About ICCF
Founded by refugees.
Built for the most vulnerable.
Twenty-five years of walking alongside the people society too often forgets.
Our story
How it began.
In May 2001, a group of Sub-Saharan refugees living across London sat down together. They had survived war, displacement, and loss. They had arrived in the UK with very little. And they made a decision.
They would not wait for someone else to solve the problems they understood best. They would build something themselves - for their own children, for the families still arriving, and for the communities they had left behind in Uganda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and beyond.
That decision became the International Christian Care Foundation. Our constitution was adopted on 31 May 2001, and we were registered as a charity in England and Wales (No. 1086849). We have been operating ever since - quietly, faithfully, and always close to the people we serve.
Our mission
To create a welcoming, accessible space where people of all ages and backgrounds can find the support they need to improve their lives.
Our vision
A world where the most deprived people are not forgotten - where dignity, education and opportunity reach everyone.
Our values
Faith, compassion, dignity, partnership, and the long-term commitment that real change requires.
Charitable objectives
Eight commitments. One promise.
Relieve people in poverty, need and distress
Advance education at every age
Provide social welfare facilities that improve daily life
Challenge discrimination, segregation and inequality
Promote young talent through training and youth activity
Protect and preserve public health
Promote diversity, inclusion and cultural dignity
Conduct skills training and capacity building
Governance
Our board & leadership.
ICCF is led by a UK board of trustees and supported by 18 locally elected and trained volunteers. Our team reflects the communities we serve.
Alfred Godfrey Kahwa
Chair
Diana Nkerabahizi
Trustee
Patience Faith Kayesu
Trustee
Mr Mike Adebayo
Trustee
Luke Kwamya
Trustee
International network
Patrons & regional leaders.
Across Uganda, Sierra Leone and the United States, our patrons and regional directors carry the work forward in their own communities.
Professor Ezra Suruma
Patron - ICCF Uganda
Chancellor, Makerere University. Senior Presidential Adviser, Finance & Planning. Head, Prime Minister's Delivery Unit.
Pastor Dr Francis Lutaaya
ICCF Goodwill Ambassador
Washington DC, USA
Pastor Prosper
Executive Director
Washington DC / Virginia, USA
Abu Ghonda
Regional Director / Projects Manager
Sierra Leone
Kephas Sendi
Regional Executive Director / Projects Manager
East Africa - Uganda
Nakanjako Jane Muleke
Director / Treasurer / Projects Coordinator
East Africa - Uganda
How we work
What we provide. Who we serve.
What we provide
- Buildings, facilities and open space
- Direct services
- Advocacy, advice and information
- Education and training
- Capacity building
- Pastoral counselling
- Volunteering opportunities
- Referrals and signposting
Who we serve
- Children and young people
- Elderly people
- People with disabilities and limited mobility
- Refugees and asylum seekers
- People experiencing homelessness
- Women and men
- Unemployed people
- People with health-related needs