On our website, we publish articles about Karamoja. News, stories about the community, culture, economy and development. But we never wrote about the beautiful and rich nature in Karamoja. With Kidepo national park in Kaabong, northeast Uganda, as an absolute highlight. Read more about this incredible national park and see the photos Dorian Cosijnse took in the park.

Our administrators and volunteers are selflessly committed to the work of Child Care Africa in Uganda. In the blogs by the board, board members write about their highlights or what drives them. What makes their heart beat faster? Read the board members’ blogs and get to know the beating heart of the Child Care Africa foundation.

Written by Steven Ariong, for Daily Monitor, 2nd July 2021. Find article here.

Karimojong women have appealed to the government to ban widow inheritance, a common practice in the sub-region. The women say they are being bound by their culture to marry their late spouses’ brothers as a way of compensating for  the bride price paid to their  families.

Spina Bifida is also known as an “open back”. In a baby with Spina Bifida, the vertebrae are not closed properly and the spinal cord is open. This can cause paralysis, incontinence or hydrocephalus. Read the story of Namunu from Kaabong, Uganda.

Schools were closed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda. This means that our Ugandan colleagues are in the field every day making sure our 188 students and 35 disabled children are safe and doing well!