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Feature Articles

The Enormous Struggles Facing a Refugee Family in Uganda: 02-Dec-2020; By Emily Kembabazi; Diego is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and a primary seven pupil in Kampala. He is also an orphan and a survivor of a dangerous escape from civil war. Read his story.
Her chickens helped put her kids through school: 19-Dec-2012; By BRIDGET KABAHENDA; Single mom in Nansana Zaina Nakiryowa raises chickens in her backyard to help provide for her family.
One-time banana peddler now owns a chain of six butcheries: 19-Dec-2012; By BRIDGET KABAHENDA; Business Profile: Nansana businessman Nathan Ssentongo has built a thriving meat and housing business in just a few years after starting out as roadside banana peddler.
Nansanet: An online community newspaper for Nansana, Uganda: 12-Jan-2012; We are partnering with Kiyita Family Alliance (KIFAD)to start an online community newspaper in Nansana. There are lots of national newspapers and radio and TV stations in Uganda, but very few locally oriented media that report on local issues.
Kisa Primary School Rainwater Project: 18-Aug-2011; Help us expand our backup water system to improve health and safety on our campus.
Small Business Loan Program: 03-Dec-2010; Micro-loans have helped start and enlarge small community businesses.
Uganda Art Consortium: 29-Sep-2010; A group of Ugandan artists uses money from sale of their artwork to finance art therapy for HIV-AIDS patients and workshops for poor children.

Readers' Updates

Rees Clark 03-Jan-2025

Working on new Donation, Subscription and Sponsorship pages.

Tom Herriman 21-Mar-2019

Kisa Primary School now has cleaner water. Happy to report that new water system is operational at Kisa School. (From January 2019)

Top Story

Ceramics studio approaches completion

Construction on our new ceramics studio is moving ahead quickly.

Center Director James Nsamba is heading a skilled crew of students and parents volunteering their skills and labor, as shown in recent photos.

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06-Jul-2026

Other News

We’re launching a $25,000 fund drive to build a ceramics studio in Namungoona

Namungoona Children’s Art Center was founded in 2015 to provide free art workshops to kids living in impoverished neighborhoods around Kampala. Since then, over 5,000 children have taken part in our workshops...learning painting, drawing, clothing design, tie-dye and many other skills.

Some of our students sell their work in local markets to help pay school fees and support their family. Some who joined the Center at age ... Continues...

Art Center Has New Logo

Namungoona Children's Art Center has a snazzy new logo designed by Center Director James Nsamba. The logo will soon adorn our classroom and gallery buildings in Namungoona.

Lamorinda Online Art Gallery Features Yusuf Ssali Paintings

20 paintings by Yusuf Ssali are now on display at Lamorinda Online Art Gallery. The Lamorinda Arts Council represents the neighboring cities of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda Calfornia.
The exhibition runs from April 7 to May 3.

Lamorinda Online Gallery

Kids hope to earn their school fees By selling their artistic creation

This beautiful painting for sale: $200.

"Home Sweet Home" is a charming, warm view of a country homestead created by four teen age boys working together as they develop their artistic skills. The painting is 48" x 42", acrylic on canvas. Sale of this painting will help these boys pay their school fees, and help their family finances. The boys are Luzige Edris, Makubuya Faisal, Lubega Hassan and Ssekyanzi Hassan

Kisa Foundation Treasurer is Busy Fighting Malaria in Uganda

Kisa Foundation Treasurer Peter Kibanyi is engaged in a long-term scientific project fighting malaria which is the single largest cause of death in Uganda.
Kibanyi is a micro-biologist working on a Ph. D. at George Washington University. The project involves extracting a natural mosquito repellent from the leaves of the Lantana Camara plant which grows wild in Uganda. The project will conduct randomized controlled clinical... Continues...