Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation
Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation is a non-governmental organization based in the Rubirizi district in western Uganda. The major aim is to elevate orphans and other vulnerable children and improve their lives through care, education, and empowerment.
Most of their parents and guardians died from various wildlife-related causes, including wildlife attacks, anti-poaching ranger patrols, HIV/AIDS scourge, wars, and poverty.
Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation started in 2018 with 40 orphaned children. Currently, it has grown overwhelmingly to over 150 orphans, of all ages, starting from 3 years old. The goal is to support orphanage kids until they can support their lives independently. This is possible after attaining reasonable education and jobs to support their living and communities.
Being adjacent to Queen Elizabeth National Park, this is the center of orphans most of whose parents lost their lives to dangerous animals and anti-poaching ranger patrols. Many others died of HIV/AIDS scourge and wars. This area is home to over 1,000 orphaned children, in addition to thousands of vulnerable children and the elderly who can’t afford a living.
Contributing to Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation
Craft shop service
A walk to the orphanage craft shop gives you chance to purchase one of the locally made crafts. This will support the lives of orphans, other vulnerable children, and the elderly around our community. Such souvenirs are usually the best to carry home with you to keep memories of your visit to Uganda.
Coffee tour at Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation
A coffee tour is one of the experiences you cannot miss while in this community, which is surrounded by coffee farmers. Many visitors to this orphanage have praised this activity for its spectacular nature.
During this tour, you will get to learn about the whole coffee processing stages, from growing coffee seeds to production until consumption or market sale. The process of making coffee is done manually involving stages of production like growing, harvesting, sorting, cleaning, sorting, and roasting up to the packing stage.
Local food tasting
Adventure into the African food taste while at this orphanage. Enjoy a local meal while hearing the mind-blowing stories of the orphans. Professional local chefs will also teach you how Ugandan food is grown, harvested, and prepared, to give the best to your taste.
Prior bookings will be required to help in proper planning and preparation. The recipes include matooke (green bananas), Luwombo (chicken cooked in banana leaves), smoked fish, vegetables, and roasted chicken. Don’t miss goat’s meat, millet bread, and peanut paste, among others, all locally prepared, to give you the best taste of Africa.
Cultural dance experience at Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation
Uganda is home to a rich diversity of African cultures and subcultures. One way you can feel and experience this is through traditional cultural dances performed by the children at the orphanage. Your visit to the orphanage always ends with a thrilling and exhilarating cultural dance performed by our kids.
Local beer brewing and testing
On your visit to the orphanage, you may also choose to explore the local brew experience. The local beer-making process and tasting experience within the community will help you explore more about African drinks, lifestyles, and celebrations.
The community around is the only one in the area that still makes local brew from green bananas, in the whole region. The local guides will show you how local beer is processed and will give you a taste (optional) of this historic beer locally known as ‘tonto’.
After visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park, you can extend your journey with an amazing wildlife game drive in the far northeast Kidepo Valley National Park or extend further north for a wildlife safari to Murchison Falls National Park. Further in Southwestern Uganda, you can opt for the breathtaking gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
