Global Action for Children reports that in sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is the leading cause of death among those aged 15-59 years old.  80 percent of all the children who have lost a parent to AIDS in the developing world are living in this region.  Even once the HIV infection rates stabilize or begin to decline, the number of orphans will continue to grow or remain high for many years due to the time lag between HIV infection and death.

While HIV/AIDS has dramatically increased the number of orphans worldwide, it is not the only disease leaving orphans in its wake.  Malaria and Tuberculosis have had a large impact throughout the world as well.  2 million die annually from Tuberculosis, 90 percent of these deaths occur in the developing world.  Malaria claims more than one million lives per year. Sub-Saharan Africa bears the brunt of the malaria death toll - nearly 90 percent of the world’s malaria deaths occur in this region, amounting to nearly 3,000 deaths per day.  Funding must not fixate solely upon children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS, but rather, it must focus upon all vulnerable children and orphans, regardless of the cause.

In response to the facts above, Omega Alpha is committed to establishing Life Centers throughout the world. Our Life Centers will empower communities to take on the responsibility of caring for these vulnerable children by meeting their spiritual, educational, and medical needs. Our projects are centered around the local church which serves as the anchor or hub for the Life Center. Our plan is to construct a church, clinic, school, and well for drinking water on the same site thereby establishing a community center.

As Christians we have a mandate from the scripture to care for the orphans, James 1:27. Therefore the local churches we partner with will oversee the program of caring for the orphans and vulnerable children, ensuring that they receive medical attention, education, and the basic needs of life. Click on the links on the right to see some of the projects we currently have underway or visit our ministry partners.

Tororo Life Center

Fort Portal Life Center