Water Crisis

No Clean Water!

Results from a recent study of current living conditions throughout Africa report that more than one billion people do not have enough clean water to provide for their basic human needs. As a result, more than 2,500 children are dying each day.
"When people are desperately thirsty," one official explained, "they are willing to take the risk of disease by consuming water that may not be healthy. For them - it's either risk infection or die from thirst! It is a horrible position to be in."
Unsafe drinking water can carry diseases such as malaria, trypanosomiasis, intestinal worm infections, dengue, and schistosomiasis - as well as bacteria that can lead to deadly diarrheal infections. "In some areas," the report continued, "the level of suffering and misery owing to the inadequacy of clean water is almost beyond comprehension judging by the number of pregnant women and children who suffer from deadly diarrheal diseases such as cholera and dysentery.
"These parasites and diseases feed on very young children and the elderly.They are the innocent and silent members of society... they have no one to be a voice for them."
"Entire villages and communities are being wiped out by diseases that are living in dirty water.Children are dying in huge numbers! For many people, these numbers are so big that they cannot begin to comprehend them - they are statistics! But imagine your own child dying . . . and then imagine if it happened to every child in your neighborhood school! That's when we start to understand how horrible the crisis is! These poor people desperately need our help! Kazira Orphand Project is looking for contributions that will be used to provide safe drinking water for men, women and children in Africa's neediest regions.

FUTURE FOR AFRICA

What can we do ... when it is too late?
So many people  in developed countries haven't been able to grasp the magnitude of the crisis facing African men, women and children, An entire continent of people are in dire need of food, clean water,education and affordable medicine. That's why we are making more emergency appeals for relief because this truly is a situation like the world has never seen before!
"It will only be too late for the children when we give up on them,". As soon as we do that, then they have little hope for survival. You see, many of the children have no where else to turn for help. They have so little food, clothing, medicine,education and more. . . they need us for everything. That's why I am desperately praying that the people  in the developed countries will understand how important they are to the survival of Uganda and  Africa as a whole. Without our help, there will be no Africa. Its life, its beauty, its children will eventually die. In so many ways, the future of Africa is in our hands!"

 

 FAMINE

 

As hunger and disease claim more lives,
some ask if Africa can be saved

AFRICA - At the dawn of a new millennium, the continent that some say witnessed the birth of the first human civilizations -- may be dying. As widespread drought, starvation and the unchecked spread of deadly diseases continue -- the numbers of people dying on a daily basis throughout Africa is staggering.
In many parts of Africa, the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of every family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war especially southern Sudan where a war of ethnic cleansing is being waged, or adults die from the scourge of AIDS, fields cannot be worked, and food cannot be produced. Many, especially women and children are forced to depend upon hand outs of food. Unpredictable weather can also aggravate the situation.
Starvation is claiming lives. One international relief agency recently discovered a village in a remote region of West Africa where more than 18,000 people were on the verge of starvation. "Malnutrition is so great in this area," a relief worker explained, "that most of the children under five years old had starved to death before we arrived. An entire hillside was covered with fresh graves of the children who had recently died."

THE OUT COME OF HIV/ AIDS IN AFRICA Children and young people whose parents have become infected with AIDS virus begin to suffer even before a parent or caregiver has died, the study goes on to say. Since children are unable to earn the same income as their parents, household income plummets. As a result, there is little money for food, clothing, medicine or other basic necessities. Education is interrupted and many children are forced to drop out to either care for a dying parent or go to work to earn money for others who may be too young. Children become depressed and feel alienated from their peers as well as from their families.
	Young boys and girls who are having to carry the burden of caring for their entire families eat less and sell whatever they can -- even if that includes themselves.
"Boys and girls who have been orphaned by AIDS are also stigmatized," explains Missionary of Africa,"They are known as children whose parents have died from socially embarrassing disease. Besides having had to witness their parents suffering and death, they are now poorer and less healthy than non-orphaned children. They will have a hard time focusing on their education and on life in general. They have been traumatized in ways that few of us will ever be able to understand. And because they are uneducated, they will be subjected to the worst forms of child labor and abuse."

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA   With diseases such as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis continuing to claim the lives of millions of Africa's poorest adults, millions more children are being left homeless and orphaned. "Africa needs more than one billion dollars each year to care for the millions of orphans on the continent," an official spokesman for the United Nations recently stated. "In less than five years," the official continued, "there will be more than 50 million orphans in just 16 of Africa's 53 countries." "Such a situation," an African Union spokesman explained, "will easily destabilize countries because these children are vulnerable and they can be exploited. Funds will be needed for education and healthcare, but we don't know at the moment where the money is coming from."
	As a result of the orphan crisis throughout much of the African continent, more than a billion dollars will be needed each year to care for the children.
"In the past, people used to care for the orphans and loved them," a woman whose husband recently died from disease explained. "But these days they are so many, and many people have died who could have assisted them, and therefore orphanhood is a common phenomenon, not strange. The few who are alive cannot support them." "The epidemic of diseases such as AIDS and malaria in sub- Saharan Africa has already orphaned a generation of children," explains Fr. John Lynch of the Missionaries of Africa. "Now it seems set to affect future generations." Official reports estimate that, at the moment, there are more than 34 million orphans in the region today and some 11 million of them have been orphaned by AIDS. Eight out of every 10 children in the world whose parents have died of AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa. During the last decade, the proportion of children who are orphaned as a result of AIDS.

EDUCATING

Kazira Orphans Project has its origins with “Kids in Uganda”; a non-profit organization set up in the late 2009’s to support orphaned children in Uganda

The United States was founded on the principle that knowledge is a key to freedom and that an education system, operated at the local level, is an excellent way the citizens can access this knowledge.  With the love of Christ, our goal is to promote education and training for children in Uganda through participatory partnerships with local leaders and citizens by building self-sustaining schools that support community development, quality education and a better life.

 

Together we are in a position to change entire nations.

If you would like to support this vision financially, Donate nowIf you would like more information, Contact us

CARING

Kazira Orphanage rests upon the principle of provision, holding fast to the ideal that providing children with an education equips them to become the decision makers of tomorrow. Supplying students with a daily meal has become an important part of this program also, as children need nourishment in order to learn.

Since the beginning of Kazira Orphanage, many have contributed to the ongoing efforts to sustain the orphans and underprivileged children. Our goal is to continue fundraising efforts to build a permanent school and support the Orphan Feeding program, providing education, food and support for these children.
Currently, fundraising efforts are underway to construct a fully permanent school building for the Orphans at Kazira Orphans project headquarters.  
Please join others to make a fundraising in your country and make a difference.
Visit our website for more information.

www.kaziraorphans.org 

CHANGE THE FUTURE OF A POOR CHILD

More than 2 million children in Africa are orphans, as a result of loosing Parents to the wrath of the dangerous killer diseases like AIDS, Malaria and many other infections. The lack of the basics in life has created hopelessness because of lack of money for food, Health care and Education.
Many children have been forced to the streets, others are living with harsh relatives who have shamelessly forced them into child labour, sexually abused them or married them off for the purposes of gaining bridal wealth. Some children are kicked out from homes over trivial matters that bring frustration, for example, the young girls who get pregnant while young.

Many young girls are acting "parents" to younger sisters and brothers whose parents have passed away, and they are easy targets for prostitution or rape!
Our project is extending this opportunity for you to help change the future of a poor child and grow the future generation.

 KAZIRA  WITH ITS PROJECTS

 Are you getting ready for your summer break or looking to escape the Southern Hemisphere winter and gap a year we want to help you make your vacation a memorable one.

We are looking for volunteers to assist us in the following programs over the January-December period. Will you be one of them?

Teach in Uganda: We need volunteers to teach in primary  school in Kabale western Uganda. This is an amazing opportunity to help create a loving, creative and interactive environment for Ugandan children to flourish.

Look after children in Uganda: We are looking for volunteers who can share their skills with children aged 3-8 at a daycare center and orphanage in Uganda. This program is for you if you love children and have some childcare experience or not.

Farming in Uganda: we need volunteers who can encourage the awareness of local plants and biodiversity, respect for the environment and the sustainable use of soil and water. It means the passing-on of knowledge from the old to the young and a reinforced spirit of collaboration. A garden, moreover, means guaranteeing a daily supply of fresh and healthy food to local communities, improving the quality of daily life and the development of local economies.
Please get in touch and pass on to your friends whom you know that can make impact

Area

WESTERN UGANDA

Type of help.

 Teaching,
Help with Computers / internet,
Other,
Art project,
Language practise,
Charity work,
Helping with Tourists,
Animal care,
Help in the house,
Help with Eco project,
Farming,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Elderly Care,
Babysitting / child care,
Building, 
Gardening

Languages spoken

English

What else ...

Our project aims at empowering the poor children, especially the orphans, to realize their potential, build self esteem and self confidence while targeting to improve their livelihoods for self and community enrichment, and contributing positively to their country and the World as a whole.

With the Help of Generous people around the World, We move towards;

* Providing opportunities for education
* Availing academic materials that enable them compete favorably with urban schools
* Adoption of a culture of knowledge sharing and information management
* Providing them with practical social skills for personal development


Uganda is a beautiful country and people are really friendly .............Welcome to Uganda the pearl of Africa.

ORPHAN FEEDING PROGRAM

Please Help Us Feed the Orphans!

Have you seen all the need in the world and ever wondered how can I help? The Orphan Feeding Program may be the perfect way for you to do just that!
The Orphan Feeding Program was established in 2011 when children whose parents were victims of the HIV/AIDS epidemic were identified in the Kazira primary school in Kabale Uganda. Most were malnourished and unable to learn.
The response was to raise funds and establish a feeding program for the children. As a result, all of the orphaned children attending these three schools are now given a daily meal of porridge or rice and beans. For most orphans, that meal is their only one that day, and in many cases they bring the food home to share with the people they are staying with.
The cost for this feeding program is $3 per child per day, depending on the fluctuating cost of food in Uganda.  Since the inception of the program, hundreds of children have benefited from this daily provision of food.
Please join us in reaching out to these orphans.  This program is changing lives, and yours just might be one of them!
Thank you for your compassion and giving!
Facts on the Orphan Feeding Program
 ~ No child is turned away because of their religion, denomination, race or ethnicity.
~ It takes less than .$3 a day to ensure that one orphan has a nourishing hot meal.
 ~ Our goal is to reach $1,500 per month so that the growing number of orphans coming Kazira Orphans project will be fed.
 ~ Every penny that is raised through this program goes directly to providing a hot, nourishing meal for the orphans.

A Child needs
    HOPE

Her smile tells of nutritious meals and a heart full of hope.
$15 will transform a child's life at Kazira Orphans Organization here in Uganda.
Please know that you can feed as many children as you like, just multiply your monthly $15 gift by the number of children you’d like to help.Join others to help the helpless.

Indeed "Every one is a star"

HELP TO HELP OTHERS

Orphaned children in Africa are poorer, less educated and much less healthy than other African children. The plight is discouraging, but by becoming knowledgeable about the many different ways to help, you can make a difference.

1. Raise awareness about the plight of orphaned children in Africa by creating informational fliers and brochures. Distribute the fliers and brochures to your friends, family and members of your community. People who are aware and informed about the plight of African orphans are much more likely to donate or help.

2. Hold a bake sale or garage sale and donate the proceeds to Kazira Organization in Uganda that supports orphaned children in Africa. Ask your friends, family and community members to donate items for sale. Broadcast the garage or bake sale with fliers and by word of mouth.

3. Sponsor orphaned children at Kazira. Visit the Kazira Orphans website. Choose a child to sponsor from the list provided and pay the $35 monthly sponsorship amount. Exchange letters with the child you sponsor. Kazira, a reputable nonprofit organization, will send you the address and facilitate delivery of your letters.

4. Volunteer at Kazira Orphans Project in Uganda,.

 www.kaziraorphans.org, 

MAKE A CHILD SMILE FROM MISERABLE

 Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world when you visit anew area but what if you visit Uganda? automatically you can not miss to visit  Kazira organization in Uganda.
"Endeed every one is a star"
www.kaziraorphans.org

KAZIRA ORPHANS AFTER CLASSES

JOIN OTHERS TO HELP CHARITY

Change her life by sponsoring Charity who lost all her parent and stays with the step mother and not schooling but now has been rescued by Kazira Project. please take a part and help her in education. if you are interested to help, please email us at sponsor@kaziraorphans.org and visit our website at www.kaziraorphans.org

WE ARE HAPPY TO BE PART OF KAZIRA ORPHANS IN UGANDA

Kazira orphans project is blessed to have visitors from different countries in the world. Here they are selecting children for sponsorship.You do not need to visit Uganda to sponsor a child only that you can select a child to be sponsored even if you are in your country.Let us know the child/children you want to sponsor next year remember anything you donate makes a difference.
www,kaziraorphans.org
for more information.

Jacqueline Michelle

  March 17, 2012 near Chicago, IL, United States 

So proud of my friend Charles Kukunda and his tireless dedication to the children of Uganda and his community. I first met Charles at Lake Bunyonyi when he was beginning to launch Kazira Orphans Project, and I'm so happy to see how far along the project has come. For all those interested in helping out in Uganda, please visit Kazira Orphaned Children and support those Ugandans who work hard to give back to their community and make sustainable community-based projects. School supplies, mosquito nets, and life jackets are all helpful.

 Kazira Orphans in Uganda
Volunteer's testimony

TANIA WALKER (Volunteer)

Tania Walker

March 16, 2012 at 6:50pm

From Canada

Charles has been working very hard for a noble cause. We are proud of Charles and his continuous dedication. We met him at the inception of this project that only continues to be more beneficial to the community. However in order to reach its full potential and help the children, community and society as a whole by giving, we need to lend out a hand and contribute as much as we can. Any help helps!!! Thank you for your kindness. Tania, Volunteer for the project.

 RITA ANTONIETA NEVES 
 February 12

From Germany.

Esta menina real é do Uganda, é órfã e está ao cuidado do orfanato de Kazira Orphaned Children. Com as dificuldades que todos podemos imaginar existirem no "3º mundo", este orfanato recebe-as, tenta dar tecto, comida e educação...

 See Translation
       

 This girl is from Uganda, is an orphan and is in the care of Orphaned Children Kazira orphanage. With the difficulties that we can all imagine exist in the "third world", this Orphanage receives them, tries to give the ceiling, food and education ... (Translated by Bing)

CANOE TREKKING

 This is one of the activities on Lake Bunyonyi.
A relaxed period at Lake Bunyonyi can be a must especially after a grueling period.
Visiting Kazira orphanage in Uganda, in your free time you can have canoe trekking and discover the heart of Africa.
Visit www.kaziraorphans.org

 The BATWA (PYGMIES)

Batwa “Pygmies”are one of the old-est peoples in Africa. They roamed the forests looking for
fruits and honey, and hunted with bows and trained dogs. As the woods were cut down by the
Bantu, Batwa numbers dwindled. In 1992 they were evicted from the national parks with
no compensation. Recently the authori-ties have shown more understanding and some progress has been made.

Visit www.kaziraorphans.org

BUKORA CAVE

A vigorous hike will bring you to Bukoora Cave, a place of refuge during times of civil unrest and the site of a local shrine. Currently, local Ugandans visit the cave to rest and reflect. Along the way, you will enjoy spectacular views of Lake
Bunyonyi and will experience a little of the farmers' daily lives on the steep slopes above the lake. After having a rest at Kazira Orphanage, you can visit this cave and discover the secret.

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LOCAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

At Kazira orphans project in Uganda,one can pray a local foot ball with the children. Why not.

Any one can donate both footballs and netball to the orphanage.

See www.kaziraorphans.org

ABAHESHI BLACKSMITHS

In the village of Ahamugada, situated on the hills opposite the cave. The blacksmiths traditionally gathered iron ore from the hillsides but they now buy ore from a local Market in Kabale. The blacksmiths still use traditional methods passed down from their ancestors to form tools and weapons.

VOLUNTEER

 As you Visit Kazira orphanage in Uganda for sure you will not forget because on your way experiencing the community walk,you will discover a lot of this you had never seen in your life.How do you feel when you see this.Our Volunteer Sarah at the orphanage.
Find us at www.kaziraorphans.org
kaziraorphans.blogspot.com

 TOM

 

Tom is 3years old.His mother died 2years back but though Tom has no parent to take care of him but still he can smile as Kazira orphans project stands in the shoes of his parents.Take a look.

 

 LAKE BUNYONYI

Lake Bunyonyi means a ("Place of many little birds") lies in south western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale close to the border with Rwanda. Located at 1,962 m above sea level, it is about 25 km long and 7 km wide. The depth of the lake is rumored to vary between 44 m and 900 m, which if true would make the lake the second deepest in Africa.It is one of the few lakes in the region that is rumored to be free of bilharzia and safe for swimming, however, this claim is not verifiable and patrons of the lake have tested positive as recently as 2012. The lake appears on the 5,000 Ugandan shilling note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces".
Towns on its shores include Rutinda, Kyevu and Muko while its 29 islands include Punishment Island, Bushara Island and Leprosy Island. It is a popular location for waterspots and is known for the surrounding terraced hillsides. It is popular with both foreign and domestic tourists and there is a wide variety of tourist accommodation.

KAZIRA PROJECTS

KAZIRA POULTRY KEEPING PROJECT

In April 2012, Kazira Orphans Project started to establish a chicken farming project that would provide food for the orphans, vocational training for the orphans and an income for the community.  This would allow Charles’ orphanage to embark on a business venture to bring a sustainable income to the community and in turn fully support the orphan home and the orphans that reside there.

This farming project includes a two-story chicken/egg production buildings that will house 2,000 chickens, a caretaker's home that will also serve as the farm office,  and a variety of vegetables to be harvested on a regular basis.  The produce, eggs, and chickens that are not needed to feed the orphans will be sold or bartered in the local markets for additional provisions.  This farming initiative is a win-win situation because it will allow the orphans to enjoy a more nutritious and varied diet as well as a badly needed income to support other expenses from the orphan home.  And $14,300 is needed to fully develop this farming plot.

The first phase of development for the farming plot is the construction of the security wall around the farm plot and the pit latrine.  Each of the 11,000 blocks will be made by hand and formed with the block making machine.   The second phase of the self-sustaining chicken project will be to build the two-story chicken coop, and  the final phase is to construct a caretaker's home that will also serve as the office for the chicken farm.

Are you interested to help the project and be part of it?

Reach us at

sponsor@kaziraorphans.org

www.kaziraorphans.org

Tel:+256779422730

"EVERY ONE IS A STAR"

  Change a life, Sponsor a child

 

Truly I can say that $1 a day changes the life of a child.  
I see it everyday and can give you 2oo names.

All the children know their sponsors by name, pray for them, and LOVE receiving letters from their sponsors and writing back.  It is a joy for me to see the friendships that form between the children and their sponsors.  You will be a blessing and will be blessed in return.

Please Kazira Orphans Project doors are open for every one to make a difference in this cause because anything donated to Kazira Project makes a difference.

For more information about sponsoring a child/children.  
Visit www.kaziraorphans.org 

 

 DONATE NOW

ANYTHING YOU DONATE MAKES A DIFFERENCE

I learned to GIVE not because I have many, but because exactly how it feels to have NOTHING!Thank you to everyone who has brought joy and happiness to these little ones!
Are you interested to join us and sponsor a child/children? to in our project?
"You too can be part of Kazira Projects"
 Please email us at 
sponsor@kaziraorphans.org 
or visit our home page at www.kaziraorphans.org.

LUNCH  PROGRAM

 

 KAZIRA HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

 

KAZIRA orphanage program provides a great opportunity to work very closely with children who have mostly neglect, abuse or lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. The big smiles and love of these children towards anyone who is willing to help them in any way, leaves lots of memories in the minds of volunteers and interns, making it hard to part from them at the end of the program. The volunteers and interns teach basic and conversational English. Activities include: games, drawing, organizing day sightseeing with the children, feeding, washing the children and other creative activities.

Do you want to give back to the communities? Do you want to give a child at least a meal at the orphanage?  
 For just only $35 a month, you can sponsor a child living in a Food for the Poor-supported KAZIRA orphanage in Uganda..........  
Do you want see these kids smile? Then this program is for you. Be a star, a hero, break the box, come and hug these kids and put smile in their faces. That all that these kids need. You’ve got everything to make these kids happy. In your small way you make it happen!

Resources are really in short supply here, but it’s amazing to see the children always happy and getting involved in anything fun! Volunteers are encouraged to raise more funds for the orphanage at home before coming. The funds will be used to keep the orphanage up and running and to get more toys for the orphans. Volunteers are allowed to bring children books, toys, old shoes, t-shirts, soccer balls and old computers for the orphanage.

Activities include the following below:

• Teaching - Classrooms: The program includes teaching maths subjects, science subjects, spots, music, cantata, agriculture, computer program in the school where the orphans attend. Provide extra support and guidance in a self-contained special needs classrooms kindergarten, primary one to six, provide special one on one support and guidance to an autistic students with extra special needs. The program also include after school orphanage program – helping the kids with their home works and story telling.
• Field - Outside the Orphanage: Earmark sites for development. Construction of spots and recreation facilities, Construction of classrooms block, construction of toilet, construction library and renovation work on the existing orphanage (fixing windows, fixing doors, floor concreting, painting, art works, electrical works and plumbing works)
• Social Work in the Orphanage: Helping in the kitchen to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner, feeding, washing, drying, powdering, changing diapers and helping in the orphanage farm, be on night duty, coaching program- football, tennis, basketball or volleyball. Supervised free play, assistance with homework or working with some of the disabled children at the orphanage.