Faith Children's Home Expenses
First, let us say thank you to all of our partners and suporters. Because of your help, we have seen that being an orphan does not mean that you cannot have a future or a destiny. As you support these precious kids, they are receiving a future, a hope and a destiny. Thank you for joining us and becoming a partner with God in fulfilling James 1:27- For the best religion is to care Orphans and widows in their distress.
Our expenses are divided into two major areas. School Fees and Tuition expenses, and running the Orphanage.
School Fees and Tuition
Every year when school starts, we have to buy dozens of books for each every one of our 60 kids. We buy shoes, school uniforms, pens and pencils, reams of paper for each kid as a school requirement, and many other Basics. You can imagine all of these kids waking up every morning at Faith Children's Home and every morning knocking at Hudson and Mercy door asking for various needs or School supplies!
Our total annual Budget for School Fees or Tuition is USD $8413 (This is split and paid in three installments). We support a total of 60 Kids, 50 living in Faith children Home and 10 living with foster families, church members in the community. Briefly here is the Summary of Kids, and classes:
Primary/Elementary School
36 kids: tuition per semester =2,340,000 UG
High School/Secondary
22 kids: tuition per semester =3,600,000 UG
Vocational
2 kids: tuition per semster =350,000 UG
Total per term
6,240,000 UG = $2804 US per semester, and there are three semester terms in a year.
Total per Year
18,720,000 UG, an equivalent of $8413 USD
Orphanage Expenses
The monthly basic needs of the 60 Kids under Faith Children Home are approx $1350 each month, to take care of all the Basics: food, clothing, utilities, salaries (for staff at Faith Children Home), shoes, bed sheets, blankets, mosquito nets, vaseline, feminine products, charcoal, paraffin, etc.
Here is a breakdown of our monthly expenses:
| ITEM | QTY | EACH | TOTAL |
| SUGAR | 100 kgs | 2,500 | 250,000 |
| salt | 1 Carton | 10,000 | |
| cooking Oil | 20 litres | 60,000 | |
| Soap | 2 boxes | 35,000 | 70,000 |
| Beans | 100 kgs | 2,000 | 200,000 |
| Posho | 100 kgs | 2000 | 200,000 |
| Rice | 100 kgs | 2,500 | 250,000 |
| Meat | 40 kgs | 5,000 | 200,000 |
| Fish | 8 pieces | 5,000 | 40,000 |
| charcoal | 4 sacks | 20,000 | 80,000 |
| fire wood | 1truck | 140,000 | |
| paraffin | 5 litres | 2,000 | 10,000 |
| Brooms | 2 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| tooth paste | 2 dozens | 15,000 | 30,000 |
| Shoe polish | 2 Dozens | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Vaseline (babyJerry) | 2 Dozens | 36,000 | 70,000 |
| Carry Powder | 1 Dozen | 10,000 | |
| Onions | 10 kgs | 2,000 | 20,000 |
| Tomatoes | 10 kgs | 3,000 | 30,000 |
| Steel wire | 1 Roll | 10,000 | |
| Fem. Products | 1box | 30,000 | |
| Diapers | 1 Dozen | 20,000 | |
| water Bills | 80,000 | ||
| Faith Home staff Salaries | 500,000 | ||
| Medical bills | 120,000 | ||
| Electricity Bills | 100,000 | ||
| Total in UGH | 2,536,000 | ||
| Total in USD | $1,335 |
The reality is that your ability to help a child or an orphan/abandoned child creates a future, a destiny and a difference between life and death. By your partnership with Faith Children Home, you are causing a future, hope and a destiny in the lives of the orphans and vulnerable children. All of the children at Faith Children Home are total orphans or "at risk" children. They have absolutely no one at all and need your help.
Please consider partnering up with Faith Children Home both in prayers and financially.