Widow and Child in Need Project is an orphanage project found in Uganda (East Africa) in Mbale District, Bungokho Sub – County, Bubirabi Parish, Mabanga Village; where Aids killed almost all male and female people leaving behind unplanned for and helpless Children.

The Project was founded by Esther R. Katenya who is a well trained Social worker and a  trained Stenographer Lornah Mukimba respectively, purposely to cater for the parentless, homeless children by providing them Education, food, Medical care, clothing and other basic needs.

The project started on 8^th February 2000 with 5 children of ages between 4 and 7 years. The number of children (Orphans) grew with time so we talked to local leaders in that community and those around requesting for assistance which they gave according to their abilities.

Currently, the project is taking care of 15 widows and 66 children, 35 of which are girls and 31 are boys who are at different levels of primary education in different village schools, their needs have risen so high that we can no longer manage to provide for them adequately.

Our main interest is to see these orphans grow up into good citizens / human beings and not street children or prostitutes.

We constructed two temporary houses to serve as hostels for the children to live in. (See picture below) we have tried to provide things like beds, food, medical care, school materials, clothing and other relevant basic needs. As they grow older, their needs increase.

We also constructed a temporary administration office to handle the correspondence within the project (see picture below). We were doing every thing temporary because we did not have enough money to construct / build permanently, we couldn’t wait to get enough money before the start of the project because the situation of the beneficiaries was really bad.

These children while at this temporary hostel, they are being looked after by some of these widows, who cook, wash, escorts some young ones to their long distance schools, and cleans the environment / compound and extra.  

However, on the sad note, some of the windows are sick with HIV virus plus the children whom the husband died and left her with. Their life is difficult as you can see one of the widow in picture below with her One and half of age all are sick. the mother is  preparing porridge which they can take as their meal throughout the day. Her body is full of wounds plus the child which has no immediate treatment.

However, as we talk now, we no longer stand for all the basic needs needed in the project  and we have thought to solicit for help from any well wisher or organization who can be willing to help us continue with this noble cause.

Therefore, any assistance is greatly appreciated from any supporter or donor to this project.

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