Orphanage In Dire Need Of Funds

Founder and caretaker of the centre, Patricia Bakwinya, says that the children have now resorted to their old ways of drinking alcohol, dropping out of school and engaging in sexual activities - at times with dire consequences.

Things started falling apart at the centre when Bakwinya had a car accident in 2004. "I was injured so I had no way of raising funds and the children ended up resorting to the very wayward activities that we were trying to keep them away from," she said. To make it worse, the centre was burgled and vandalised. Thieves broke in and stole almost everything from stoves, office furniture, books, and fridges. "They also broke windows and doors," she lamented. Bakwinya said that before the setback, they used to feed orphaned children and there was a pre-school on the premises.