Child Sponsorship Program
Sponsoring a disabled child is a personal way to show God’s love to a child in need.
For $50 a month, you’ll help that child her care taker mostly women and grandparents and other vulnerable children in their community to stand tall, free from poverty
How to sponsor a child
Please send us the name of the child you’re willing to sponsor via email: lhi@lendahandinternational.org and we will get back to you with more information.
Children under Sponsorship
Below are some of the children we are fundraising for.
Mugerwa Brandon is a 3 year old boy who lives with his grandmother and three other cousins. He was born in a hospital but according to the grandmother, he failed to cry and he was initiated on oxygen for two weeks.
Nassiwa Jollin is a 3 year old girl who lives with both her parents and her elder brother, Jollin was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 3 months despite having been born well. Her mother says she was okay until one evening when she got a high fever and begun convulsing. When they…
Nanduutu Prisca is a 7 year old girl who lives with her granny and 4 other younger relatives. Nanduutu was diagnosed with cerebral palsy a disease that her granny and neighbors attribute to witch craft. Her mother succumbed to breast cancer and being the last bone out of 7 children,…
Babirye is a 13 year old girl who is HIV positive living with a 4 year old cousin and her grandmother who is battling hypertension and severe asthmatic attacks day by day. Babirye is supposed to be in school but she was also diagnosed recently with epilepsy a condition…
Scovia lives with her mother, 2 sisters and 1 brother. At 6 months, she developed an illness that was characterized with falling down at every new moon and half-moon. This has staid till late. Her mother digs on people’s farms to earn, meanwhile Scovia helps at home by fetching water. …
Hassan is first born of 2 girls and 4 boys. At 2 months he got severe malaria with convulsions and he never recovered from the consequences. He mummers can’t walk but crawls and was also diagnosed with, mental psychosis. He stays with both his parents who are peasants. …
Enid lives with both her parents and one sister. She was born with a twin sister who died at birth. At 3 months she got a sudden seizure that affected her growth milestones. Her mother is a tailor and father rides boda boda in town. Despite their efforts, they are struggling to take care of the…
Margret and 3 of her siblings live with their grandmother who struggles to raise them. At 1 year Margret fell sick of severe malaria which left her with physical deformity that has grossly affected her life. Her mental status is stable.
Sharon lives with her mother and 2 other siblings. At 3 months Sharon got a high fever and started convulsing while her mother had gone to collect fire wood. Till let she never developed her milestones. Her mother who is HIV positive and on treatment struggles to provide for the family. …
Francis is the last born out of four children, At 5 years he has not achieved any mile stones in life and has total mental break down according to his mother. He keeps snoring all time while sitting in a filthy old wheel chair. Mother does grow some crops like maize to feed the family and digs for…
Sudaisi lives with his grandmother and one of her 5 siblings. At one week old he got severe malaria with convulsions. He was taken to the National referral hospital for investigations lumbar puncture but never recovered from the effects of the disease. He now walks staggering and cannot talk. But…
Ibra is raised up in family of 4 boys. He was born with a physical disability which was not corrected to date. At 13 years Ibra cannot stand, or talk but can crawl from one place to another and mentally stable .His parents are both peasant farmers but despite their efforts they cannot afford…
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David is a twin whose brother died at birth. Her mother on realizing that the boy had hydrocephalus decided to dump him and disappeared. His father decided to lock him in the house until a friend convinced him to brim him out and helps him take care of the boy. He…
Peace lives with both her parents and four of her siblings with whom one brother is also mentally and physically disabled. Her mother digs of people’s farms and Dad fetches water to sell on a bicycle for a living.
Florence lives with her mother. At one year she got a high fever and began convulsing with constant fits. Since then she never archived her normal mental ability. She stays home with her mother and her 4 year old mentally and physically handicapped son.
Ryan is 3rd born of 3 children in his family. He did not attain his mile stones after getting a strange disease at 2 years characterized with seizures. He stays with his mother and grandmother who struggle to take care of the family
Patricia lives with her adopted grandmother who picked her on the street after she was dumped by an unknown person. Her legs and hands are deformed and she only spends her day lying on filthy flour. Her adopted gran mother struggles to take care of her and the other grandchildren. …
Esther lives with her mother and 5 other sister. At 3 months she fell sick of severe malaria and convulsions which affected her physical and mental state. She cannot engage in any physical activity. Her mother struggles to take care of the family by practicing peasantry. …
Edrine is the eldest of his 3 siblings and lives with his mother and grandparents. At 3 years Edrine got a strange illness that was characterized with seizures and it affected his mental state to date. His mother recalls a time when Edrine was announced dead and while at his funeral he showed signs…
Imran lives with his mother and father. At 7 months he got severe malaria with convulsions that led to his mental and physical retardation. His teenage mother stays home and the father is a boda boda rider. Despite their efforts, they are struggling to take care of this special needs child. …
Gideon lives with both his parents and one sister. He was born with birth asphyxia and at 3 days he got episodes of convulsions that affected his mental state up to date. His mother sells food items on the street and Dad is a boda boda rider. …
Kenneth was born to a mentally disabled mother and stays at his grandmother’s home. He never developed his milestones as other children due to his mental and physical disability state. He moves by crawling. His grandmother sells local brew for income to take care of the two disabled persons in…
Sharon lives with both her parents and 3 other siblings. At 4 years she developed a strange illness characterized with seizures that affected her mental and physical development. Her mother and father are peasant farmers who struggle to raise the family. …
Vannesa lives with her grandmother and 4 other children from other relatives. At 4 months Vanessa got severe malaria with convulsions which affected her mental and physical development. She only moves by crawling and loves visitors a lot. She lost her mother at two and half years. Her helpless…
James lives with his parents, 3 sisters and 1 brother. At 4 months he fell very sick due to malaria and started convulsing. The consequences were physical deformities of his hands and legs and he never attained his milestones as other children. His mother sells fire wood and the father is a boda…
Devin lives with both her parents and three other siblings who are both girls. At 4 months she got a strange illness that affected her mental and physical development. She spends time lying down. Her mother used to sell charcoal but spend all the capital taking care of her disabled child and other…
NASIB is a twin whose sister Razia is very normal without any disability. Her mother who is a peasant farmer says Nasib got very sick while a baby and the illness resulted into convulsions. Since then he never regained his normal mental development. He is however physically fine. He helps by…
