Help a child reunite with their family and give hope
Each child needs a family. Together, we can change that.
why support us?
For over 53 years, we have helped 3,000+ children to thrive and become healthy adults
Our Vision
To help kids to be in loving families and be a model for best practice in protection for orphans and vulnerable children.
Our Mission
To safeguard the lives of children and restore their dignity, especially the orphans, vulnerable, and isolated children
What we do
Children should be families and kinship care, not orphanages. That's why we're committed to strengthening families.
about us
How we care for children
St. Kizito Babies Home is a faith-based organization that supports vulnerable, orphaned, and abandoned babies. We care for those children to help them be in families because every child deserves to be loved, safe, and have dignity.
We were started in 1968 by Bishop John Grief, a Mill Hill missionary, to care for abandoned newborns and children whose mother or parents have died. The home oversees the resettlement of children when they reach the age of 5 - some return to live with relatives, while others are placed in foster homes.
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.
Over the past 54 years, over 3,000 babies/children have passed through St. Kizito. Many of these children have found their place in the broader community, gainful employment, a trade, and have founded a family.
What we do
Changing the way we care
St Kizito Babies home is located in Mbale, Uganda and provides a home for abandoned & impoverished babies
Children should be families and kinship care, not orphanages. Kids have the best chance to thrive when they grow up in a family.
That's why we're committed to strengthening families, and we are shifting towards a family-based care model.
testimonials
Check what our community says about us
My son was adopted from St Kizito Babies Home in 2012. From 2010 until 2012, he lived there when he came home with us.
While the orphanage is limited in resources, my son was loved and protected while in their care.
I have visited several orphanages across Uganda and was most impressed with the dedication of the staff at St Kizitos.
-Kim Young
mother
I was amazed at the excellent work done at St Kizito's when I visited last year with Rachel Duddin. Keep up the excellent work - you are an inspiration to us all as to what the love of Christ means in this world. God bless you all!
-Miles Reid
Donor
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