About Child of Africa Ministries
Mtoto wa Africa Ministries (MAM) is a faith-based, community-centered organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children and their families, especially among refugee, displaced and underserved communities in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda and DRC.in GOMA. MAM was founded by Mwambusa Mwanaume Francis and shukuru Naluolo in 2019.
Founded on Christian values of love, compassion, and service, MAM works to restore hope, dignity, and opportunity to orphaned, abandoned, and disadvantaged children. We believe that every child deserves access to education, protection, care, and the chance to discover their God-given potential.
Through holistic programs in child education, rehabilitation, livelihoods, talent development, evangelism, and water and sanitation, we support not only the child but also the family and the wider community. Our approach recognizes that lasting change happens when families are empowered, caregivers are supported, and communities are strengthened. At Mtoto wa Africa Ministries, we are committed to being a voice for the voiceless and a source of hope for the hopeless.
Our Vision & Mission
V : To see vulnerable children and families transformed into healthy, educated, self-reliant, and God-fearing members of society.
M : To provide holistic spiritual guidance, education and empowerment programs for refugee, street children and marginalized women promoting a brighter future.
Founder’s Biography
Pastor Mwambusa Mwanaume Francis and his wife Shukuru Naluolo foundered MAM in 2019 , The founder of Mtoto wa Africa Ministries is a living testimony of resilience, faith, and compassion born out of personal hardship. Having grown up as an orphan and later living as a refugee, the founder experienced firsthand the pain of loss, displacement, poverty, and the many barriers that vulnerable children face every day.
Raised without parental care and forced to navigate life in difficult and uncertain environments, the founder understands what it means to lack basic needs such as education, shelter, food, and emotional support. These early life experiences shaped a deep burden and passion to stand for children who are forgotten, abandoned, and overlooked by society. While living as a refugee, the founder witnessed many children drop out of school, live on the streets, suffer from hunger, and grow up without guidance or hope for the future. This reality ignited a calling to become a voice for the voiceless and to create practical solutions that could restore dignity and opportunity to vulnerable children and their families.
Moved by Christian faith and a desire to serve, the founder began reaching out to needy children in the community sharing food, offering encouragement, helping with school needs, and praying with families. What started as small acts of kindness gradually grew into a structured vision that later became Mtoto wa Africa Ministries.Today, that vision has expanded into holistic programs that focus on education, childcare, livelihood empowerment, talent development, evangelism, and community support. The founder’s personal journey continues to inspire the ministry’s commitment to not only care for children but also to empower families and transform communities.The heart behind Mtoto wa Africa Ministries is deeply rooted in lived experience: a former orphan and refugee now dedicating life to ensuring that no child feels forgotten, unloved, or without hope.
