Kakira CarePoint is located in the Jinja District in Uganda along the Northern shores of Lake Victoria, approximately 84 kilometers from Uganda’s capital city, Kampala. Being located along the shores of Lake Victoria, Kakira experiences favorable climate, and the soils are suitable for the growing of various crops.
Kakira sub-county is dominated by the sugar industry. Consequently, there are two distinct castes that compose Kakira. One, being of the Kakira sugar estates – made up of economically sound families of the sugar company workers, and the rest of the community that is made up of impoverished and vulnerable families. Kakira CarePoint is a church ministered by Pastor Egesa Geoffrey with the help of seven church committee members.
With the partnership of Lifepoint Church, the children at Kakira CarePoint have the opportunity to grow physically, spiritually, and emotionally while the Lifepoint Church community also experiences positive transformation!