Been too long

I have put this on the backburner for far too long. This is a wonderful, struggling organization. They are working tirelessly to provide for the children in their care. they are struggling with the rising cost of food in their country. They are working day and night to provide for the children's needs. They need to provide housing, school fees, uniforms, etc for the children.

If you can assist, whether it be in assist by helping spread the word and start a sponsorship program or by other means please let me know.. they should not be a forgotten organization.

Meet Sufena Namulida

Meet Sufena Namulida she was born on the 11th of November 1992. she is in Butembi Senior SEcondary school . she is an amazing and dedicated student. Her father has gone to Heaven and her mother has Hiv/Aids. She is smart, she is hardworking and she has so much potential please allow her to reach her fullest potential.

Aziza Namukose

Meet Aziza Namukose she is in 3rd primary at AGape Integrated Schoo. she was born on 30 DEcember 1999. she is a complete orphan since both of her parents have died. the orphanage reports tthat she is an extremely hard working and dedicated young girl.

Meet Ziriya Namukise

Meet Ziriya Namukise, she was born on 20 December 2001. She is in 1st Primary at the Agape Integrated school.  this young lady would love to have some assistance for her school fees and such

meet Christian Namakula

Christine Namakula was born on 22 September 2003.  She attends the MEthodist Primary School,she is in 1st primary. Her father went to heaven and her mother has hiv/aids. She desperately needs to return to school but there are no funds for her to attend school at this time. She loves school and misses being able to attend.

chris brian

MEet Chris Brian he was born on the 9th of october in 2003. this young man has no parents, both parents have died due to the AIDS epidemic. He is living in the orphanage and attending the Agape Primary School. This young boy desperately needs your assistance. He has a long and hard road ahead of him

Elijah Olowo

Meet Elijah Olowo, he was born on the 14th of November in 1995. He is in primary 7. His father died of Aids, his mother is dying of aids. HE is a lovely young man, who deserves a chance at life. CAn you assist him?

Meet Brian Grace

Meet Brian Grace he was born on 11 april 1998. His parents are both in Heaven now due to Aids. He is attending Mpududde Methodist SChool in Primary 4. he likes to play football. He is a bright boy who would love a chance to have a sponsor and realize that there is a future, there is hope and he is loved.










 

Lillian Kauma

This is Lillian Kauma, she is attending school at the Agape Integrated School, in primary two. Pastor Robert states that both of her parents are now in heaven. Up until she came to live at the orphanage she was living with her very elderly grandmother, who could not afford to feed her, much less send her to school. She has not known much happiness in her short life. She has not seen much joy, she has not had much hope offered to her and she certainly doesnt have much thought of a future.Can you help change her future? Can you help this young girl realize that the world is a beautiful place, a place that is filled with joy, filled with hope, filled with love?

Mukisa Hibra

Can you help this young man? He was born 4 November 1994. He is in the 7th primary at Mppudde estate primary school. His father passed away from HIV/AIDS and his mother also has AIDS.  He is a bright young man and has amazing potential, but as the food prices rise in Uganda, the orphanage is having to make very hard choices, which means some of the children are not having their school fees paid, due to the lack of funds.

Mukose Emma

Meet Mukose Emma. He is a complete orphan, having lost both of her parents to the AIDS epidemic 3 years ago. He has one sister.He was found living with his sister and his very elderly grandmother, who is not able to work. When came across Mukose, we had to bring him to the orphanage. He is not in school, he should be. He does not know his date of birth, it is estimated that he was born in 1998 by his grandmother, but it is unknown. Can you help this young man, who is truly disadvantaged and has so much working against him?

Fina Nabataza

Fina Nanataza was born on 20 August 1999. The information says her mother is still living, but her father has passed away. She loves to play games and the Pastor says that she is a very good girl at the orphanage. Can you help this young lady have a future? Can you assist in providing for her food, medical care and most importantly, her education?

It has been a while

I am sorry that it has been a while since
I have posted anything. I have been searching for a group that could take this and develop a sponsorship program modeled after Child Hope Zambia Mwana Hope Zambia, since it is the program that I think that this one most closely relates to, as they have very similiar goals beyond the sponsorship portion. I have finally found one of two organizations willing to help.  I am putting everything together and presenting it to both groups in the coming weeks. So, please i am begging you, keep the orphanage in your prayers and pray that one of these two groups is going to move forward and assist the group. i firmly believe that one of them is going to, so i will once again start posting the information about the children. thank you very much for visiting again

Meet Christian Namakula

Meet Christian Namakula

DOB 23 Sept 2003

She is currently not attending school. She could not return this term due to no fees available to pay for her tuition. She was previously attending 1st Primary. Her father has died of AIDS and her mother is dying of AIDS. She is an orphan, she desperately needs your assistance to get back into school. The orphanage makes every effort to pay the tuition for all children but unfortunately food, electricity, water and medical needs must come before school. She was attending Methodist primary before she no longer had tuition funds. Can you help this young girl? 

Meet Tracy Kirabo- can you help her with her educational needs? She turns 9 this month

Meet Tracy Kirabo

I will be getting more information on this young lady. She truly has faced struggles in her life. Her mother was murdered. She is attending the Methodist Primary school.  

DOB 29 March 2002

Meet Prose Wamado

Prose Wamado

DOB: 12 August 2002

She attends the Agape Primary School

Her mother died of AIDS, her father is dying of AIDS

Can you assist Prose?

She wants to stay in school.

Meet Muondo Nassuru

Meet Muondo Nassuru

He lives at the orphanage. 

DOB 9 October 1996

He attends Mpnudde Methodist Primary School 

He loves to eat and adores all types of music. Can you assist him and help him stay in school, help to provide him with a uniform for school and assist with his nutritional needs? can you do a part of this? then consider it and contact us regarding this child.

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Meet Caroline Ajambo

Caroline Ajambo

DOB 5 July 1998

She attends Mpnudde Methodist Primary 

Grade:5th Primary

She is an AIDS orphan, her father died of AIDS

She lives at the Agape ( MUAM) orphanage and needs your assistance to continue school.  

She loves music. It says she still has hope and still sees a future, can you be part of her future?

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What if God was one of us?

I am sure that many of you have heard the song, "One of Us" if you have not heard the song, well you need to take the time and go to You Tube and listen. I bring this up, because, remember Jesus walked this earth as a carpenter's son for the first thirty years that He was here. He walked as "one of us". Who is to say that He doesn't walk among us today. Who is to say that He is not the child that  is being beaten , that instead of interfering, we turn our heads and look away because, we do not want to get involved... who is to say that he is not the homeless vet sitting on the corner living with demons from what he has seen and endured, and when we walk by we turn away or cross the street so as not to get near that person? Do you know if he is an Aids orphan who eats only a few times a week on what can be scrounged up, hauling water for miles each day, trying to take care of His younger siblings, trying to find a way to go to school so that he can help his family more, but not being able to come up with the money for the uniform and the fees.. and we turn away.. because "its a drop in the bucket, it wont help.. my little bit wont matter, it wont change anything.." well guess what? you are wrong 


Maybe your small assistance will not change the world, but if each of us does our small part then we will see a tidal wave of change slowly sweep through Africa and through the world.  


I am not a fan of just giving hand outs, but I am a huge fan of giving hands up. Giving people the means to raise themselves up out of the situation that they are in, the exception, children. Children have no control of their lives. They do not ask to be born, they do not ask to come into this world, but once here they must endure many things, the least of which is not death, as sometimes that is a blessed relief, no they endure hunger, cold, disease, hard work at a very young age ( can you as an american or european imagine that your 3-4 year old must walk 1-2 miles 2-3 times a day to bring safe drinking water to your home.. and there are wild animals that can make the trip even more dangerous.. )now imagine that both of the child's parents have died from AIDS, the child may or may not be HIV + as well, their situation went from bad to dire in a very short period of time. 


WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
No you and I alone can not save the masses... but do we walk by the one, do we ignore the one? or do we help the one child.. then hope that the one child grows up and does the same thing and then it spreads. Now how can we help. We can help through organizations , like this one, Mafubira United Aids Ministry- which runs an orphanage, church, outreach for those that are homebound, providing IGP's for widowers so that they can contribute to the community and provide for their families..  This organization is helping lots of people. They are doing it on the ground in Uganda, day in and day out. They need our help.


If you help one child, what does it matter? it matters to that child, it matters to their family, it matters to their friends.. IT MATTERS. If you help a child to receive an education then they will have the means to get a job, to provide their own support and not have to depend on other people. EDUCATION we can help these people get an education which is the key to lifting them out of poverty.. I will be posting a series of pictures and information. While there is not a sponsorship program in place, we are asking for support to help these children with school They all live full time at the orphanage, some of them have lost both of their parents so they are truly alone in the world.  Several of them have actually managed to still maintain exceptional grades and test well and made it into senior secondary. IF you are not familiar with the educational system, school starts around 7 years old in primary 1 ( first grade) and primary goes through seventh grade, then eigth and ninth grade are in secondary school. When a child finishes ninth grade then they take a mandated test and if they pass it at whatever level then they can go on to senior secondary. Senior secondary is an honor and a privledge that lets a student have a chance at a good job because that is how you get into a technical school program or into university.. but the children must pay for senior secondary school, how does an orphan pay for school.. 


I have rambled far too long.. but consider this, is He walking among us now, is He one of us.. are you going to be proud of your actions or non-actions? are you going to know in your heart that you have done the right thing? 

Can you help?

I need to find someone that can assist me here on the US side to help this very worthwhile organization. If you would be interested in assisting by writing letters to various churches and organizations, as well as, help get photos and information uploaded onto this blog, please contact me. This is very important. You can reach me at one of several emails  sillyalienmonkey@live.com or peacewolfraven@gmail.com   Please let me know why you would like to help, how you came to be aware of the Mafubira United Aids Ministry.  I am very grateful for any assistance that anyone could offer to this very worthwhile organization.

Children in the orphanage playing in their bunks under the safety of the mosquito netting.

Pastor Robert with the children of the orphanage.

Henry with the orphans

The children still at play while they are attempting to put their newly acquired mosquito nets up on their beds.

More pictures featuring the orphans and widows that are being assisted

Orphans waiting in line

Pastor Robert handing out donated sweets to the orphans, a real treat and not something that they get to experience very often

Orphans receiving much needed mosquito nets. This is imperative for their health. Otherwise there is a never ending cycle of malaria to contend with for these children. There are several strains of malaria and it is possible to contract more than one at a time. Malaria is a thing of the past in the United States, but not in most of the African nations, therefore, such a simple gift can mean life to these children.

A group of orphans waiting patiently at the orphanage.

Pastor Robert at the orphanage speaking with several of the orphans that are outside playing quietly.

Orphans in class. Can you imagine trying to learn having so little space and having to share all of the items that you need for class? Of course, it could be worse, not everyone has a desk at all, there are times when children are forced to sit on the ground to learn.

Pastor Robert, a volunteer Brian, and Henry

Robert with some of the children at the orphanage

This widow and her children ( grandchildren?) needs assistance. She is struggling and unable to properly care for herself and for her children. Do we sit by and watch or do we assist this woman and others like her?

These are some of the orphans that live in the orphanage and are helped every day to stay alive, eat, get an education and receive medical care ( they are transported to the Mafubira Community Clinic when they have medical issues or needs)

These orphans may not have much, but they understand that the only way to change their future is to study hard and raise themselves up through education.

I really can not post a lot about this, the pictures say it all, in reality. What I can tell you is that Pastor Robert works tirelessly with this endeavor and he believes wholeheartedly that the goodness and the compassion of mankind with the guidance of God will provide him the means to help his community. He has faith that the internet will help spread the word about the good works being performed by this organizations. You can see what is being done.

Here are a few photos

Community members attending services on Sunday

orphans eating lunch

orphans excited about getting gifts

Orphans getting ready to receive donated gifts

The woman making crafts to sell

Preaching at Sunday Service

Orphans receiving donated gifts and showing their excitement and happiness

Mafubira United AIDS Ministry.

What is the Mafubira United AIDS Ministry?

Mafubira United Aids Ministry -Uganda is an independent, indigenous non-governmental organization which was started in 2003 by Pastor Robert Tosumbira to address the growing needs of orphans and widows due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Though started as a community based organization, MUAM soon upgraded to a nongovernmental organization to better handle the anticipated future characterized by abject poverty and the unending spread of HIV/AIDS. MUAM has been a fully independent NGO since 2005 with headquarters in Mafubira, 2 kilometers from Jinja, about two hours east of Kampala, Uganda.

About our ministry.
Orphan education.
Guidance and counseling plus home care.
Environmental protection activities.
Economic empowerment of the rural communities.
AIDS education through music, dance and games.
Preaching door to door

OUR MISSION
MUAM Uganda is a pro-life giving ministry whose mission and mandate is to uphold the sanctity of human life and endeavoring to meet the physical, spiritual and emotional needs to the HIV/AIDS orphans and widows facing welfare problems.

OUR VISION
To ensure the well being of orphaned children and widows facing welfare problems, our aim is to reach all kinds of HIV/AIDS afflicted people in both rural and urban communities through various means. MUAM works in:
• Assessing child welfare needs for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children and coordinating resources for their care.
• Providing psychosocial care to widows and children whose lives have been affected by AIDS
• Empowering widows economically through pursuing income generating activities and vocational training.
• Providing formal education for orphans and vulnerable children whose families are affected by AIDS.
• Sensitizing and educating communities about HIV/AIDS.
• Providing mobile palliative care for people living with AIDS.
• Providing spiritual care and support
¬STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

MUAM does not discriminate in regard to religious or tribal background in its mission to serve orphans and vulnerable children, and our community members living with AIDS.

¬MUAM PROGRAMS

Community Placement of Orphaned Children
As we identify children that have lost their parents, we trace the next of kin to try and place them there, so as to keep that unique semblance of familial attachment going. In the absence of relatives, we identify families with the capacity to absorb one or two extra children and then place them there. These families are expected to treat the orphans as though they are their own children, by providing them with whatever their families would: food, shelter, medical care, education, clothing, but above all, love without peripheral qualifications. M.U.A.M. now visits these homes twice every month to supervise and ascertain compliance to M.U.A.A.’s child placement standards.

Agape Children’s Home
In the absence of a suitable home for orphaned and vulnerable children, MUAM provides a home to care for them as they can meet that need. Children’s needs are complex and require physical, social, developmental, and spiritual care to raise them with a sense of self confidence and self worth. Agape Children’s Home currently 32- children.

Widows Economic Empowerment Projects
. Widows Economic Empowerment Projects It is women who assume much of the responsibility for orphaned children ultimately. The income generating capacity of these households is profoundly constrained by numerous dependent children; lack of opportunity to accumulate productive resources like cattle, goats, and farming implements; and difficulty in gaining access to credit. They are further constrained by limited education and training which limits their employability. MUAM has countered this trend by organizing widows in groups, and then offering them training in different skill sets such as tailoring, crafts, agriculture and farming. The women work on skills of their own choice and demonstrable ability for sustainability. MUAM raises support for sewing machines for groups of four widows, supplies for crafts, and livestock. Support Care. Pastor Robert is currently youth pastor at Mafubira Methodist Church and it has about 80-100 people, mostly widows and orphans.we have a lot of needs at our ministry..such as food for the orphans, school bills ( while there is free/government sponsored education the parents/guardians must pay PTA fees each term, as well as buy the school books and uniforms), electricity, medical, clothes,and shoes. Please donate to us by BANK WIRE at :-

Mafubira United Aids Ministries Uganda.
Account No. 6002254172.
Swift Code: BARCU UGKX
Barclays Bank Uganda Ltd, Kampala, Jinja Branch. email to tosumbirarobert@yahoo.com.+256712953584