Child Profiles I

Stories and profiles for poor children that Community Child and Youth Care Network looks after...

Tomusange Steven is an orphan born 2004/10/26 by Tomusange John and Nagitta Ruth. His father died due to HIV/AIDS. Tomusange Steven now stays with his mother. Her mother is a poor woman with 6 children who cannot afford their upkeep thus requesting for support from  Comunity Child and Youth Care. He is in now in primary 2. He wants to become a doctor.

Nakibuye Firista is 30 years old. She is a mother of four children of whom Nasaazi Crusum is the third born. They live at Miwuula village, Bwessa Parish, Lwabenge Sub-county in Kalungu District. Crusum was born on 2006/06/28. Her father Bumbakali Wokulira died in 2006 when she was 11 month and her mother took up the responsibility of looking after her.  She is studying in middle class at God’s Care Nursery School.  Firista faces difficulties in paying her school dues because she is jobless.

Bbuye Ronald is ten years old, a son to Mubiru James and Namusisi Olivia who were living in Miwuula Village in Kalungu District. However James is not known where he is staying for a period of 10 years and Olivia died when Ronald was seven month old.  Kizito Denis the grand parent of 65 years took up the responsibility of looking after Ronald. He is a farmer who pays school fees after selling products yet he has nine grand children to look after. Ronald is studying in P.3 at Christ the King Primary school Ssala and wants to be a doctor

Nakayemba Justine is 9 years born on 2002/12/13. She is a daughter to Ddungu and Nakanwagi  Berna of Miwuula village in kalungu District. Dungu died in 2000 and Kiyimba Emmanuel the grand father took up the responsibility of looking after Justine. Emmanuel is 66 years old and he is a farmer who only depends on the little he grows. He faces a challenge in providing school dues to Justine because he has other 6 grand children to look after whose parents died of AIDS. Justine is studying in primary two at Christ the King Primary School Ssala. She wants to be a nurse.

Kitya Muweesi Ronald was born on 1999/05/30. He is a son to Katongole John and Nabaluga Josephine of Miwuula Village in Lwabengew Sub-County in Kalungu District. Both parents alive but the father abandoned them leaving Josephine with all the responsibility of looking after him. She is a poor woman sells pancakes in order to met basic needs of Ronald. Ronald is studying in Primary four at Good Hope Ssala and wants to be a teacher

Seruyange Alex is an orphan born in 2002 staying with his grand father Ssalongo Kasumba Emmanuel of 53 years old.he goes to school at Sala Primary School studying in primary 2. He wishes to become a farmer. His grand father has many grand children of his 4 late children . He needs support

Nakanwagi Immaculate is the fourth born in the family of 8 to Bunje Robert and Nabakooza Annet. She is 7 years old. The parents are alive but irresponsible people who both like drinking alcohol like nothing else. They don’t bother taking children to school. All the 8 children they have, don’t go to school, when we reached their home we selected Immaculate to give support to. She likes singing and dancing and is now in primary 2.

Nasaazi Kate is 6 years old. She is the third born among the four children. She is studying at Christ the King Ssala in primary 2. Kate is a daughter to Katongole Jerevazio and Namable Jane of Miwuula. Jerevazio abandoned his home in 2000 and married another wife. It is only Jane taking care of Kate and other children. She gave birth to Kate while at home because she didn’t have money to go for antenatal.   Jane is a farmer who pays Kate’s school fees after selling farming products. Kate wants to be a doctor.

Abbe Sebaru aged 13years is the 9th born in the family of 12 children. He is studying at Good Hope Primary school. His father says the family is too big for him that he cannot support them. Abbe would be in p.6 by now but he had stopped school due to lack of school fees. He is now in p.4 he wants to be a doctor when he grows up.

Kizza Ronald was born on 2004/08/13. A son to Nabbosa Harriet and Richard Kizza Nsubuga of Miwuula Village, Lwabenbge sub-county Kalungu District they are married and have twelve children  including twins. Both parents are poor and depend only on back cloth making. Kizza is in pre-primary at God’s Care Nursery and Primary School Ssala.

Nakiranda Resty is 6 years old. She was born on 2006/10/03 at Kasambya in Lwabenge subcounty in Kalungu district. She is a daughter to Senabulya Ali and Nabukenya Angelina. Both parents died living with her grandmother of 56 years a poor woman who earns an income from making local brew called malwa. They live at Nabwato village in Lwabenge sub-county. Resty is studying in primary one at Christ the King Ssala. She wants to be a Teacher.

Child Profiles II

Stories and profiles for poor children that Community Child and Youth Care Network looks after...

Nakibuye Florence is a needy poor child born on 2005/11/10. She is studying at God’s care Nursery School in primary one. Both her parents Bornat Kyalwazi Charles and Nassimbwa Pauline are alive but they cannot support her education because they are poor yet she wants to become a nurse. They live at Miwuula village Lwabenge Sub-County, Kalungu Distict. Florence is the 5th born among 6 children.

Mugalula Tonny and Nalubega Scovia Nalongo are married. They live at Miwuula village, Lwabenge Sub- County in Kalungu District. They have six children of whom Namwaya Olive is the third born.  Olive was born on 2002/04/01 and studying at Christ the King Ssala in primary two. Due to poverty in the family, Olive was delayed to start school and some times misses school due to school fees problems.

Merisha Kwagala Brenda was born on 2009/05/18. A daughter born to Namubiru Madrine and Edrine Ddamba. They separated and she stays with her mother who is jobless she cannot support her daughters education.  Brendah is in nursery class and wants to be a mother.

Sadam Lubega is ten years born on 2000/04/08 at Kyamulibwa in Kalungu District. His father Badiru Yiga died in 2009 and Nalongo Amina Nakawungu the grand parent took up the responsibility of  looking after him. She is a poor old woman who cannot support him plus other orphans of her 2 late children. Sadam wants to be a soldier.

Namanda Dezilanta was born on 2002/02/15 at Miwuula Village by Katongole Dodovoko and Birabwa Maria. Her parents are married and have six(6) children of whom Denzilanta is the fourth born. Both parents are farmers who grow food crops only. She is in primary 4 at Christ the King Ssala. she wants to be a teacher.

Nakalyango Jacky is a fourth child. Born in 2005, she is a poor girl who needs support to her education. She stays with her mother Nakaweesi Florence, a poor woman. She studys in primary one at Good Hope Primary School Ssala. Jacky wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

Namuyanja Annet is 13 years old. She is a daughter to Wasswa Charles and Nassanga Annet who stay in different places. Both parents are alive but they are poor and it is only Charles taking care of Annet. He is a farmer who waits for buyers to buy his products in order to meet Annet’s basic needs. Annet is studying in primary three at Christ the King  Nursery and Primary School Ssala. She wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

 Sekidde Sayidi is the 8th in the family of 9 children. He was born in 2006 to Ali Ssenabulya and Namugga Salaam.They live at Nabwato Village , Lwabenge Sub-County in Kalungu District.  His parents are poor. They cannot effectively support his education because the family is too big. He is studying  in primary one at Bwessa Hope Centre he wants to be a teacher.

Muyingo Alex was born on 2005/12/04. He is a son to Kaliisa Posiyano and Nabitaka Rose Mary of Miwuula Village, Lwabenge Sub-county in Kalungu District. Both parents are alive but they have seven children to support of whom Alex is the fifth. Alex is studying at Christ the King Ssala in primary one and wants to be a doctor in future.

Bbule Koyasi is 10 years old, born on 2001/07/07. He is an orphan staying with a 54year old Farasea Kankuze his grandparent. Farasea is very poor and has more than 10 children to look after. They live at Nabwato LC 1 in Kalungu District. Due to poverty, he delayed to start school and now he is studying in P.3 at Christ the King Primary School and wants to be a teacher.

Sekanjako Deo 7 years old is a son to Ssenkaaba Joseph and Babirye Edith of Miwuula Village in Kalungu District. Both parents are alive but very poor because they depend only on subsistence farming they cannot afford supporting his education. They need help. He goes to school at Good Hope Primary School Ssala in  primary one.  He wants to be a lawyer.

School Supplies

Below are a few pictures of a recent school supplies distribution to the children in our care. This is always a happy event which we scheduled on 2014/01/29 in preparation for the upcoming school term. Being able to get an education for these children is a lifeline bringing hope for a better future for them.

Education of as many children as we can provide for is an important priority in our work at Community Child and Youth Care Network.

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Above: Children receiving school supplies (notebooks, pencils, etc)

Below: Ssenyonga Patrick (Director) passing out notebooks