoga Stanley

Stanley is a paternal orphan who stays with his mother, two sisters and his brother. They rent a room in Kassanda village, but the family has no piece of land and the… Read More

Kasumba Fabiano – SPONSORED

Fabiano is a paternal orphan who stays with his mother, two sisters and one brother in one rented room in the suburb of Kassanda town. His father died five years ago in… Read More

Kirabo Jane – Sponsored

Jane is a very outgoing girl with a very caring heart towards her fellow young ones. She cares for them by washing their clothes and doing other chores to serve the family. … Read More

Kitiibwa Joyce

Joyce is taken care of by Kassanda Children’s Aid and Semujju Nelson. Her mother went to work in an Arab country and they have not heard from her. Joyce loves to go… Read More

Kiwuulo Asaph

Asaph is a paternal orphan who stays with his mother in severe poverty where they rarely have enough to eat. Asaph’s father died of HIV/AIDS and his mother is HIV positive as… Read More

Komujuni Gillian – SPONSORED

Gillian lost her father to HIV/AIDS so she lives with her mother, two sisters and two brothers in a single rented room in the suburb of Kassanda town. Her mother has no… Read More

Kyobe Abdul

Abdul is a paternal orphan whose father died and he lives with his mother at Jemba village with his two brothers and a sister. Abdul’s mother has no formal job but she… Read More

Lubega Stephen

Stephen lost his dad to HIV/AIDS, so he now stays with his mother in a very risky situation in the village of Kabugeza. His mother has no kind of steady work through… Read More

Mbabali David – SPONSORED

David’s father died of HIV/AIDS and after his passing, he left his family in a single rented room. David lives with his mother, brother (Patrick) and one sister. His mother has no… Read More

Mponye Hawari

HAawari is a paternal orphan who stay with his grandmother. His father died of HIV/AIDS and his mother left him to go to a nearby big town to look for a job…. Read More

Muhindo Rosette

Rosette stays with her aging grandmother with many other children at Kitongo Village. Her father became a drug addict and struggles with mental illness. Her mother went away to look for work,… Read More

Mukandanga Christine

Christine lives with her grandmother, because her mother abandoned her and her four other children to go and look for work. Her father has also neglected his responsibilities of caring for the… Read More

Mukisa Stephan

Stephan is a paternal orphan whose father died in war torn Southern Sudan where he had gone to look for job. He left his family in a rented house with no land… Read More

Mulindwa Henry

Henry is a paternal orphan who stays with his mother, two sisters and his younger brother. His mother has no income generating activity or any kind of job. There was a certain… Read More

Munezero Angel

Angel lives with her mother, but she doesn’t know the whereabouts of her father because he left for Rwanda and there has been no communication from him since Angel was born. Her… Read More

Mutagubya Jovan

Jovan is a paternal orphan who lives with his mother. They rent a small room at Jemba village, but his mother has no job. She tries to do some casual labour in… Read More

Muwanguzi John – SPONSORED

John’s mother died and his father abandoned him and his location is unknown. John now lives with his aunt in a rented room in the suburbs of Kassanda town. Both John and… Read More

Muwanguzi Patrick – SPONSORED

Patrick is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV/AIDS. He currently lives with his mother and two brothers (his twin is David) in a single, rented room in the Kassanda town… Read More

Naiga Jovia

Jovia is a paternal orphan who stays with her mother in a rented room at Kassanda. Her father died in a motor accident and left his family without land or a house…. Read More

Najjuuko Viola

Viola is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV/AIDs. Her mother neglected her children and left them with their grandmother who has grown very old and is disturbed with severe sicknesses… Read More

Nakakade Sarah – SPONSORED

Sarah is now in vocational training after passing her exams. Her mother is deaf and mute and can use only signs to communicate. Sarah’s mother was raped by an unknown man and… Read More

Nakawunde Agnes

Agnes is a double orphan who lives with her grandmother at Jemba village. The grandmother has a small piece of land on which she grows food crops for home consumption, but she… Read More

Nakyambadde Angel

Angel lives with her mother in a rented one-room house at Jemba Village. She is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV AIDS. Her mother is also HIV positive but fortunately… Read More

Nalukenge Angel

Angel is a paternal orphan who stays with her grandmother and five other children. Her father died of HIV/AIDS and the mother is also HIV positive. Her mother left her with the… Read More

Naluwembe Resty

Resty is a paternal orphan who stays with her grandmother at Jemba village. The family has a small piece of land on which they grow food crops for home consumption, but the… Read More

Namagenyi Pretty – SPONSORED

Pretty lives at the KCA orphanage centre. She doesn’t know her father because her mother was raped coming back home from the market. Her young mother was then forced to quit school… Read More

Namiiro Evelyn

Evelyn is a double orphan – both her mother and father died of HIV AIDS. She lives with her grandmother and 5 other children, all of them orphans. The grandmother has a… Read More

Namirimu Linet

Linet is a paternal orphan who stays with her mother and three other sisters in a small rented house in Mijjubwe village. The family has no piece of land on which they… Read More

Nampijja Prossy

Prossy lost her father to HIV/AIDs and her mother is also HIV positive. Thankfully, Prossy is HIV negative. She, her mom, two sisters and one brother live in a very poor situation,… Read More

Namuyaba Jemimah

Jemimah is a paternal orphan who stays with her mother and two sisters in a single rented room at Mwasabikopo, a suburb of Kassanda. Her father died of HIV/AIDs and her mother… Read More

Nansereko Fausta

Fausta is a maternal orphan, who lives with her grandmother. Her mother died of HIV/AIDS and her father is also HIV positive. Fortunately, Fausta is HIV negative. Her father is very weak,… Read More

Nansubuga Joan

Joan is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV/AIDS. She stays with her mother, two other sisters and one brother at her grandfather’s home because her father did not leave them… Read More

Nanyonjo Anna Maria

Anna Maria is a paternal orphan who lives with her mother with two brothers and two sisters at Jemba village. Her father was killed by boda boda (motorcycle) thieves who killed him… Read More

Nanyonjo Emaculate

Emaculate is a double orphan who stays with her grandmother who is very old. The family has a small piece of land on which they can grow some food, but it’s not… Read More

Ngabire Blessing

Blessing is a double orphan who lives with her grandmother. The grandmother has no job and no other income-generating activity so this causes the family to live in abject poverty. They lack… Read More

Nisah Gift – SPONSORED

Gift was abandoned by her mother when she was only one-year-old. She lives at the church premises with the pastor and knows him as her daddy because he is the one who… Read More

Nkaaka Gasper

Gasper is a paternal orphan who stays with his mother, four sisters and two brothers. His father died in a motor accident and left his family in a very small, temporary shelter… Read More

Senteza Elifazi

Elifazi is a paternal  orphan who lives with his mother, 2 sisters, and his older brother at Jemba Village. His mother has no job but they have a small piece of land… Read More

Ssebbunza Jonathan

Jonathan lives with his mother, grandparents and 10 other children in the same household together. His mother works as peasant farmer on her small piece of land. Jonathan’s father died of HIV/… Read More

Ssebunya Edrine

Edrine is a maternal orphan whose mother died of HIV and he now lives with his grandmother who is totally weak and aged. Edrine’s father is also HIV positive and he is… Read More

Ssempijja Ronald

Ronald is a paternal orphan who stays with his grandmother. His father died of HIV/AIDS and his mother neglects him. The grandmother has grown very old and she has no income-generating activity… Read More

Ssemyalo Clivent

Clivert is a paternal orphan who stays with his mother and 4 other children. His father died of HIV AIDs and his mother is also HIV positive. Fortunately, Clivert is HIV negative…. Read More

Ssenabulya Christopher

Christopher stays with his grandmother, because his mother and father have both abandoned him. The family has a small piece of land on which they grow food crops but the grandmother has… Read More

Ssenyonga Eric – SPONSORED

Eric is a 10-year-old boy whose mother left him at an early age. He lives with his father, three biological siblings and six adopted siblings. He is very helpful around the house… Read More

Ssenyonga Yowane – SPONSORED

Yowane is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV/AIDs. He lives with his mother who is also HIV/AIDs positive and on ART, but fortunately Yowane is HIV negative. He lives with… Read More

Sseruzzi Julius

Julius is a maternal orphan, whose mother died of HIV/AIDS. He lives with his father who is also HIV positive, but his father has been weakened by the disease, grief of mourning… Read More

Suuna Ronald

Ronald is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV/AIDs. His mother abandoned him and left him with his grandmother who cannot care for him. The grandmother approached Kassanda Children’s Aid for… Read More

Twahire Joyce

Joyce is a paternal orphan who lives with her mother who is HIV positive. They live in a rented house, but because she is bedridden, her mother is unable to provide even… Read More

Twesigye Joshua

Joshua is from Kyedikyo village in Kassanda sub-county. He lives with his mother in very poor economic conditions. His mother migrated to Uganda from Rwanda and his father disappeared into the forests… Read More

Wanyama Shaban

Shaban is a paternal orphan and stays with her mother at Jemba village in a rented room. Her father died in an accident and her mother has no land to cultivate. Therefore… Read More

Wyckliffe, Katama

Wickliffe is a paternal orphan whose father died in an accident. Wickliffe was left in the care of his disabled grandmother who has no formal job. Wickliffe lives a very hard life… Read More