URF supports child-headed families that are facing difficulties meeting their basic needs such as: school fees for children, clothing, clean water, housing, basic household supplies, etc. Child-headed families are homes in which children have assumed the role of parent and child. There are instances where parents die and there is no relatives to take the orphans in their care. So the children are forced to survive on their own. We also support families headed by widows or grandmothers taking care of orphans. If you feel touched by their stories, please consider praying for these families or support them in any way you can.
You may choose to make a one-time gift to the family and there is no obligation to continue providing for the family. Alternatively, you may offer to sponsor the family on an ongoing basis. You may also want to pick out one child to sponsor and cater for that child’s educational needs. If you want to send a package to a family, please let us know. There are many ways you can support a family in need. However small your gift is, it can make an imaginable difference in the life of an individual or the entire family. We can also put directly in touch with the family you wish to sponsor.
Your family may also decide to develop a long-term relationship with a needy family in Uganda. Through this twinning relationship, the two families can share the love, joys, and sorrows experienced in their daily lives. This is an opportunity to engage in solidarity with families in another culture to share the riches of cultural diversity. You and your children will have the opportunity to correspond with children of the Ugandan family. We will provide you with contact information and pictures. Your family and the receiving family decide where your gift can be best used. This way, your gift can make a direct impact.
Impact: Three Homes Built for Child-headed Families
One for Deo, 19, Zaituni, 18 & Madinah, 16 all orphan students at Hope Academy and previously lived in a small hut. Second house is for Teresa an elderly woman with two grand children – Javira, 11 and Fred 7 whose parents passed away. The third house is for Nakachwa Rose, 15, a student at Hope caring for a sick mother battling AIDS.
Contact us for more information info@ugandaruralfund.org
