Education First
By sponsoring a child's education, the fund helps families fight illiteracy and poverty while keeping children at the heart of community change.
St. Kizito Uganda Fund
I can make a difference. Together we can make a greater difference.
Supporting education, clean water, medical care, family self-reliance, and practical skills for children and families in Kawango, Nkozi Parish, Uganda.
Fr. Kizito Kirenga
About the Founder
Born in 1970 as the youngest of 12 children, Fr. Kizito Kirenga understands how fragile educational opportunity can be. With his mother bedridden for over 25 years and his family facing hardship, many of his siblings could not continue beyond elementary school.
After war and displacement during the Idi Amin years, Fr. Kizito resumed school in 1982. With help from his parish priest, he entered St. Joseph High School Seminary, Nyenga, and later St. Thomas Aquinas National Major Seminary.
He was ordained on August 11, 2001 for the Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda, and has served in parish ministry, education, seminary formation, and Catholic radio.
St. Kizito is one of the Uganda Martyrs and the patron saint of children in Uganda. The fund reaches out in love and compassion to disadvantaged and vulnerable children, especially in Fr. Kizito's home village.
Why Get Involved
Helping Ugandan families help themselves.
Families & Homes
Programs emphasize healthy home practices, clean water, mosquito nets where possible, and the dignity of a safe living environment.
Women & Skills
The fund puts emphasis on giving women the skills they need to live with dignity and become more self-reliant.
Our Vision
To help Ugandan families help themselves in the fight against illiteracy and poverty, and to ensure a decent home environment for healthy living.
Our Mission
To mobilize people of good will to support better education, healthy families, community literacy, and practical skills for self-reliance.
Local Projects
Practical work with visible results.
Water Project
In 2016 the fund drilled a deep well to provide the community with clean water. A second well is complete, with a submersible pump and generator still needed.
Economic Projects
Goat and pig farming, along with bananas, corn, and beans, help raise local support for the fund.
Medical Care
The fund regularly covers medical bills for sponsored children, especially illnesses related to malaria.
Child Sponsorship
Support has kept 245 students in school through tuition, supplies, and medical care.
Holy Trinity High School
The computer and library building was completed and a school borehole was drilled with help from partners.
Students Currently Supported
245 students kept in school.
152
Elementary students
79
High school students
9
College students
5
Seminarians
Five Year Plan
What comes next
The current priorities build on sponsorship, water, power, agriculture, and skills training for long-term local strength.
- Continue sponsorship of children.
- Buy a pump and generator for the second clean water well.
- Build a six-classroom elementary school block.
- Secure a tractor and grain mill for agricultural productivity.
- Extend power lines to the village.
- Set up a community center for skill development.
Donate
Your gift supports education, health, water, and opportunity.
Donations are processed through St. Andrew Catholic Church in Pasadena for the St. Kizito Uganda Fund.
Tuition
School supplies
Medical care
Clean water
Farming projects