SOZO CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL C/O SUZANNE OWENS

IN 2010, SOZO CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE OPENING OF A CHILDREN'S HOME IN UGANDA, AFRICA TO SERVE AT-RISK CHILDREN. THE HOME PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN SERVED ARE FROM IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AND ARE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS WHICH MAKE THEM IN NEED OF THIS TYPE OF CARE. FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE CARETAKERS BUT LACK THE MEANS FOR EDUCATION AND MEDICAL CARE, SOZO EMPOWERS THOSE FAMILIES TO PROVIDE. SOZO HAS SINCE GROWN TO SERVE OVER 150 CHILDREN. IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, SOZO CHILDREN PURCHASED 28 ACRES OF LAND IN UGANDA TO BEGIN THE VILLAGE PROJECT, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATIONAL EFFORT TO HOUSE VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND PROVIDE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WITH MEDICAL CARE AND QUALITY EDUCATION.

IN AN EFFORT TO INVEST IN ALL CHILDREN IN NEED, SOZO CHILDREN PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL OR PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS CHILDREN TO CONTINUE LIVING WITH THEIR FAMILIES, BUT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS NOT TO ENABLE, BUT EQUIP CHILDREN TO BE FUTURE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALSO, THIS PARTNERSHIP ENSURES CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE IN SCHOOL AND LEAD HEALTHY LIVES. SOZO STRIVES FOR CHILDREN TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FURTHER PROVIDE EDUCATION AND MEDICAL CARE FOR THE SEVERELY DISADVANTAGED.