Gifts of Love
Omiyo's Sparrow Fund supports the education of about seventy children. Most are orphans or abandoned, living with elderly relatives. You can sponsor one of these children, or give to help with special needs below. Give more by upping your quantity. Here's what's available now:
Donate a pair of School Shoes
Shoes wear out, especially when kids have to walk miles to school, or when they have to share with brothers and sisters. Some of our schools require children to have shoes, but often guardians cannot afford them. We buy shoes in the local market, and in that way support the local economy. Please consider giving a child a new pair of school shoes.
New School Uniform for a Child
Schools require a uniform, and most children just have one, with a few approved Tshirts they can wear on days when they are washing their uniform. Each child washes his or her uniform by hand. They wear these uniforms until they are in tatters, as you can see from the second picture. Please help the Sparrow Fund keep our children well-dressed! This donation will also support the local tailor that makes the uniform.
Support our Staff in Uganda
Sponsorship fees pay for everything our Sparrows need to go to school, but payment for our staff in Uganda comes from extra donations (US staff is volunteer). Three dedicated young people give of their free time to visit families, organize events, and of course, pay school fees.
Support a visit to the doctor for a child
With seventy children, someone is always falling sick and needing to be taken for medical treatment. Your gift of $20 will cover the doctor visit, medicine, staff time and transportation, so that medical costs will not interfere with our budget for education.
Support Girls's Hygeine
Many Ugandan girls lose five days of school a month, due to their menstrual period. Without access to hygienic products, they may resort to using rags or even leaves to stop the flow. Needless to say, these things are not very effective, so to avoid the embarrassment of a leak, the girls stay home from school. Omiyo's children's program, called the Sparrow Fund, supplies washable pads and underwear to girls when they reach the age of menstruation, and our female staff member works to prepare them even before their period starts. Most of our girls are being raised without a mother, so this mentor-ship is important to them. $10 gives a year's supply of pads and underwear for one girl. Increase quantity if you want to donate more.
Pay One Year's Child Sponsorship Online
The Sparrow Fund supports the education of about seventy children in Gulu District of Northern Uganda. If you are already a sponsor, you can pay your yearly fee here. $10 has been added to cover processing fees. Your donation will be processed through the Community Foundation of Wabash County, Indiana, and will be tax deductible.
​If you're not yet a sponsor, please use the contact form to check into becoming a sponsor. We always have a few children needing sponsors, so we'd love to hear from you!
​If you're not yet a sponsor, please use the contact form to check into becoming a sponsor. We always have a few children needing sponsors, so we'd love to hear from you!
Pay One Month's Sponsorship Fee Online
The Sparrow Fund supports the education of about seventy children in Gulu District of Northern Uganda. If you are already a sponsor, you can pay your monthly fee here. $1 has been added to cover processing fees. Your donation will be processed through the Community Foundation of Wabash County, Indiana, and will be tax deductible.
​If you're not yet a sponsor, please use the contact form to check into becoming a sponsor. We always have a few children needing sponsors, so we'd love to hear from you! ​
​If you're not yet a sponsor, please use the contact form to check into becoming a sponsor. We always have a few children needing sponsors, so we'd love to hear from you! ​
General Gift to Sparrow Fund
If you want to give so that we can use the money where it is most needed, this is the place.
Medical Care for Little Phillip
Phillip is the son of one of our artisans. He has sickle-cell disease, and at two and a half, he's not able to stand. He is in almost constant pain, and his mother loses work time when she has to take Phillip for frequent treatments. I'm giving her a bit extra for his medical care, and I invite you to join me. Gifts can be given in increments of $10, just add as many as you want to give. Read my blog post about Phillip here.