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National Network
for Older Persons
of Uganda

King’s Kids Friends to Grands - Registration details

Organisation: King' Kids Friends to Grands
Region: Central
Geographical coverage: Kabera Sub-County, Masaka District
Postal address:
Address: Kyamjale Trading Post
Contact - person Nyonyintono Immaculate
Contact - title Director
Contact - telephone:
Contact - mobile: 0772979743
Contact - email: nyonyintonoimmaculate-at-yahoo.com
Website:
Vision:

For older people and ophans to have abundant lives.

Purpose/objectives:

- To advocate for the elderly and the children
- To provide basic needs for the elderly and orphans
- To build a primary school and a vocational school for orphans
- To establish a treatment centre for older people

Background: The King's Kids Friends to Grands works with the elderly and their grandchildren. We go to families in the community, bathing them, playing with them, comforting them, praying for them, cooking for them, cleaning their gardens etc. We have also started an orphanage school in a temporary shelter.  
NGO registration: Registered as a CBO at the District level
Main activities:

- Mobilisation and sensitisation of older persons
- Home visits to older persons and their grandchildren
- Distributing medications and other materials to older people
- Running a community school for grandchildren
- Making handicrafts such as baskets, necklaces and mats to sell to generate income 

Priorities for the future: We want to build schools in the local communities and a treatment centre for oler persons and their grandchildren. We also want to find sponsors for children at school. Finally, we need to find markets to sell our handicrafts.