Mission
To provide a place for families to find healing through advocacy, education, empowerment and the Love of Christ.
“Consider how the wildflowers grow, they do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will He clothe you?” Luke 12:27-28
Our Story
Wildflowers International was founded by a mother-daughter team with a heart for changing orphan care as we know it.
Kristianna first came to Uganda in 2012 to volunteer in a Children's Home, she quickly realized that many of the children had families that loved them but poverty and other factors kept them apart. After moving indefinitely to Uganda in 2016, she began learning more about orphan care and what it takes to keep children with their families. She was alarmed by the fact that while many use the statistics of there being 147 million orphans, in reality only about 18 million of those orphans have lost both parents. Meaning nearly 139 million households are widows or widowers caring for children alone. This has changed the way we see orphan care and orphan prevention.
In 2021 the Lord put teenage mothers on our hearts, many have faced exploitation, abuse and being outcast from their communities. It puts their children at risk of becoming orphans or abandoned. We knew something must change for them. That's when Wildflowers International was born.
Since 2021 we have skill trained at-risk teenage mothers, given out hundreds of menstrual kits and education to keep girls in school, and reached communities through the gospel & mentorship. Additionally, Nicole provides trauma training and preventable birth disorders (such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) to to communities in Uganda.
Nicole and Kristianna's dream is to see communities in Uganda given the tools they need to end cycles of orphanhood, poverty, and abuse.
Our Community
Wildflowers International serves a population of 110,000 in Kinawataka and Banda communities located in the capital city of Kampala.
Many people dwelling here live on less than $2 per day. It is considered a slum area with limited access to healthcare, clean water, and education. Many in these areas turn to alcohol, prostitution and drug use out of desperation.
These communities are underserved with no other organization offering services the way we do.
We believe that individuals in these communities have God given gifts and talents that can contribute to their communities.
Why Community Development Matters
Community development is about engaging local individuals to bring their strengths and abilities together to create a stronger community. As an organization we are constantly surveying, monitoring and evaluating our work with beneficiaries and local leaders. We want to know that the work we do matters and that the community feels ownership in the growth that we see.
Our skill training programs are designed to give back to the community to foster a heart of generosity. We estimate to give over 100+ free salon sessions every year to individuals who otherwise do not have access to simple hair washing, braiding and hair cuts.
Community development begins when individuals see their ability to give back their own assets to those around them.
We rise by lifting others.