Child Sponsorship
We generate & fundraise sponsorship programs to orphans & other less privileged children.
Child Protection
We advocate, uphold and protect children’s rights.
Safe Water Projects
We collaborate with local leaders to promote hygiene and construct safe water sources.
Welcome to Light A Candle - Uganda
Creating a world of difference
Light a Candle-Uganda is a Non-Government Organization fully registered and established to create an enabling environment for the disadvantaged children and communities. We collaborate with other stakeholders who desire to create a world of difference by providing scholarship opportunities to orphans and the less privileged children and also support livelihood income generating projects to communities.
Read moreOur Vision
To empower the less privileged persons to exploit their potential and to give hope to Africa’s vulnerable children to create a world of difference.
We collaborate with other stakeholders who desire to create a world of difference by providing scholarship opportunities to orphans and the less privileged children and also support livelihood income generating projects to communities.
Our Activities
Nyumbani – Our Home
Approximately 2.5 million children live in institutional homes in Uganda/. 90% of these children have a surviving parent or relative who can ...
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Plate 4 a Child
Light a candle Uganda believes that feeding is an important aspect in a child’s growth and development. The kind of food a child eats today will have ...
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Let’s Talk Youths
About 53% of Uganda’s population is below 18 years, approximately 2.5 million of the children have lost one or both parents due to war and AIDs...
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