The Care Children’s Academy is a faith-based Friends (Quaker) nursery and primary school started over two years ago. Schools in Uganda were shut down for Covid-19 longer than in any other country – 22 months. Many could not and did not reopen leaving gaping needs for education. Care Children’s Academy started with 57 children, 4 teachers and many parent and other helpers; it has now grown to 160 children and 8 teachers. This is without any large NGO help, somehow surviving on local leadership, Uganda Yearly Meeting and American Quaker donations.

This area of Uganda has been hit by devastating and deadly floods following drought and increasing food shortages. Many students need help with food which the school provides. The Bugiri area has no sewage management system and the water is not safe overall. 80% of Ugandans do not have safe toilet systems. Childhood disease such as Malaria is rampant.
CCA provides an opportunity for children under 12 to prosper, have enough food, have hope for a future, have hope for independence……in a Friends (Quaker) environment in a place where there are often no other good options.