Jinja orphanage closed over low standards
AN orphanage supported by Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), America’s largest Christian television network, has been closed for operating below approved standards.
By Frank Mugabi
AN orphanage supported by Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), America’s largest Christian television network, has been closed for operating below approved standards.
The Jinja-based New Destiny for Children’s Foundation was last week closed over failure to meet the children’s basic needs.
The district probation and welfare officer, Opio Ouma, said the orphanage administrators had run bankrupt and had accumulated debts of over sh76m.
“I have closed the home because the children are not going to school. Their school fees are not paid. More so, the house rent is in arrears,†Ouma said.
The home supported 36 children, most of whom were orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS scourge. Others are from underprivileged rural families.
Thirty-three were in primary school, two in secondary and one was at Makerere University.
The scene was extremely touching as the children were picked from school and returned to their guardians whom they left five years ago.
The New Destiny country director, Roselyn Opure, said the donations from TBN, channelled through Vicki Yohe Ministries, have not been coming over the last two years.
She said Yohe, an American gospel artiste and her husband, Troy Hodges, had on several occasions promised to send money but did not honour their promise.
Opure said they owe sh20m for rent, sh4m for power and water, sh2m for security services and sh18m for the staff’s three-month salary.
AN orphanage supported by Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), America’s largest Christian television network, has been closed for operating below approved standards.
The Jinja-based New Destiny for Children’s Foundation was last week closed over failure to meet the children’s basic needs.
The district probation and welfare officer, Opio Ouma, said the orphanage administrators had run bankrupt and had accumulated debts of over sh76m.
“I have closed the home because the children are not going to school. Their school fees are not paid. More so, the house rent is in arrears,†Ouma said.
The home supported 36 children, most of whom were orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS scourge. Others are from underprivileged rural families.
Thirty-three were in primary school, two in secondary and one was at Makerere University.
The scene was extremely touching as the children were picked from school and returned to their guardians whom they left five years ago.
The New Destiny country director, Roselyn Opure, said the donations from TBN, channelled through Vicki Yohe Ministries, have not been coming over the last two years.
She said Yohe, an American gospel artiste and her husband, Troy Hodges, had on several occasions promised to send money but did not honour their promise.
Opure said they owe sh20m for rent, sh4m for power and water, sh2m for security services and sh18m for the staff’s three-month salary.