Heritage Uganda – Caring for over 150 Children
In 2008, Heritage Uganda acquired a donation of five acres of land specifically to be used for orphans ages 4-23. We were able to develop the property into a safe haven for children with no other place to go. We house the children, grow our vegetables, and mainly eat porridge posho, beans, rice, and fish. Children enter malnourished but eventually grow strong and healthy.
We have a kindergarten – 7th grade school with 15 teachers and eight support staff. Then, children transfer to nearby secondary schools and high schools. The orphans come to us from the streets, refugee camps, churches, and community organizations that help needy and abandoned children. Our life is simple but complete. Besides their education, the youngsters become a community unto themselves and cherish the attention of the adults who work with them.
Moses was born in Bombo-Namaliga, located in the Luweero Triangle, known as the Bush War area, a guerrilla warfare campaign waged by the NRA against the government forces. It exposed the people living there to a profound impact on the communities in the Luweero Triangle, resulting in displacement, loss of life, and significant social and economic disruptions. Moses grew up in a village called Kazo-Nabweru, Wakiso district, which is about 6 miles north of Kampala.
He was the youngest of 15 children his father had with four wives. Growing up, he felt lonely and rejected despite his large family because there was so much conflict. During Uganda’s civil war, his father died, and his mother and his four siblings were displaced from their home. They struggled to earn enough for food, clothing, and other basic needs.