At VKids Trust Uganda, we are committed to transforming the lives of vulnerable children by providing them with education, care, and a safe environment. We currently sponsor 55 children, ranging from 3 months to 18 years old. Around 50 of these children are enrolled in schools, where we cover their tuition fees, ensuring they receive a basic education. The remaining 5 children have different disabilities: two are attending a school for the hearing impaired, and one is living with cerebral palsy.Many of the younger children under our sponsorship reside at the VKids Outreach Centre. They were brought to us due to neglect or unsafe home environments. For example, David, a nine-month-old boy who was severely malnourished, is now being nursed back to health at our center. Shalom, a 3-year-old girl, joined us when she was just six months old after being rescued from an unstable home where her mother struggled with her mental health. Our mission is to provide these children with the love, support, and resources they need to thrive and have a brighter future.
Gihozo Angel
Gihozo Angel (5 yrs): Both of Angel’s parents are jobless and struggle to afford school fees, rent, and food for their three children. After a cyclone swept away their home in March 2025, the family has been left displaced and without any belongings, making their already difficult situation even more desperate.
Nabukeera Susan
Nabukeera Susan (16 yrs): Susan’s parents are peasant farmers who find it hard to cater for the special needs and education of their seven children. The family’s situation was worsened in March of this year, 2025, when their home was destroyed by a cyclone, leaving them without a stable place to live.
Ssegona Mark
Ssegona Mark (6 yrs): Mark’s parents are peasant farmers and low-income earners who struggle to afford school fees for their three children. After a cyclone swept away their home in March 2025, the family was left displaced and homeless, making it even harder to support Mark’s education and basic needs.
Mwesigwa Daniel
The parents are low income earners who even struggle to get what to eat and they are jobless which makes it a real struggle to get school fees.
Nabakooza Shirat
Her mother who is a widow finds it hard to take care of her five children since she is jobless and her house was swept away by a cyclone which occurred in march this year 20125 and this led.
Nassolo Benna
The mother is jobless, and the father is a fisherman where fish is nolonger in plenty, leading to very poor standards of living since the two parents have no stable source of income.