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St. Ameria’s Orphan Care – Uganda In 1994 Edith began the St. Ameria’s home when four orphans were in need of desperate care and attention in her small neighborhood. When the children found out that there was a place of refuge in Mbiko for them, they flocked to Edith. Fifteen years later, the orphanage supports 80 children full time. When school is in session almost 70 more orphans take residence in three small rooms in conditions so cramped that until just recently the children slept sitting up. The 70 that come only during school months are orphans as well, but have foster care parents for the times that they are not going to school. The kids are orphaned by many different tragedies. The first is HIV/AIDS. St. Ameria’s has a children’s choir. Their deeply moving songs are based on personal stories of how AIDS has killed both of their parents, leaving them as orphans in a beautiful, but cruel world. Some of the children are from the northern regions of Uganda where war has been waged since the early 1980’s. They are called “Invisible Children”, and they live all over Uganda. The children migrate to the southern cities in search of safety, food, and shelter, but so many children do not find it. St. Ameria’s opened her doors to such children, offering a place of refuge & safety. Many children have actually seen their parents killed in front of them and have a lot of spiritual, physical, and emotional damage to deal with as a result. Edith & the staff at St. Ameria’s have tremendously big hearts and are making a difference in some of the most needy children in Uganda. Return to Projects |
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community development and care for children in impoverished and underdeveloped areas of the world.
