September 30, 2025
Kassim and his four siblings were severely neglected by their parents. Kassim was only two years old when the Safeguarding Committee, set up with the help of COFCAWE, were able to intervene and take responsibility for the children. Three of Kassim’s siblings unfortunately died because of the ill-health and malnourishment they suffered. The Safeguarding Committee reported the children’s case to the police and, with the help of COFCAWE, provided medical treatment and nutritional supplements. A probation officer was able to identify a baby’s home to rehouse Kassim where he is now happier and living a healthy, fulfilled life, supported by the social worker, Hope. They couldn’t find a children’s home that would take Kassim’s sister, Hawa, and only surviving sibling, so the Safeguarding Committee themselves decided to take her in and became her guardians.
‘We are located in Jinja city. We are an NGO that take care of abandoned children and orphans. Currently we have 72 children and all of them came from different categories, some were abandoned children, others their mothers passed away during childbirth, others they are total orphans. Welcome Home started in 1995 up to now. Kassim was admitted here in 2022.
When Kassim came to us, he was in a very bad and critical condition. He was malnourished, so by the time he came on admission, we took him to one of our hospitals where he was given treatment and currently, he is doing very well, he is very happy, he eats well, has a good appetite, and I thank God for that. When Kassim first meets new people, he is very shy, but he warms up to them gradually.
We aren’t just an orphanage here; we are doing other activities in other villages. In Jinja, we are building a clinic and that has helped a lot of people. We hire the doctors from different hospitals. If they need surgery, then Welcome Home can pay their fees. We also supply mummy kits in the villages to pregnant mothers and support children in the villages who are malnourished with eggs, dairy and some small food stuffs and they really appreciate it.’ Hope, Kassim’s Social Worker
