Emmanuel (8) is a smart, sweet boy. He lives in Kaabong (Karamoja, Uganda) with his single mother and two sisters. At his birth his mother got the fright of her life.

Children with a handicap are extra vulnerable. Health care in remote areas is bad en because of taboos and superstition, these children run an even bigger risk to neglect and social exclusion. We want to help these children! With access to education, basic needs en specialist medical care.

Child Care Africa Foundation has received great news. Our application for our project has officially been approved by the TakaTuka Foundation. From January 2021 until December 2021, 84 women will be supported for a total of € 4000,-

Children with a handicap run extra risks in Africa. The health care in romote regions is bad. Because of taboos and superstition these children are at an even bigger risk to neglect and social exclusion. We take children with a physical handicap in our regular sponsor program and offer extra medical car and attention among which children with a cleft lip.

Poverty, arranged marriages and teen pregnancies are the most important reasons for girls in Karamoja to leave school prematurely. Our sponsor program helps poor girls to go to school and to prevent arranged marriages. We do our utmost to prevent teen pregnancies. This week our local partner KAPDA in Kaabong: