Kids Of Light:

The School:
In 2019 husband-and-wife team Charles and Harriet Obote felt the pull of God’s calling to address the
needs of those in the Alebtong District in Uganda. Those living in the Alebtong District are some of the
country’s most impoverished and uneducated. In an effort to alleviate the suffering, they decided to
start a school to help individuals, families, and true orphans. The main goal of the school is to present
the Gospel of Jesus Christ to vulnerable children and their families, and show them the love of Christ by
meeting their most fundamental needs. Supported and accredited by the local government, the school
provides quality education in a safe environment, including food and long-term shelter as needed.
What began in 2019 with 7 children has grown to 175 students in 2022, with 275 registered for the 2023
school year. Presently, there are 25 qualified teachers and support staff, while 50 boys and 27 girls live
at the school year-round. In an effort to become self-sufficient, the school currently has three large
gardening and farming plots. Despite the farming and the support from the local church and many local
families, the majority of students rely on at least a partial scholarship provided by Ukids.
Charles Obote holds a university degree in social work, and has been known by, and worked with, Ukids
for over 15 years. Harriet worked as a school headmistress for many years, and now serves as co-
director for Kids of Light.

Ukids Support:

In addition to providing scholarships for students attending Kids of Light, Ukids has partnered with KOL
with its facility development. In 2020 Ukids helped to build a 16 room school. In 2021 funds were raised
to convert two classrooms into boys’ and girls’ dormitories, and to drill a deep bore hole on the property
to provide ready and clean water access for the school. In 2022 Ukids helped add a kitchen and a
separate lavatory to the campus. Currently, Ukids hopes to fund the expansion of the dormitories, and
the addition of a solar electrical system as resources become available.

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Empowering Vulnerable Families:

The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 was particularly hard for impoverished families in Uganda. Betty Nansiri
decided to make a difference. She began Empowering Vulnerable Families (EVF) to build a community in

Christ to love, support, and care for one another by providing for vulnerable families through sharing
resources, ideas, and skills. The initial goal was to primarily help widows provide for themselves and
their families, but has since expanded to provide for the elderly who cannot work as well.
Financial support from Ukids and other sponsors are distributed quarterly as micro-loans to vulnerable
families who are learning how to run a business, with the goal to support themselves and their families
financially. Loans are paid back to EVF, and accrued interest is put into a separate savings account to be
then used for individual families in need. Additionally, EVF has a large garden which seasonally provides
funds and food for the ministry and community.
Betty Nansiri has over 7 years of experience as a businesswoman, and has been a ministry partner with
Ukids since 2007. She and her leadership team provide spiritual discipleship, business mentoring, and
practical money management skills to those supported by the ministry. She has worked extensively with
children and families in need, and has served with the orphanages run by Christian Life Ministries since
2003.

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Higher Education Sponsorships:

Ukids is committed to the education of orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda. Our current focus
is to equip young adults and to help them plan for and achieve their “path to independence” with Christ
at their center. As young people graduate from secondary school (high school), most have no path
forward financially to pursue their higher education in universities or trade schools. We are providing
this path forward for as many young people as God enables us. We accomplish this using the following
approach:
 Finding sponsors to help cover education and living expenses
 Providing life and career counseling
 Providing a life coach to accompany them on their journey
Ukids has one full-time employee in Kampala, Uganda. Zion Batamuliza as our Director of Student
Education. As each student enters the program, Zion meets with them to assess their skills, discuss their
educational goals, assist them in choosing a school, and guides them in establishing a budget for their
educational journey. All student requests for assistance are made through Zion, who evaluates them
before passing them on to Ukids. All funds for student education and expenses are paid through Zion.
This adds a high level of accountability to the program.
A university education in Uganda is typically three years and will cost approximately $3,000 per year, or
$250 per month. This includes tuition, fees, housing, food and a monthly allowance for miscellaneous
expenses. A trade school education is somewhat less than that. Many people are not in a position to
fully sponsor a student on their own. We would encourage you to consider how you might partner with
us financially and allow us to assist as many students as possible in this critical time in their life journey.
Any amount given on a monthly basis allows us to effectively plan for our student’s needs.

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