Sonrise Hospital Project
Construction is finished on Sonrise Hospital, and Sonrise opened to the public on August 3, 2026! More than 600 patients showed up the first day.
The goal of this unique project is to save the lives of mothers in childbirth. We built this hospital in a rural part of Uganda, not in a city, because so many mothers die in childbirth in this area.
Faith of a Child Foundation provided the building and basic equipment. Now, the challenge is for this hospital to become self-sustaining. That means that they plan to pay for supplies and staff salaries through very low fees for services.
The first phase is done, and the hospital is running. Please check out the “wish list” below if you’d like to help the hospital to become self-sustaining.
In Kayunga district, medical facilities are sparse and poorly equipped.
Sonrise Hospital is located in an agricultural area with no high-quality health-care options. Government hospitals are poorly equipped (no gloves! no alcohol!) so many people avoid them.
During COVID lockdowns, several hundred women in Kayunga gave birth at home due to a government ban on any travel by road.
Many of these laboring mothers perished along the way.
Stories of women in active labor walking more than 20 km for help were commonplace during 2020 and 2021.
The Hospital
Sonrise Hospital has opened for business, with several departments:
Six private in-patient rooms for “rich” patients;
A maternity ward;
A pediatric ward;
A general outpatient care service area;
An emergency care ward;
A modern test laboratory for HIV, sickle-cell anemia, and other disease screening;
An on-site pharmacy;
A staff of 6 doctors, 20 nurses, and 20 additional personnel.
The Hospital still needs an X-ray machine and a four-wheel drive ambulance to get to patients on some difficult dirt roads.
How is Faith of a Child Foundation involved in this project?
Sonrise Hospital is now established as a local Ugandan organization with a Ugandan board of directors. Faith of a ChildFoundation plays a role in American fund-raising, and in serving on an Advisory Board including Stanford doctors and nurse/operations staff as well as business executives.
or send a check:
Faith of a Child Foundation
3235 Calle Bonita
Santa Ynez, CA 93460 USA
Please note “Hospital” on your donation.
Gabi was brought to the Sonrise Baby Home in 2019 after she was abandoned naked in a bush. She was several months old, but weighed less than many newborn babies.
Within four months, Gabi was chubby and healthy.
Today, Gabi is a sassy and active girl. She loves to chase a soccer ball!