Moyo Babies’ Home

Moyo Home

Established in 1948, the Moyo Children’s Home has been a sanctuary for infants and toddlers, caring for new-borns to children aged 5 to 6 years. Under the dedicated guidance of Sister Maureen, the home is located just 30 minutes away from the South Sudan border, offering support to both refugee and Ugandan children.

Moyo is home to a staggering 126,000 South Sudanese refugees, and registrations continue daily as more refugees enter Uganda in the hopes of reuniting with their families. Recent trends have shown a notable increase in new arrivals of Sudanese refugees arriving from Khartoum. The conditions within the refugee camps have driven some refugees to leave due to reduced provisions, with rations now standing at 10,000 Ugandan Shillings per person, equivalent to a mere £2 per month.

The core mission at Moyo Home is to provide essential care to infants with the ultimate goal of reintegration into their families, establishing bonds with foster parents, and facilitating adoptions. As part of our evolving approach with the Moyo Home is transitioning towards family-based care, aligning with broader national approaches and international strategies to provide children with nurturing family environments.

This transition is concurrent with our ongoing role in providing life-saving care for infants due to critical circumstances, such as the unfortunate loss of a birth mother during childbirth, the inability of kin to care for the child, or when a child’s life is at imminent risk without intervention. In numerous instances, Moyo Home has successfully traced the families of abandoned babies, striving to reunite them with their loved ones.

The Home also offers parental and adult caregiver services, diligently conducts contact tracing and all forms of family bonding and reunification, explores alternative care options, including foster homes and adoption.  This holistic approach is consistent with IRT’s overarching mission to safeguard children in conflict and disaster settings, aiming to provide each child with the chance to flourish and develop.