Zest4Kidz works with former child soldiers in northern Uganda. We’re committed to empowering children through education and counseling. Thank you for helping us love these kids like family.
CONTINUE READINGPader Academy is the only school in Uganda that allows women to attend with children. As many war-affected children returned home, escaping captivity in the LRA, they brought children of their own. At first they weren’t given any education but in Pader, a woman named Alice decided to make a difference in the life […]
CONTINUE READINGWe love our Zesty Legends because they are passionate about helping kids caught in desperate circumstances. We wanted to introduce you to a few of our Zesty Legends. Meet Alex & Linda: “Over the years Linda & I have supported many different projects and charities and during this process we have developed a sort of […]
CONTINUE READINGRead a quote by Archbishop Desmond Tutu this morning explaining the African concept of ubuntu and it’s been stirring in me all day: “Ubuntu is the essence of being a person. It means that we are people through other people. We cannot be fully human alone. We are made for interdependence, we are made for family. When […]
CONTINUE READINGI’m just back from Uganda and it was yet again an eye opener in many ways. I remember when our eldest daughter was born 8 years ago, I cannot describe the sheer joy and exhileration I felt as I ran down the stairs after leaving my wife and newborn together both resting. Seeing my wife, […]
CONTINUE READINGZest4Kidz began 2011 with a new mission statement: Fight Injustice. Love as Family. Empower Kids. We saw this mission being fulfilled in Susan, a 13 year old orphan from a small village in Uganda. Susan suffered life-threatening burns on her legs at the young age of five which left her covered in scar tissue […]
CONTINUE READINGSince 2006 Zest4Kidz have been partnering with local Ugandan organizations to bring light into the lives of former child soldiers and children with disabilities. Partnerships with local schools, hospitals and charities are essential to ensure that the work we are investing in is both effective and strategic. Former Child Soldiers The Lord’s […]
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