Our Story
By Executive Director, Eddie Kwezie
From a humble beginning, Kwezi Child Foundation (KCF) was born out of compassion, faith, and a deep desire to bring light to vulnerable children, just as the moon shines in the darkest night.
How It All Began (2015)
The journey of KCF began with a personal encounter that changed my life forever. In December 2015, while visiting the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda, I came face to face with the struggles of starving children and families suffering from poverty-related diseases such as tungiasis, commonly known as jiggers.
During that trip, I met a local guide, Tom Paul Busulwa, who showed me the beauty of the region. On our fourth day together, tragedy struck when Tom’s guardian, a humble cobbler, fell critically ill and sadly passed away before reaching the hospital. At his burial, I learned that this man, despite his meagre means, had raised Tom and four other vulnerable children who were not his own. His selflessness deeply moved me.
That moment became my turning point. After the burial, I decided to take responsibility for three of the children left without care. I rented a small house in Jinja, found a caretaker, and began supporting them.
That moment became my turning point. After the burial, I decided to take responsibility for three of the children left without care. I rented a small house in Jinja, found a caretaker, and began supporting them.
Soon, more children and struggling families came forward, hungry, sick, and desperate for help. What began as a simple act of kindness to just a few children quickly grew into a community responsibility. By September 2016, I was caring for over 80 children. It became clear that this mission needed structure, so I formally registered what would become Kwezi Child Foundation.
The name Kwezi, which means moon, was chosen to symbolize our mission to shine as a light in the darkness for Uganda’s most vulnerable children.
Growth Through Challenges (2020)
By 2020, KCF was supporting more than 130 children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we provided emergency food relief to struggling families. After the lockdowns, we noticed a troubling rise in the number of children living on the streets. Many had fled homes scarred by poverty, hunger, neglect, abuse, or the loss of parents.
We responded with a child reintegration program, working to reunite children with their families and uncover the reasons they had left. While some reintegration was successful, many returned to the streets because the root causes of poverty remained unresolved. This realization pushed us to expand our mission beyond food and shelter to include long-term solutions such as education and poverty alleviation.
Building for the Future (2023–2025)
In 2023, we took a bold step of faith and purchased land in Kayunga District, one of Uganda’s most vulnerable communities, to build Kwezi Nursery and Primary School. At first, classes were held in temporary structures, but with perseverance we began to see progress.
By 2024, we had built a kitchen, an eight-stance toilet, and a borehole for clean water. In 2025, with generous support from the Luena Foundation, the Sumar Lakhani Foundation, and the Andrews Foundation, we completed two permanent classroom blocks. These improvements have created better learning conditions, but with over 200 children under our care, we still need at least ten more classrooms to provide every child with a safe and dignified education.
Today
What began in 2015 as a small act of kindness toward a few orphaned children has grown into a
foundation transforming the lives of hundreds. At Kwezi Child’s Foundation, we are committed
to:
Education by giving every child the chance to learn and dream.
Health and Nutrition by providing food, clean water, and medical support.
Household Empowerment by helping families build sustainable livelihoods.
Each child we reach is a testimony of what compassion, faith, and partnership can achieve.
Together, we can continue to be the moonlight that brightens the darkest nights in the lives of
Uganda’s most vulnerable children.
