We will do everything that we can to provide help for the needy in Uganda. But without the support of people like you, we will fall far short of those needs. Only with the support of those called to help the children can we hope to find success in our mission.
Please take a moment to read some of the stories of the children that we are working with.
Christian Efforts Against Poverty Uganda is an organization that was started by a former sponsored child of Compassion International. After finishing school and graduating the sponsorship program, Alex Munyantwari tried to help others to the end of his means. But the need was simply too great.
Alex spoke to his former sponsor, now friend, about the struggle with what was in his heart versus what his hands could do. His sponsor told a similar story. As a younger man, he realized that he, alone, could not help those who needed it. But he could advocate for them to create a network with others who, together, could change the world.
And that is exactly what we intend to do.
All over Uganda, there are children who go to school with no shoes, no paper, no pencils. There are children who drop out of school at the age of nine because a family member is injured or falls sick. There are children who have never tasted meat, never smelled soap, and never seen a book. And there are people, like you, who want to help them.
We bring together those who need help and those who will help. We are not the answer to the problem. We are simply the voice of the voiceless, calling to the ears of those who will not allow the problem to go unanswered.
Many years ago, someone took a stand on behalf of Alex Munyantwari, the founder of this organization. That person said that they would not allow Alex to fall away into simply doing the best he could do. That person decided that they would help Alex to be the best he could be. That person’s name was Budeaux and he was twelve years old. Alex continued to progress through school until the school fees became too much for his sponsor. Although Budeaux could no longer support Alex directly, he directed Alex to the Mother’s Union at Willowfield Parish Church who took on his school fees until the end of his senior schooling. When Alex was accepted into university, the Mother’s Union could no longer support him. This is when Dan Yleana Newton took over the sponsorship.
Over his life, Alex had three sponsors. Today, he still remembers each one of them gratefully.
We, as a people, will be judged by how we provide for our children; spiritually, mentally, and physically. Because we, as a people, will one day be replaced by our children.
Without us, there are children all over Uganda that will simply have to do the best they can. So the question remains: who are we if we simply stand aside and let that happen? The answer is simple: we will never let ourselves find out.
A child was walking down a beach. The tide had washed up thousands of starfish. The child was picking up starfish, as he walked, and putting them into his bucket.
A man walked up to him and asked, “Are you collecting all of those starfish?”
The child shook his head and answered, “No, sir. I’m putting them back into the ocean. If I don’t, they’ll die before the tide comes back in.”
The man looked down the beach at the expanse of stranded starfish. Then he looked down at the child and said, “Look how many there are. You think you can save all of them?”
The child picked up another starfish and held it up. He answered, “No, sir. But I can save this one.”
You can not save all of the poverty stricken children in Uganda. But you can save one. Please contact us to find out how.
Help children living in poverty and empower them to create brighter futures for themselves, their families, their communities and the world. When you sponsor a child, you help break the cycle of poverty by providing access to education, health care and basic necessities
Children sponsored through CEAPU are surrounded by safe, caring adults who know them individually, live out the love of Jesus and offer the specific support they need as they journey out of poverty.
it cost $39 a month and $468 per year. you can choose to sponsor a boy or a girl. you can choose from our website or ask us to take you through the process.
Thank you, Welcome to join the big team that the Lord is using to change lives in kisoro Uganda.
“I want to remember your face so that when I meet you in heaven, I will be able to recognise you and thank you once again.”
When one billionaire in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio presenter, “Sir what can you remember made you a happiest man in life?”
He said:
“I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood the meaning of true happiness.” He then want ahead to explain!
The first stage was to accumulate wealth and means. But at this stage I did not get the happiness I wanted.
Then came the second stage of collecting valuables and items. But I realised that the effect of this thing is also temporary and the lustre of valuable things does not last long.
Then came the third stage of getting big projects. That was when he was holding 95% of diesel supply in Nigeria and Africa. He was also the largest vessel owner in Africa and Asia. But even then,He did not get the happiness he had imagined.
The fourth stage was the time a friend of his asked him to buy wheelchair for some disabled children. Just about 200 kids. He said
At the friend’s request, I immediately bought the wheelchairs.
But the friend insisted that I go with him and hand over the wheelchairs to the children. I got ready and went with him.
There he gave these wheel chairs to the children with his own hands.” I saw the strange glow of happiness on the faces of these children”.The rich man explained, I saw them all sitting on the wheelchairs, moving around and having fun.
It was as if they had arrived at a picnic spot where they are sharing a jackpot winning.
” I felt REAL joy inside me”. He said, When I decided to leave one of the kids grabbed my legs. I tried to free my legs gently but the child stared at my face and held my legs tightly.
I bent down and asked the child: Do you need something else?
The answer this child gave me not only made me happy but also changed my attitude to life completely.
This child said:
“I want to remember your face so that when I meet you in heaven, I will be able to recognise you and thank you once again.”
What would you be remembered for after you leave that office or place?
Will anyone desire to see your face again where it all matters?
*This is a must read piece. It got me thinking. I am sending it to all my friends. I pray it does same to everyone.*
Try to touch lives , God bless you.
This explains why we do what we do. Will you please join us and put a smile on the face of an orphan! www.ceapu.com
Eleven Ways You &Your Congregation Can Help Orphans through Christian efforts Against Poverty
James 1:27 teaches that pure religion is demonstrated through helping the most needy and vulnerable in our world. How do we “look after orphans and widows in their distress?” Here are some ways that you can become involved in a work that is close to the heart of God. Will you please commit to at least one of these options for helping orphan children?
1. Orphan sponsorship – Ceapu helps thousands of orphan children through the love and generosity of Christians across the USA. An individual family or congregation can sponsor one or more orphans through our child sponsorship program. Your monthly gift will provide food, clothing, shelter, medicine, education and more for a needy child. Ceapu will send you periodic updates on how your sponsored child is doing, as well as keep you regularly informed about the home where they live through letter writing, update photos and email. You can literally give a child a better life and hope for the future.
2. Make monthly or special one time financial gift to help the orphans – Such gifts can benefit lots of children all at once. The generous outpouring of a special one-time gift or a year-end gift, has enabled Ceapu to fund an orphanage for thousands of children, purchase beds for children who have been sleeping on the ground, purchase Bibles, fund urgent relief efforts or pay for vital special needs like, a roof to keep out the rain or books and school supplies for the orphans. These needs are always present.
3 Host a special Orphan Awareness Sunday – Ceapu can provide you with a guest speaker and a special presentation that will touch the hearts of everyone in your congregation. One of our staff will visit your congregation and share a presentation on orphan care. The presentation can be made during a Sunday morning, evening or midweek service, or simply to an eldership or a mission group in your church.
4. Develop your own Orphan Awareness Sunday – Let Ceapu send you an Orphan Awareness packet that your preacher or another church leader can use to prepare a special Sunday focused on this vital topic. Included in the packet are suggestions on how to involve your church members in helping orphans or in creating an orphan-care ministry in your church. You can also choose to be partners with ceapu like many programs and churches are doing.
5. Arrange an orphan Sunday at church –This is an event you can organize close to Thanksgiving to encourage congregations to focus in on the needs of orphans and at-risk children throughout the world. Ceapu will send your church a specially prepared packet to help in planning an entire Sunday worship around the needs of orphan children. By talking about the difficult struggles orphan children must endure, sharing what God’s Word says on this issue, praying for the children, and taking up a special offering for them, Ceapu will be enabled to continue its vital work of caring for orphans in distress and providing for their needs throughout the coming years.
6. Host a spring or Summer Orphan Sunday: Some churches already have special events planned around or near the Thanksgiving holiday and prefer to have an Orphan Sunday focus during the spring or summer. As with a ceapu Sunday, materials can be provided that will help you create a memorable and effective Sunday at a time more suitable to your congregations schedule.
7. Host an Orphan Christmas – Organize a special Christmas blessing outreach on behalf of orphans at Christmas. During this wonderful time of gift-giving, many churches and individuals will reach out to help the less fortunate through organized programs like ceapu.
8. Involve your church’s teens and children – Churches across the world have shared with ceapu stories about how they have involved their youth groups. Children helping children is a powerful way to involve youth, parents and teens in orphan ministry. Our young people want to get involved. We have been amazed at how creative churches have been in involving their children. Church leaders and parents alike are looking for ways to teach youth valuable lessons about giving and helping others. Ceapu can help with some great suggestions and ideas.
9. Legacy/Planned giving – A special and compassionate way that you can help orphans and leave a lasting legacy is through planned giving from a will, a trust or other formal designation. Caring for widows and orphans is a mark of true faith, according to James 1:27, and what better way to help the vital ministry of ceapu, than through deliberate and planned giving from your estate. Ask us for more information about making a legacy impact, or consult your financial advisor. It should be noted that all donations to ceapu are 100% tax deductible in the USA through former Rotary Children’s fund which is now REUNITE CULTURES FUND our wonderful partners in helping orphans in Uganda
10. Tell others – You can multiply your giving to the orphans by providing referrals to other churches, individuals or businesses that may also wish to help orphans. There are probably other churches in your area that would like to help orphans and widows, or would participate in Orphan Sunday if you asked them. In this way you help introduce Ceapu to others that may not be aware of this good ministry. Spread the word give the our website ceapu.com
11. Fill the Hole! Richard Stearns, head of World Vision, wrote a book titled The Hole in our Gospel. In it he argues that faith is not just about going to church, studying the Bible and avoiding the most serious sins. It is about reclaiming the world for Christ and showing the compassion of God for the “least of these.” Commit your congregation to helping others and showing redeeming love. In addition to blessing you, it will bless your entire church! God has promised to “bless all the work of our hands.” (Deut.24:19). Providing for those in need does not diminish us or our resources. It multiplies them. Believing the verse, “Give and it will be given unto you,” is truly a faith issue for God’s people. Commit your congregation to this vital work and be the Good Samaritan who stops to help the one in need. God is a “Father to the fatherless” (Psa.68:5), and He will help you care for poor, sick, vulnerable and lonely children. Please partner with Ceapu to bring real hope to thousands of children.
Many times in life there are people who are unappreciated, abused, or abandoned. The poor, the widow, and the orphan often fall into this category. They are the forgotten…the unseen. But while the rest of the world may overlook them, God doesn’t. Scripture is clear that God has a special love in His heart for children. Jesus stopped, despite His disciples’ rebuke, to spend time loving on little children. He also tells us to be like little children and to view Him as our Father.
If Jesus has a heart for all children, how great do you think His love is especially for those who are left behind without parents to love and guide them? God tells us again and again in His word that He loves orphans and has an incredibly compassionate heart for them. He is their Father and their Protector, and He invites us…His children…to participate with Him to care for them. This is the sole reason we are here.www.ceapu.com
When it comes to orphans…
God is a Loving Father
The Bible illustrates over and over that God loves orphans, that He holds them close to His heart, that He has compassion and mercy on them. Although they may not have an earthly father, He is their eternal Father and longs for them to enter into an intimate relationship with Him. They may be overlooked in this world, but God sees them and chooses them. LOOK
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families …” (Psalms 68:5-6), “For in you the fatherless find compassion.” (Hosea 14:3 NIV), “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18), “You have been the helper of the orphan.” (Psalm 10:14) and
“For in you the orphan finds mercy.” (Hosea 14:3 NLT)
God is a Mighty Protector
Not only does God passionately love the orphan, He proudly protects them. Scripture gives us multiple warnings from God against those who mistreat or oppress the orphan. This is in such alignment with the Fatherly love He has for them. If you love someone, you will defend them at all costs. If you see someone abusing them, they better watch out because you’ll come after them and make them stop! This is exactly how the Bible describes God’s stance against anyone who is messing with His children.
“Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.” (Exodus 22:22-23)
“He executes justice for the orphan and the widow.” (Deuteronomy 10:18)
“Do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow.” (Jeremiah 22:3)
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against…those who oppress…the widow and the orphan.” (Malachi 3:5)
God Invites All of Us to Join Him in Caring for Orphans.
So what about those who are not oppressing the orphan? Clearly, we’re not in danger of the wrath of an angry Father, but God still calls us to do more. God has made His people, His church, and His disciples to stand as one and connect their hearts with His. He invites us to partner with Him to care for, love, and defend the orphan. Although this is something that God can do on His own, He desires to have us work with Him. Isn’t that amazing? But this isn’t something we can do from the stands. This is an intentional invitation from the Lord to get up, get involved, and give back to Him as we care for His children.
“Learn to do good; seek justice, reprove the ruthless, defend the orphan, and plead for the widow.” (Isaiah 1:17)
“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.” (Deuteronomy 24:19)
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1:27)
“Once our eyes are opened we can’t pretend we don’t know what to do. God who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls knows that we know and holds us responsible to act.” (Proverbs 24:12)
As we discover God’s heart for the orphan, we can’t help but recognize the similarity of His heart for us – for you and me. God is also our loving Father, our Mighty Protector, and Generously Invites others to care and defend us. He pursued us when we were abandoned, alone, and lost. He took us in, giving us the “right to be children of God” (John 1:12).
Don’t you see, we are not to simply pity orphans and feel bad for them? We are called to be filled with compassion because we can relate. We were once orphans too, before our heavenly Father adopted us into His eternal family. Now He’s calling us to join in His work: to love, pray, advocate, defend, sponsor, support, and adopt.
If you feel called to take a first step and sponsor a child today, click on the children on our website. Then go to contact and have it set.
Through our website you can also send us an email and we shall be glad to connect with you.
Christian Efforts against Poverty Uganda (CEAPU), is a registered community based non-governmental organization located in Kisoro District, in southwestern Uganda. CEAPU was established in 2015 by committed young leader Alex Munyantwari from Kisoro District to meet the needs of the most critically vulnerable children and their families in their community. Kisoro district is bordering Rwanda and Congo and suffers from hunger as a result of hosting refugees and also wars. The district is also hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Many widows and vulnerable children reside in this district. Although education is highly valued throughout Uganda, only a few children are enrolled in primary and secondary schools throughout the country, with children from rural regions and girls making up the largest percentage of children out of school. In Kisoro district, only a few of the children complete all levels of secondary school (junior and senior high school).
Since its founding, CEAPU has responded to community needs. Providing Education and other basic needs to the project beneficiaries.
The children sponsored through CEAPU are able to attend primary and secondary education.
Thank you all for your support. This would not have been possible without you.
For more information visit our website
Each New Year brings change and a chance to create new resolutions. As we look for ways to love the Lord and love our neighbors, it’s impossible to ignore the outstanding needs of orphans around the world. This year, invite your friends, family, and co-workers to join you in the movement to care for orphans! Whether it’s a parenting group, Bible study, book club, your family, or your co-workers, you can share in the giving spirit and commit to caring for orphans together! Here are seven ideas:
While buying a cup of coffee is a morning ritual for many of us, there are more economical ways to get your caffeine fix than to spend money at a coffee shop. Commit to brewing a cup at home and saving the $2/cup to donate to ceapu orphanage! You can create a friendly competition with your group to see who brews the best pot, who goes the most days without visiting a coffee shop, or who raises the most money! With everyone saving $2/day and combining it after a few months, it can become a sizable contribution! Encourage each other to avoid the drive-thru and commit to brewing at home for the next few months.
This is a great option for a group who meets regularly (i.e. Bible study or book club). As a group, commit to becoming a child sponsor for the next year. This type of sponsorship gives individuals and families a chance to participate in the adoption process even if they are not in the place to adopt themselves! And your group will receive information about the specific child you choose to help.
4.PRAY TOGETHER
As a group of friends, each member brings a different perspective to the table. Praying together allows each group member to see a fuller picture of God’s redemptive story of adoption. As a group, pray for waiting for children, adoptive families, and for the movement to care for orphans that focus on a specific child!
5.ORGANIZE AN ADVOCATE PROJECT FOR CEAPU
CEAPU orphan care program advocates are grassroots leaders who raise funds and awareness in their communities by utilizing their talents, gifts, and passions to speak up for orphans in distress. They’re donating birthdays, running marathons, and hosting garage sales…all to restore the HOPE of a family to waiting children around the world. Above all, our advocates are a voice for the fatherless. Together with your friends, family, church, or group, you can become CEAPU advocates and organize a project or event to raise funds or supplies for orphans in distress. To learn more visit http://www.ceapu.com
6.ORGANIZE FOR A CEAPU TRIP
This year, your group can join CEAPU on a short-term trip to explore God’s heart for orphans and the role you can play in caring for them! When God says in James 1:27 to “care” for the orphan, the word used for care also implies “visit.” There’s a sense where we can’t just stay in our comfortable world, but we’ve got to go out as a light into the darkness. We must go to the waiting children who need hope and care for them in their distress. How will you “go” to care for orphans?
As you look for ways to join the movement to care for orphans, consider the many avenues available with Ceapu orphans care program! Browse our website to learn more about our project, ways to get involved, and other creative ways to care for orphans. We are excited to partner with individuals, groups, and families who share God’s heart for orphans.
CEAPU Orphan care program (CEAPU) is a working orphanage in a country desperate for a safe home for kids to grow. Uganda is a beautiful country, but children are forced into homelessness, despair, and disease for a variety of reasons, many of which are out of their control. According to United Nations International Children’s Education Fund, Uganda has 2.5 million orphans, this is a huge number, but you can help.
Through Ceapu orphan care program children have access to medical care, clean water, education, clothing, a family environment, Biblical teaching, food, and so much more. However, the daily cost of running an orphanage can be hard. These kids need you, and here is how you can help: child sponsorship, volunteering, contributing to special projects, and visiting the orphanage.
Uganda remains marked by alarmingly high levels of poverty and political insecurity. Even after the discovery of oil and Gas. The country is equipped with good soils for agriculture but the country remains poor.
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Access to basic services is particularly limited in rural areas of the country. And this explains why CEAPU was born in 2015
CEAPU is working to help and protect vulnerable young people and children in Uganda starting with Kisoro extending to other districts in the near future.
Sponsor a Child in Uganda
CEAPU relies on the kindness and generosity of sponsors to be able to provide a home for the most vulnerable children of Uganda Kisoro.
For just $39 @ month you can sponsor a child in Uganda and help provide an orphaned or abandoned child with:
Please help us ensure a loving Centre for every Ugandan child. Sponsor a child now by visiting http://www.ceapu.com/contact your donation will help change an orphaned or abandoned child’s life.
CHRISTAN EFFORTS AGAINST POVERTY UGANDA
CEAPU started its activities in Uganda in the year 2015. CEAPU first started working in a region that had been heavily affected by the civil wars from Uganda’s neibouring countries i.e. Congo and Rwanda especially the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Theses wars left many children as orphans thus a call to all of us to wake up and support them to day for their better future. Will you also answer the call to day and join us in this norble cause?
Take a minute and choose just one child
The children in Uganda
Uganda is an extremely young nation: nearly half of the country’s population is younger than 14 years of age.
In Uganda, 2,700,000 children have lost either one or both their parents – half of them as a result of the on-going AIDS epidemic that continues to be a heavy burden to Ugandan society. And others as a result of the previous wars that ravaged the country especially the district of kisoro that lies between the boarders.
Thousands of Ugandan children grow up without adult guidance and care because of AIDS. Many of these children never get to experience true childhood. At an early age, they head households and are in charge of looking after an entire family. At such a tender age thus getting affected psychologically.
Many children are frequently forced to drop out of school in an effort to help their family survive.
Because of HIV/AIDS, war, natural disasters and civil strife, the number of child-headed households in Uganda has been on the rise: around 42,000 children between the ages of 10 and 17 are heading households. Their economic situations getting worse every day.
The under-five-mortality rate in Uganda remains high at 12.8% and in thousands of cases births are not attended by skilled medical staff. Because families cannot afford to pay for the medical services.
Infectious viral diseases that are easily curable in industrialized nations still cost the lives of many children.
Children who lose their parents and end up living in the streets, fending for themselves and begging in order to survive are present in Uganda. Especially kisoro which is a home also for the pygmies (Batwa).
The country is home to around 10,000 street children who are exposed to a harsh and often hostile environment on a daily basis. Children find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of drugs, poverty and, quite frequently, criminal activities culminating into the death of many of them.
Ceapu is supporting Ugandan children and young people by providing education, medical assistance and vocational training in kisoro.7
You can help – sponsor a child today by visiting
Every Child Must be Known, Loved and Protected.
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