Ensuring sustainable family-based care for orphans and children with disabilities
When you donate, you help create a society where all orphans, vulnerable children, and children with disabilities live to their full potential, thriving in families
why support us?
We've empowered 1,000+ children to live fulfilling and meaningful adult lives
Our Vision
To create a society where all orphans, vulnerable children, and children with special needs live to their full potential knowing their rights and fulfilling their aspirations.
Our Mission
To empower vulnerable children, orphans, children with disabilities, and their caretakers through capacity-building and holistic support to thrive living fulfilling, meaningful lives.
What we do
Children should be families and kinship care, not orphanages. That's why we're committed to strengthening families and providing community-based care.
about us
How we care for children and families
The OVC Mbarara Sustainable Program is a community-based organization that supports orphans, vulnerable children, and children with disabilities in families because every child deserves to be loved, safe, and have dignity.
Currently, our program is helping 20 orphans and vulnerable children while supporting 150 children with disabilities and special needs to acquire quality education, necessary health services, and livelihood capacity to live fulfilling lives.
Founded in 1994, the program started helping HIV/AIDS-affected and infected children and later expanded to children with special needs. Today, we work with families and children from rural Mbarara Archdiocese and beyond.
In 28 years, over 1000 children have been supported through OVC Mbarara. Some have gone on to occupy important positions in society. Most, if not all, have found their place in the broader community, gainful employment, a trade, or have founded a family.
What we do
Discover how we make a difference for children and families
Often children with disabilities are given to orphanages by parents who feel ill-equipped to meet their children's adaptive support needs due to a lack of emotional support or financial limitations. However, we believe children should be in families and kinship care, not orphanages.
Kids have the best chance to thrive when they grow up in a family. That is why we are committed to empowering children with disabilities and strengthening families. We also collaborate with other community service providers to improve vulnerable child well-being and inclusion in society.
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