The Rotary Club of Masaka, in partnership with the Inner Wheel Club of Masaka, shared Christmas and New Year packages with children at Nazareth Children’s Home in Nyendo, bringing joy to vulnerable children during the 2025 festive season.
The clubs donated assorted essential items, including sugar, soap, cooking oil, rice, matooke (bananas), clothing, and other household necessities, to support the day-to-day welfare of the children.
The donation ensured that the children were able to celebrate the festive season with smiles and a sense of belonging.
Speaking during the handover, the President of the Rotary Club of Masaka, Rtn. Madrine Namayengo, said the club has for over 30 years consistently supported Nazareth Children’s Home during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
She noted that many of the children were abandoned at a very young age and lack parental support, yet they deserve love, care, and happiness like all other children.
The Administrator of Nazareth Children’s Home in Nyendo-Kayirikiti, Mr. Andrew Kinsambwe, commended Rotary and Inner Wheel for their continued generosity and compassion towards the children.
He revealed that he is himself a former beneficiary of the home and attributed his success in life to the support he received there.
However, he also highlighted the challenges the home faces in providing adequate care, education, and basic needs for the children.
Nazareth Children’s Home currently shelters 35 children rescued from the streets after being abandoned.
The children, aged between two and 20 years, are supported with education in various schools. The home largely depends on small-scale income-generating activities such as farming and animal rearing, alongside limited donations from well-wishers.
Despite these efforts, the institution continues to face financial constraints and has called for more support to sustainably care for the children.
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