location_onKasanje Central, Kasanje Parish, Wakiso District, Uganda
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SMCF
Transformation of lives

Restoring hope.
Building futures.

Ssenvuma Memorial Care Foundation walks with orphans, vulnerable children and their caregivers in Uganda — through school, through illness, through hunger, and into independence.

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Theme: Volunteerism spiriting to improve the lives of vulnerable children.

Motto: Transformation of lives. Registered community-based organisation, Uganda.

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258+

OVC supported in school

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89

Children living with HIV identified

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7

Local staff

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2

International personnel

What we do

Eight programmes, one promise

Holistic support built around the lived reality of vulnerable children and the people raising them.

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Psychological & Community Health Support

Counselling, home visits and peer groups that restore hope among orphans, vulnerable children and their caregivers.

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Education & Child Sponsorship

School fees, scholastic materials, uniforms and mentoring that keep vulnerable children learning.

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Sanitation, Shelter & Water

Safe water points, decent shelter and household sanitation for families living in extreme vulnerability.

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HIV/AIDS & Health

Testing, treatment adherence, nutrition and health education for children and youth living with HIV.

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Agriculture & Food Security

Kitchen gardens, piggery multiplication and permaculture training that put food on the table year-round.

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Economic Strengthening

Village Savings and Loan Associations, grandmother grants and income-generating projects.

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Field work

Projects delivered and projects ahead

Every project is published with its challenge, its activities and its results.

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Education Support 2025/2026

Fees, uniforms, books and mentoring that kept 258 children in class.

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Piggery Demonstration & Multiplication

A demonstration piggery that passes breeding stock on to vulnerable families.

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Community Library & Research Room

A quiet place to read, study and do research, open to the whole community.

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public Ssenvuma Heritage Alliance

Come as a visitor.
Leave as family.

Ethical volunteering and cultural exchange in Uganda. Two, four or eight weeks living and working alongside the community — accommodation, meals, transfers, orientation and a real project role included.

2 weeks · $700
4 weeks · $1,200
8 weeks · $2,100
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News from the community

Health · 2026-09-06

Plans advance for the community hospital

Designs are complete for a facility targeting 1,800 patients a month, and we are now seeking capital partners.

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Livelihoods · 2026-08-27

Grandmothers open their own savings groups

Village Savings and Loan Associations are giving grandmother-headed households credit for school fees, medicine and trade.

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Education · 2026-08-12

258 children back in class

Our largest education intake yet saw 258 orphans and vulnerable children begin the year with fees paid, uniforms issued and books in hand.

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Your gift changes what a child can expect

Give by Mobile Money, card or bank through our secure checkout. Every gift is receipted and tracked to a programme.