Sharing Stories of LOVE at work
They are all Our children
March 2022 - School is open anD growing!
Warm greetings from everyone at Amahoro Community School Uganda.
We wanted to share some pictures of our students and to thank you for all your love and support towards their good education they are receiving.
Currently the enrollment is at over 1000 students from kindergarten - primary seven - high school.
We also have 17 dedicated teachers and other support staff.
Since the schools began in January, we have so far been going smoothly, especially considering that we were coming out of almost 2 years of no schools due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The teachers are doing their best to bring the students back to the levels they were at before Covid-19. It's a challenging job!!
We have 2 more remaining weeks to the close of 1st term/semester.
The 2nd term will start in April to early July.
Once again we appreciate every financial support and prayers for the students and the teachers.
God Bless you abundantly.
Blessings,
Caleb
We wanted to share some pictures of our students and to thank you for all your love and support towards their good education they are receiving.
Currently the enrollment is at over 1000 students from kindergarten - primary seven - high school.
We also have 17 dedicated teachers and other support staff.
Since the schools began in January, we have so far been going smoothly, especially considering that we were coming out of almost 2 years of no schools due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The teachers are doing their best to bring the students back to the levels they were at before Covid-19. It's a challenging job!!
We have 2 more remaining weeks to the close of 1st term/semester.
The 2nd term will start in April to early July.
Once again we appreciate every financial support and prayers for the students and the teachers.
God Bless you abundantly.
Blessings,
Caleb
November 2021
Dear Friends,
Warm greetings from Amahoro family Uganda. I trust this email will find you all well.
On Behalf of the Amahoro family in Uganda and on my own behalf, I would like to thank each one of you, your families, your friends and all the Amahoro supporters. for the love, care, prayers, and financial support this year 2021. There is no doubt without your support it would have been tremendously difficult to keep all the children fed and cared for and to maintain all the teachers with their immediate families, especially during these difficult times of the Covid-19 pandemic. I thank you.
I am happy to let you know that so far no one has contracted the deadly covid-19, thus far, and please continue praying with us that no one contracts this. Also, to let you know that all our staff have all been vaccinated, we hope that this will help. Some of our youth 18 years and above are also receiving the vaccination.
The government has announced that all schools will reopen in January 2022. Right now, we are doing all the preparations necessary to receive all the students in January. Now the students have not been in schools since March 2020, so it will be really a big challenge to bring them up to date. Please pray for these students and for all the teachers that this transition will work out well.
As the year 2021 draws to a close, and after having missed the 2020 Christmas, everyone now is getting excited about the upcoming Christmas holidays. We are planning to prepare a Thanksgiving feast, thanking God for the gift of life, gift of family and friendships we share. How we wish you would all be here to celebrate with us.
I also wanted to thank a team of volunteers who in 2020 established Amahoro Children’s Initiative Inc (ACI) there in the United States. The purpose of ACI is to better coordinate state side supporters so that communication and resources can flow more seamlessly between us. ACI is a registered 501 c 3 corporation so all your donations can be made through one source and are tax deductible. ACI’s mailing address is PO Box 780061 Wichita, KS 67206 or you can give securely online at www.amahoro.org
Once again, thank you for standing with us to get through this season. We pray for God's blessings upon you and your families, and may He continue to protect you until we meet again when you visit. Please enjoy the following short stories of just two of our children that your support enables.
Thank you and blessings!
Caleb and the Amahoro Family
Dear Friends,
Warm greetings from Amahoro family Uganda. I trust this email will find you all well.
On Behalf of the Amahoro family in Uganda and on my own behalf, I would like to thank each one of you, your families, your friends and all the Amahoro supporters. for the love, care, prayers, and financial support this year 2021. There is no doubt without your support it would have been tremendously difficult to keep all the children fed and cared for and to maintain all the teachers with their immediate families, especially during these difficult times of the Covid-19 pandemic. I thank you.
I am happy to let you know that so far no one has contracted the deadly covid-19, thus far, and please continue praying with us that no one contracts this. Also, to let you know that all our staff have all been vaccinated, we hope that this will help. Some of our youth 18 years and above are also receiving the vaccination.
The government has announced that all schools will reopen in January 2022. Right now, we are doing all the preparations necessary to receive all the students in January. Now the students have not been in schools since March 2020, so it will be really a big challenge to bring them up to date. Please pray for these students and for all the teachers that this transition will work out well.
As the year 2021 draws to a close, and after having missed the 2020 Christmas, everyone now is getting excited about the upcoming Christmas holidays. We are planning to prepare a Thanksgiving feast, thanking God for the gift of life, gift of family and friendships we share. How we wish you would all be here to celebrate with us.
I also wanted to thank a team of volunteers who in 2020 established Amahoro Children’s Initiative Inc (ACI) there in the United States. The purpose of ACI is to better coordinate state side supporters so that communication and resources can flow more seamlessly between us. ACI is a registered 501 c 3 corporation so all your donations can be made through one source and are tax deductible. ACI’s mailing address is PO Box 780061 Wichita, KS 67206 or you can give securely online at www.amahoro.org
Once again, thank you for standing with us to get through this season. We pray for God's blessings upon you and your families, and may He continue to protect you until we meet again when you visit. Please enjoy the following short stories of just two of our children that your support enables.
Thank you and blessings!
Caleb and the Amahoro Family
EDWARD MUDEKEREZA, 12 YEARS OLD
I was a refugee and now a happy soul at Amahoro children’s Home.
I came to Uganda in 2015 with my mother and three siblings, before then our home was the Democratic Republic of Congo, where our father was a soldier and everything was well with our family, sadly my father was killed when the rebels ambushed our home in front of all of us, they promised to come and kill us too, it was a gruesome day, an experience one would never want to witness and encounter neither would I ever want to narrate.
He was a loving father but we lost him, our brave mother amidst the grief fled us to Uganda and we were received in a camp, determined to make a living, educate us and see a bright future, she headed to Kampala, rented a house in Kisenyi slums, she would do casual work but this was never enough to pay rent, buy food and provide all basic needs for all of us.
Amahoro runs a Kisenyi project where free food is provided to street and disadvantaged children, my mother came to Amahoro asking to be helped. We were being kicked out of the house and could hardly provide a single meal for us. She was however confident that once her children are taken care of, she would survive on her own.
On 11th/02/2016, the organisation admitted us and has provided all basic needs that we needed, education and parental love, we are allowed to visit our mother too often and she visits us too at our new home (Amahoro). Iam now in grade four of my primary level, I want to be a Doctor in future.
While at Amahoro my life has changed a lot and Iam now a happy soul again.
I was a refugee and now a happy soul at Amahoro children’s Home.
I came to Uganda in 2015 with my mother and three siblings, before then our home was the Democratic Republic of Congo, where our father was a soldier and everything was well with our family, sadly my father was killed when the rebels ambushed our home in front of all of us, they promised to come and kill us too, it was a gruesome day, an experience one would never want to witness and encounter neither would I ever want to narrate.
He was a loving father but we lost him, our brave mother amidst the grief fled us to Uganda and we were received in a camp, determined to make a living, educate us and see a bright future, she headed to Kampala, rented a house in Kisenyi slums, she would do casual work but this was never enough to pay rent, buy food and provide all basic needs for all of us.
Amahoro runs a Kisenyi project where free food is provided to street and disadvantaged children, my mother came to Amahoro asking to be helped. We were being kicked out of the house and could hardly provide a single meal for us. She was however confident that once her children are taken care of, she would survive on her own.
On 11th/02/2016, the organisation admitted us and has provided all basic needs that we needed, education and parental love, we are allowed to visit our mother too often and she visits us too at our new home (Amahoro). Iam now in grade four of my primary level, I want to be a Doctor in future.
While at Amahoro my life has changed a lot and Iam now a happy soul again.
AISHA NANYONJO, 6 YEARS OLD
FROM AN OLD CAR TO A DECENT HOME AND SCHOOL
My family has struggled to raise us since birth, I lived in Kisenyi, a suburb in capital Kampala with my mother, father and my siblings, unemployed without a constant source of income, we would have one meal a day for purpose of survival, my parents would struggle to access clean water, they would not even afford a decent accommodation.
We lived in an old car in dire state, the car didn’t possess any doors, glasses or even windows putting us at risk given the area is a common ground for criminals, afraid that we could be harmed or even die of starvation, my father contacted local authorities about the possibilities of getting help for the entire family or if possible for his children, the local authorities contacted Amahoro community development initiative an organisation that under one of its projects Amahoro children’s Home rescues, rehabilitates and resettles vulnerable children. I was admitted into Amahoro, Iam in school now, I get all the basic needs of life and my family pay me a visit on scheduled days. I can’t wait to finish school become a lawyer, advocate for the rights of the less privileged and support my family.
FROM AN OLD CAR TO A DECENT HOME AND SCHOOL
My family has struggled to raise us since birth, I lived in Kisenyi, a suburb in capital Kampala with my mother, father and my siblings, unemployed without a constant source of income, we would have one meal a day for purpose of survival, my parents would struggle to access clean water, they would not even afford a decent accommodation.
We lived in an old car in dire state, the car didn’t possess any doors, glasses or even windows putting us at risk given the area is a common ground for criminals, afraid that we could be harmed or even die of starvation, my father contacted local authorities about the possibilities of getting help for the entire family or if possible for his children, the local authorities contacted Amahoro community development initiative an organisation that under one of its projects Amahoro children’s Home rescues, rehabilitates and resettles vulnerable children. I was admitted into Amahoro, Iam in school now, I get all the basic needs of life and my family pay me a visit on scheduled days. I can’t wait to finish school become a lawyer, advocate for the rights of the less privileged and support my family.
With fading scars marked around his face, it is evident that Francis has been a victim of torture. Recovering from trauma, there are incidents when just calling his name loud will get him trembling.
Lukwago Francis was raised by a single parent. This was after his mother’s death which left him under the watch of his father, a one Richard. Richard was however sentenced to prison for defilement related case, according to the Probation Officer of Kawempe Division.
It is understood that upon his father’s conviction; Francis started living with his uncle. It is here that he faced the wrath of his uncle’s wife. First, she stopped him from continuing with school saying Francis had to look after his cousins. At six, Francis was subjected to torture, mistreatment and child labor. He would gravely be beaten for slight incidents such as wetting the bed. The beatings would go on a daily basis till when concerned neighbors reported the matter to Kawempe Police Post.
When police intervened, his Aunt was arrested and Francis found with some of his body parts burnt. His face was covered with wounds and entire body bruised. He was traumatized. The Probation Officer of Kawempe Division contacted Amahoro Children’s Home which went for his rescue. Francis spent his first days at Amahoro in isolation. He would hardly sleep in the night and would live in fear on days he wet the bed.
The organization provided him with counseling services, focused all the mentors and staff attention to him. Over time, Francis integrated with other children and even stopped peeing on bed after several non-violent interventions. Currently his mind has come to get over the trauma and lives a new life. With the rescue and rehabilitation done, Amahoro enrolled him again into school and he is now a happy Child.
Lukwago Francis was raised by a single parent. This was after his mother’s death which left him under the watch of his father, a one Richard. Richard was however sentenced to prison for defilement related case, according to the Probation Officer of Kawempe Division.
It is understood that upon his father’s conviction; Francis started living with his uncle. It is here that he faced the wrath of his uncle’s wife. First, she stopped him from continuing with school saying Francis had to look after his cousins. At six, Francis was subjected to torture, mistreatment and child labor. He would gravely be beaten for slight incidents such as wetting the bed. The beatings would go on a daily basis till when concerned neighbors reported the matter to Kawempe Police Post.
When police intervened, his Aunt was arrested and Francis found with some of his body parts burnt. His face was covered with wounds and entire body bruised. He was traumatized. The Probation Officer of Kawempe Division contacted Amahoro Children’s Home which went for his rescue. Francis spent his first days at Amahoro in isolation. He would hardly sleep in the night and would live in fear on days he wet the bed.
The organization provided him with counseling services, focused all the mentors and staff attention to him. Over time, Francis integrated with other children and even stopped peeing on bed after several non-violent interventions. Currently his mind has come to get over the trauma and lives a new life. With the rescue and rehabilitation done, Amahoro enrolled him again into school and he is now a happy Child.
Their brave mother, amidst the grief fled to Uganda and was received in a camp. Determined to make a living, educate her children and see a brighter future, she headed to Kampala rented a house in the Kisenyi slums. She would do casual jobs but this was never enough to pay rent, buy food and provide all the basics for her four children.
Because of the Amahoro Kisenyi Project where the organization provides free food to street children and other disadvantaged children, she asked to be helped. She was being kicked out of the house and could hardly provide a single meal for all. She was however confident that once helped with the burden of her children; she would survive on her own.
On 11th February 2016, the organization admitted the children and has been providing basic needs to them. All the boys love playing football. They have since been able to learn the local language and speak Swahili as well. The three boys are happily in school now and are so grateful to have found a new family ‘Amahoro’. They are occasionally visited or they visit their mother.
Because of the Amahoro Kisenyi Project where the organization provides free food to street children and other disadvantaged children, she asked to be helped. She was being kicked out of the house and could hardly provide a single meal for all. She was however confident that once helped with the burden of her children; she would survive on her own.
On 11th February 2016, the organization admitted the children and has been providing basic needs to them. All the boys love playing football. They have since been able to learn the local language and speak Swahili as well. The three boys are happily in school now and are so grateful to have found a new family ‘Amahoro’. They are occasionally visited or they visit their mother.
Talent was raised by a single father from the age of 5years after a separation with the mother; His father is also a caretaker at Amahoro Children’s Home. However he didn’t have money to take care of his son so that’s how he ended up in Amahoro Children’s Home.
He is now in his First year of Secondary school.
He is now in his First year of Secondary school.
March 28, 2021
A note from Caleb rukundo (photos included below)
Dear friends and all Amahoro Children’s Initiative Inc. family,
I believe you are all well. All is here well too. I would like ask you to pray for our primary seven candidates. They are sitting for the national examinations this week. This is the final national examination that would determine who goes to High school or repeats, so it is a very important step in their lives and I know they will appreciate your prayers. Yesterday we held prayers for them in our church at Matugga and prayed for each one of them. Thank you very for supporting them financially to enable them reach this milestone in their lives. May God bless you richly.
God bless you all,
Caleb
I believe you are all well. All is here well too. I would like ask you to pray for our primary seven candidates. They are sitting for the national examinations this week. This is the final national examination that would determine who goes to High school or repeats, so it is a very important step in their lives and I know they will appreciate your prayers. Yesterday we held prayers for them in our church at Matugga and prayed for each one of them. Thank you very for supporting them financially to enable them reach this milestone in their lives. May God bless you richly.
God bless you all,
Caleb