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Our Story
From a handful of orphaned children to a UK-registered charity transforming a Ugandan community.
WHERE IT BEGAN
A response to a need we could not ignore
Mushunga Community Project began as a grassroots response to the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children in Mushunga, Ibanda District, Uganda. There was no grand plan — just a refusal to walk past hungry, unschooled children who had no one left to advocate for them.
What started as meals and shelter for a handful of children has grown into a registered UK charity, a fully functioning primary school, a working farm and a project that gives dozens of children the same chance every child deserves: a safe home, an education and someone who believes in them.
2025
UK CHARITY REGISTERED
G1-G5
GRADES TAUGHT AT VCS
4
COUNTRIES ON OUR BOARD
100%
DONATION TO COMMUNITY
BUILDING A SCHOOL
Victorious Community School
Over the years the project established Victorious Community School (VCS), providing quality education starting from Grade 1 and expanding one grade at a time — now up to Grade 5, with plans to reach Grade 7 in line with Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports policies.
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VCS gives our orphaned and sponsored children — and children from the surrounding community — a real start in life: trained teachers, structured learning, daily meals and a safe place to be a child.
2022 - FORMALISING GOVERNANCE
A formal governance structure takes shape
In 2022 the project took a major step forward by formalising its structure as a registered NGO in Uganda — bringing clearer accountability, stronger financial controls and a firmer foundation for growth.
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For the first time, the day-to-day work in Mushunga was supported by experienced volunteers bringing governance, fundraising and professional oversight without ever pulling a penny away from the children.
EARLY 2025 — A LANDMARK MOMENT
Registered as a UK charity
In early 2025 we were thrilled to register and establish the UK charity — Mushunga, Ibanda Children UK Charity (Charity Number 1215211), registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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This milestone ensures better governance, accountability and Gift Aid eligibility, and it opens the door to long-term partnerships with European donors, schools, churches and businesses who want to give with confidence.
SUSTAINABILITY
A farm built to feed and fund the future
The journey has also included building a farm to support long-term sustainability through coffee planting, bull fattening, chicken brooding and maize growing. The aim is simple: reduce dependency on donations year by year by generating food and income from our own land.
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A water source has been found and secured at the farm, and we are working to extend this supply to the orphanage and school — ending the daily walk for water for many of our children.
THE JOURNEY SO FAR
Milestones along the way
EARLY YEARS
A grassroots response
What began as a small effort to provide food and shelter for a handful of orphaned children in Mushunga, Ibanda District, grew into a registered project serving dozens of children with education, nutrition, healthcare and a loving home.
BUILDING VCS
Victorious Community School opens
We established Victorious Community School (VCS), beginning with Grade 1 and adding one grade each year. We are now teaching up to Grade 5, with plans to reach Grade 7 in line with Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports.
2022
International board formed
The project took a major step forward by forming an international board with members from the UK, USA, Australia and Uganda — formalising the structure as a registered NGO and unlocking greater reach and support.
EARLY 2025
UK charity registered
What began as a small effort to provide food and shelter for a handful of orphaned children in Mushunga, Ibanda District, grew into a registered project serving dozens of children with education, nutrition, healthcare and a loving home.
TODAY
Sustainability and scale
91% of our children are sponsored and 100% of donor funds go directly to the community. The farm — coffee, maize, bull fattening and chicken brooding — and a secured water source at the farm are powering our long-term sustainability plan.
TODAY
Where we are now
Today, 91% of our children are sponsored by generous supporters around the world, and 100% of donor funds go directly to the community. We remain committed to complete transparency and to the belief that every child's story can change for the better.
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The story is far from finished. Expanding the orphanage to welcome more children, completing the school up to Grade 7, piping water to every building and growing the farm into a fully self-sustaining operation are the next chapters — and we are writing them together with our donors.