Be A Christ To The Poor

Visitors Distribute Piglets

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There was great joy January 14, 2011 when a group of visitors from Immaculate Conception Parish in Richmond, MO and some of their friends visited the foundation piggery project at St. John the Baptist Parish in Bulindi, Hoima Catholic Diocese and helped distribute piglets to at least 6 pre-screened orphans.

The names of the visitors were Jim and Jean Schmidt, Robert Bond, Patricia Bond, Albert and Doris Taber and Rachelle Williams. They were accompanied by Fr. George Ssebadduka, founder and President of Be a Christ to the Poor Foundation.

Who are the rural poor of Uganda?

More than two thirds of the country’s poor people are small farmers. They are scattered all over the country. They make up approximately 80% of the population. Although efforts have been made to reduce rural poverty, urban areas have experienced a significantly greater reduction in poverty than the countryside. In the past decade, poverty has declined by a rate of 30% in urban areas but of only 10% in rural areas. … Learn More

What we do

Our organization brings help and hope to the people of Hoima Diocese in Uganda.