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Kato Muwanguzi was just ten years old when his mother was put in prison. His mother, Nalongo Sarah, was a street vendor in the bustling city of Kampala, where she sold fresh fruits to make ends meet. Every morning, she would wake up before dawn, handpick bananas, mangoes, and pineapples from the local markets, and arrange them in neat rows on a wooden cart. She would then push it through the crowded streets of downtown Kampala, calling out to passersby, hoping they would buy her fruits. One fateful day, as Sarah was selling fruits near a busy intersection, a group of city enforcement officers appeared. They were cracking down on street vendors, saying they were illegal and disrupting the flow of the city. Sarah and other vendors knew this was a risk, In the chaos that ensued, Sarah’s cart was overturned, and her fruits scattered across the dirty street. Kato, who had accompanied her watched in horror as the officers arrested his mother. They handcuffed her roughly, accusing her of selling without a permit, and dragged her away with kato. He cried out, begging them to let her mother go but his voice was drowned by the noise of the crowd. Nalongo Sarah was taken to Luzira Prison with kato where she has to serve a seven year sentence for street vending. We met kato from Luzira prison where he was taken with his mother. The project now supports kato with education and some basic needs.

Why Kato needs our help

Kato needs help because, after his mother’s arrest, his life took a difficult turn. He needs help not only to continue with school but also to provide for his basic needs and support his sister. Access to resources like education, mentorship, emotional support, and a stable living environment would help kato overcome the hardship he faced due to circumstances beyond his control.

Kato is supported by impact partner Serah

Our childcare provides shelter for vulnerable homeless children who have been orphaned due to natural circumstances, such as the death of one or both parents, as well as poverty-related issues that cause despair in parents, causing them to make drastic choices that leave many of these children vulnerable. Some children are rejected by their families because of minor body abnormalities and treatable medical conditions. Others are left on the streets of the capital Kampala, where they risk a lot to make a living. Because every child is precious to God. We cannot sit back and watch these children suffer alone. Still, we can do something to restore their priceless lives and give them hope for the future. As a childcare facility, we provide a home for our children after they are approved by the government agency based on the child's status or condition. He or she is initiated into our family situation, from where they find a sense of belonging. Our mother, who happens to be a widow, can take care of the child together with other siblings he or she finds in the house and together they form a family. We emphasize that our children are formed and raised in a family institute. Because this is a way in which right and appropriate standards of life are instilled. We provide them with quality education, food, health and medicine, clothing, and above all, divine principles. LUF believes that when we empower our children or our society as a whole, we provide a great platform for great African leaders who will one day empower the next generation of Africa and the entire world as a whole.

Sponsor Kato

As a sponsor you help Kato and other children within the program of Serah. Thanks to your contribution and that of the other sponsors, the children are helped with proper nutrition, tutoring, sports and personal development. This gives them a chance at a hopeful future.

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