We are also requesting financial help with our long-term Kabale Diocese Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Program. We provide these less fortunate children with tuition, school supplies, healthcare, and personal need assistance for $350/per year.  Since its inception some 21 years ago, our orphaned children effort has cared for a total of 860 children, 356 of whom have since graduated and entered the workforce, among them 2 priests.  504 of them are currently attending school at different levels of education: 325 at the elementary level, 121 secondary level, 11 at vocational institutions, and 47 university level.  Indeed, we have so much to be grateful for—by God’s grace!  However, the need is still enormous as there are well over 20,000 little ones out there who remain in critical need of outreach help. Please view the progress pictures above.

Additionally, as evangelization and spiritual care remain our core mission, we continue to struggle with the high cost of formation/training of seminarians and catechists.  We currently have 64 major seminarians. By God’s grace, 15 deacons were ordained priests in August of this year. The current number of catechists is 916. The total education/formation cost for one seminarian/year is $400 and $150 for a catechist in formation. Please view the gallery pictures.

Those who will directly benefit from your generous MCP consideration include the sick/infirmed, the disadvantaged orphans, and the faithful in general (evangelization/spiritual growth).

– Fr. Frederick K. Byaruhanga, Diocesan Representative