St. Kizito Babies Home is a faith-based organization that supports vulnerable, orphaned, and abandoned babies and children. We care for those children to help them be in families because every child deserves to be loved, safe, and have dignity.
St. Kizito caregivers feeding the children
Caring for children from the beginning
Since our beginning, we have cared for abandoned newborns and children whose mothers or parents have died. St. Kizito Babies home offers love, and care for the most vulnerable and abandoned children so they can grow and thrive.
St. Kizito is currently supporting...
Today, the home cares for over 50 children, coming from many different districts of Uganda and ranging in ages from 0-5.
We're also providing support and family strengthening to 48 reunified families.
Note: We're currently transitioning our model to support family-based care. Us transitioning our model will reduce the dependency on institutionalization so that we can help and impact more children from within their families.
Stretching our resources to the maximum
We've witnessed a growing dependence on institutionalized care for babies and children over the years. As a result, our home has stretched its resources to the maximum for this vital work.
Originally our home's maximum capacity was to support 20 children at most, ranging from birth to 3 years old. However, now, our home has over 50 children under its care ranging from birth to 5 years old.
We're also providing support and family strengthening to 48 reunified families.
Originally our home's maximum capacity was to support 20 children at most, ranging from birth to 3 years old.
However, now, our home has over 50 children under its care ranging from birth to 5 years old.
Our Story
St. Kizito Babies' Home, located in Mbale, Uganda, was founded in 1968 by the Mill Hill missionaries, along with the Sisters, Mary of Kakamega, Kenya, and headed by Bishop John Grief. The home was established to care for abandoned newborns and children whose mothers or parents have died.
The home is currently run by Sister Mary Lunyolo of the Sisters of Mary who is the administrator of the home. Today, the home cares for over 45 children, coming from many different districts of Uganda and ranging in age from 0-5. The home oversees the resettlement of these children when they reach the age of 5 - some return to live with relatives, while others are placed in foster homes.
The Problem
Like other orphanages in Uganda, some children in our care have a father, but the mother has died during birth. In these cases, the father and close relatives are unable to care for a newborn baby, and therefore they seek our support.
The Solution
In the future, when more funds become available to the orphanage, the home hopes to be able to reunite more children with their families. We also want to provide ongoing assistance and support to those children who have left the home and are in need, through such means as educational scholarships and vocational training.
Bishop John Grief - St. Kizito's founder
St. Kizito staff poses together
Vision
To help orphans and vulnerable children for future self-reliance by helping kids be in loving families. To be a model of childcare in rehabilitation, transformation, and development of children with various vulnerabilities.
Mission
To give holistic development to the abandoned and neglected babies and children through rehabilitation and education for future self-reliance. We also want to prevent family separation by sustaining and empowering families economically and give skills to better care for their children.
The Solution:
To safeguard the lives of children and restore their dignity, especially the orphans, vulnerable, and isolated children. While doing the following:
- Reuniting children with biological parents when possible
- Placing children with next of kin
- Recruiting and preparing foster parents
St. Kizito is making an impact in our community and beyond
Studies show that children thrive in families. Our dream is to be able to impact and transform the lives of more children by serving them from their homes and families rather than having them live at the home.
Reunited families pose together at St. Kizito
Children reuniting with their families and receiving resettlement packages
Child reuniting with their family
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family recieving a resettlement package
St. Kizito child reuiniting with family
St. Kizito babies reuniting with their family
Child reuniting with their family
Staff poses together at St. Kizito
Child reuniting with their family and receiving a resettlement package
Our Leadership Team
dr. emmanuel obbo (AJ)
Archibishop of Tororo Diocese
Fr. Fabian Talisuna
Parish Priest -Our Lady of Fatima
SR. MARY LUNYOLO
Babies Home - Administrator
Mary Jane Musungu
Chairperson Mgt Committee
Sr. monica
Social Worker
Racheal WEGINGA
Social Worker
Teddy Lunyolo
Accountant
Staff Photo
Fred (Driver), Moses (Piggery), Timothy (Poultry), Ronald (Askari), Jesca (Cook), Farida (Laundry), Esther (Caregiver), Lydia (Caregiver), Sauda (Caregiver), Monica (Caregiver), Oliver (Caregiver), Sr. Monica (Social worker), Racheal (Social worker) and Sr. Mary (Administrator)