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About Jesus Kids Stars Foundation

Giving hope to orphans and to needy, vulnerable and disabled children in Uganda since 2010.

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A Christian home for children who had none

Jesus Kids Stars Foundation is an indigenous, Christian, non-governmental organisation in Katooke, Nansana, Wakiso District. It began in 2010 as a community-based organisation caring for 10 to 15 vulnerable children from remote families.

Our mission is to give hope to orphans and to needy, vulnerable and disabled children through medical care, good feeding, quality education, shelter, clothing, counselling and guidance, vocational skills and spiritual growth.

We also support poverty eradication, widows, the empowerment of women, programmes for people with disabilities, and sanitation and health awareness.

Children, staff and visiting friends of Jesus Kids Stars Foundation

Pastor Simon Gitta Kasirivu, founder of Jesus Kids Stars Foundation

Pr. Simon Gitta KasirivuFounder & Director

What inspired our founder

“Do to others what has been done to you.”

Jesus Kids Stars Foundation began as a small outreach ministry in Kawempe, founded by Pastor Simon Gitta Kasirivu. Since childhood he had a passion for helping the needy, and dreamed of the day he could do it himself.

His mother died when he was very young, and his father did not value education. A Good Samaritan, his sponsor Nantaze, a Ugandan then living in Germany, paid for his studies.

When he finished school he asked her how he could repay her kindness. Her reply was simple: “Do to others what has been done to you.” It was the confirmation of what the Lord had placed in his heart, and Jesus Kids Stars Foundation was born.

Pr. Simon Gitta KasirivuFounder & Director

Our mission

Hope for every child

To empower orphans and vulnerable children through medical care, education, love and all the needs that return hope and build a better future.

Our aim

Break the cycle of poverty

To provide housing, food, clothing, education and medical help to orphans and street children, through a community-based, holistic approach.

Our journey

How we began

From a handful of children in Kawempe to a school and home in Katooke.

2010
A small outreach begins
A community-based outreach in Kawempe cares for 10 to 15 vulnerable children from remote families.
2012
Jesus Kids Stars Foundation
Pastor Simon opens the foundation to care for orphans and street children.
2022
A registered NGO
The foundation is legally registered and becomes a non-governmental organisation.
2025
Jesus Kids Stars Junior School
Our school opens in a new, more spacious home in Katooke, Nansana.

Our values

What we stand on

Six convictions that shape how we care for every child.

01
Christ-centred love
Every child is loved, prayed for and shown the love of Jesus.
02
Every child matters
Orphaned, abandoned or disabled, each child has dignity and a future.
03
Education opens doors
We walk with children as far as their learning can take them.
04
Honest stewardship
Transparent budgets and careful use of every gift.
05
Family and community
We work with relatives, churches and the wider community.
06
Working together
Relationships, communication and teamwork: together we go further.