KCDO is supported by our USA partners, Wonderland BookSavers, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Donations support our Kyamaganda Community Development Organization which utilizes 100% of all funds to support vulnerable families in the Lwengo District of Uganda. Your donation is 100% tax-deductible. Please retain your receipt for tax purposes. We thank you for your kindness and generosity.
KCDO is dedicated to improving the lives of impoverished children residing in the Lwengo District. Lwengo District is located in southern Uganda, East Africa, 185 km from Kampala. The Kyamaganda community has 850 households, with an average of 4-9 members, mainly children, totaling approximately 6,800 vulnerable people. Many households are orphan-headed or under the care of the elderly. Each household has 5-9 children with 90% either infected or affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This has made life complicated without basic care and basic necessities. Three children share one sponge and often have no blanket, some houses are in sorry state of near collapse. We, with Christ's help, aim to love and serve these children of God.
From Director Bukenya George Willy.
Uganda is an agricultural country with 98% of the population in Lwengo District depending on peasantry farming, from garden to house. We mainly grow maize, beans, cassava, banana and sweet potatoes. We keep the rest of the excess surplus from the garden in granary for consumption in the next season. Lwengo District has no machinery or technology to add value to cereal crops and we must travel 15-40 kms to Kinoni or Lwengo town council where milling machines are located. Economic opportunities are few as food prices are low; petty trade is conducted.