Our Mission Statement
To provide hope and a secure future, in a Christian environment, for orphaned, abandoned, and other critically vulnerable children of Western Uganda.
Click here to read our Statement of Faith.
Uganda Today
Population : 43 million (2019 census)
Religion : Christianity 80%, Other 20%
Language : Whilst English is officially spoken, Uganda is multilingual with over 40 indigenous languages. Swahili and Luganda are also commonly spoken.
Uganda's Challenge
Infrastructure investment, stronger governance, regional integration, and a focus on social programmes to reduce inequality are all major challenges.
Poverty, high mortality rates, poor sanitation and improvement in education are urgent issues.
|Three new arrivals
https://www.fountainofpeace.net27 Sep 2021
In August, our site was randomly inspected by the UG Ministry of Gender & Social Development to check FOP were meeting all COVID standards and current requirements. We are delighted to report they gave us an excellence score of 9 out of 10! In addition, they also asked if they could use our training schedule prepared by our Home Manager for mothers and nannies, at a national level!
|Installation of grid power
https://www.fountainofpeace.net27 Sep 2021
Our main focus these past six months has been the installation of grid power from the main road 1km away which will benefit both the FOP village and the local community, providing a source of mains electricity to the area for the first time. This project has been jointly funded by FOP UK and FOP NZ.
|New Silage Machine
https://www.fountainofpeace.net05 Jun 2021
The increasing challenge of finding adequate pasture for our dairy cattle during the dry season has highlighted the need for creating our own silage.
Overview
The Fountain of Peace Children’s Foundation was founded in 2006. It was the inspiration of Peace Ruharuza (pictured left) to provide for critically disadvantaged children from the Kyenjojo region of Western Uganda, often left destitute and without hope through poverty or tragedy. Babies come to our project at or soon after birth and are cared for until adulthood. As of July 2021, Bethel Babies' Home has 15 babies, and, in addition, there are five functioning Family Homes with eight children each, making a total of 55 children (aged from three months to eight years old) under our care. Family Home number six has recently been completed.
Click here to read the Directors 2021 report. To learn more about our Trustees, click on the "Who we are" button below.
