These children often end up on the streets, trafficked or in orphanages. They need protection and a stable home. The reality is orphanages have damaging effects across every sphere of development. For every three months that a young child is in an orphanage, they lose one month of development.  It’s simple: all children need stability and plenty of hugs and love. Every penny helps keep these vulnerable children in loving, healthy families. 

Meet Kisa Emma

Baby Emma was born in February 2018. Upon birth, his mother was admitted to the hospital for swelling in her chest and throat, and an initial surgery to remove the fluid was unsuccessful. She was advised not to breast feed baby Emma to avoid any risks caused by the fluid in her chest. Another surgery on her neck left a deep wound near her throat, which made eating very difficult. Due to this, as well as the accompanying distress and trauma, she was unable to produce breast milk to feed her newborn. Throughout this period, baby Emma had been surviving on water and cow’s milk, which made little impact in restoring his health and caused malnourishment. Since birth, the child’s maternal step-grandmother has been the primary caregiver. Shortly after Kisa Emma was born, the Roots of Promise team was able to support him with proper nutrition and psychosocial support. Now four years old, Emma looks forward to starting school.

Meet Evelyn

Evelyn was born in May of 2017. Her mother died when she was 2 months old and she is her only surviving child. Her father’s status and whereabouts are unknown. Roots of Promise was called to support baby Evelyn after her mother passed. She now lives with her maternal grandparents in Nagongera town council, Tororo District. Evelyn’s grandparents do what they can to support her, but with an unreliable income and overwhelming demands, including children of their own in vocational schools, it has been difficult to keep Evelyn in school consistently. We’re calling on the help of our ROP angels to ensure she gets the education she deserves.