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Questions & Answers

The things people ask us most about sponsorship, giving and volunteering.

General

You can support us through donations, volunteering, or partnering with us on projects. Visit our Get Involved page for the full picture, or sponsor a child directly.

We primarily serve Kisoro District in South Western Uganda, but our impact extends to neighbouring communities as well.

We maintain strict financial controls, conduct regular audits and provide detailed reports to our donors and partners.

Yes. We welcome international volunteers. Please contact us and we will explain how our volunteer programme works, including timing, accommodation and our child protection requirements.

We use a combination of qualitative and quantitative metrics to assess how well our programmes are working — regular surveys, community feedback and progress tracking for individual beneficiaries.

Sponsorship

We encourage sponsors to commit for the duration of the child's education, whether primary or secondary. You can adjust or end your sponsorship at any time.

Absolutely. Many sponsors choose to support several children.

We understand that circumstances change. If you need to end your sponsorship we will work to find a new sponsor so that the child's education continues uninterrupted.

We provide regular updates on how your sponsorship is being used, conduct annual audits and maintain transparent financial records.

We appreciate the sentiment, but we encourage monetary donations instead of physical gifts so that all children in the programme are treated equally. Special occasions can be recognised through our gift fund.

Yes. We welcome sponsors to visit the centre and meet their sponsored children in person, subject to our child protection policies. Please arrange any visit with us in advance.