In November of 2004, Ugandan Lambs was
started in response to the needs represented within one
extended family…the family of Sam and Ruth Sebabi.
Sam and Ruth were born and raised in Uganda, and the AIDS epidemic has deeply affected their lives. As sisters, brother, cousins and in-laws began to die from AIDS, the Sebabis found themselves sole providers for all the children left behind. The burden became too great for them bear alone. Ugandan Lambs was established to help provide for the needs of these children, and move them toward independence and a hopeful future. Originally, Ugandan Lambs began with 25 children. Today, there are 58, ranging in ages from 4 to 20.
Over half of the Ugandan Lambs children have come from a poverty-stricken bush village called Bulemeze, where there are virtually no adults. The children are now healthy and thriving under the care of Ugandan Lambs. Water filtration systems have been installed at the two Ugandan Lambs homes and each child has a World Health Organization-approved mosquito net. The children have regular physicals and each has been tested for HIV/AIDS. Those who have tested positive are now on antiretroviral drugs, leading relatively normal lives and attending school. Ugandan Lambs is a registered NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) in Uganda.