The African Child Foundation (ACF) is an independent, indigenous, non-political, non - governmental organization with a primary mission to provide education to poor, disadvantaged and neglected orphans whose parents have died of HIV/AIDS. We aim to help their families to overcome poverty and hopelessness in Uganda through helping them initiate sustainable income generating projects.
The ACF operates in three districts across Uganda- Wakiso, Luwero and Mpigi districts. Our main office is situated in Lweza Village in the Wakiso district, 7 miles along Entebbe Highway. We also operate in a children  village in Katebo in Mpigi district. In this village we have already constructed a primary school and we are in the process of constructing a volunteer and orphan compound as well as a medical centre and secondary school.
Uganda has over 2 million orphans registered, and it is estimated that 1 in every 7 orphans in Africa is Ugandan. In Uganda 25% of all households look after at least one child orphaned by either HIV/AIDS or war. It is vital for these children’s future, and the future of Uganda that these children are provided with a secure and supportive environment or else many may become part of Uganda’s "lost generation”. It will be very difficult for Uganda to economically grow and prosper in the future as many of these children are growing up in an unstable, uncertain and impoverished environment. How can the future leaders of Uganda successfully lead our country without adequate education, basic necessities, support, love and care?
The ACF - seeks to provide a better life now and a constructive future for these children.  As Nelson Mandela states “Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity, it is an act of Justice”.
What We Do

ACF Founders Rev. Jim & Sarah Nadiope

ACF's primary mission is to reach out to Orphans and their families to help them have a better life now and a constructive future through initiating community sustainable projects and programs aimed at uplifting the standard of life of the rural communities through:

• Education & Training for Orphans
• Women Empowerment Program
• Community Development
• Primary Health Care Programs
• HIV/AIDS Care, Counseling & Blooding Testing
• Adult Education Programs
• Vocational Training for Rural Youth
• Sports Outreach Program

The foundation provides holistic care for these needy people through a range of activities.
These include:

• The provision of home-based care for people living with HIV/AIDS, free blood testing and counseling for HIV/AIDS, and the provision of condoms to the sexually active;
• An empowerment program for widows who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS to assist them to generate a sustainable income;
• An education and awareness scheme to increase knowledge about HIV/AIDS in educational institutions and in the wider community; and
• The caring and support of orphans using sponsorship schemes.

AFRICAN CHILD FOUNDATION
Po Box 29523, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
President/CEO: Rev. Jim Nadiope - +256 782 626 342
Business Administrator: Joyce Kanyike -  +256 414 386 151
Email: afchild@utlonline.co.ug   Website: www.acfuganda.org