The Bannakaroli Foundation

05/16/2023

Photos of recent improvement to the St. Theresa Novitiate Piggery. Improved access to a water source, made possible by the generous donations of our donors, was instrumental in the establish of the outdoor enclosure.

07/17/2022

With your generous donations, a new Sewing Project was established for Teen Mothers at St Leo’s. There will be several graduates soon. The program lasts for 3 months and the participants receive a certificate upon completion.

Thank you for your continued support of this foundation. Blessings.

11/29/2021

Update from the Teen Mothers Project in Uganda, by Brother Charles. Josephine, one of the program’s teen mothers, was able to complete her final semester at Fashion and Design School with the support of the Teen Mothers Project and is now teaching sewing and design skills to other young mothers in the program. This program not only provided Josephine with the support she needed to finish her schooling and provide for her son, but it also helped strengthen the relationship between her and her parents, which was strained during her pregnancy. Thank you to Brother Charles for this wonderful program. And to Josephine for her strength and resilience, hard work, and for passing along her skills. God bless.

01/16/2020

"In November 2019, Nuwagaba accepted the $100,000 finalist prize to support his Teen Mothers Project in the Kibera slums in Kenya." "He said he plans to use the money from the Opus Prize to expand the services available to the teen mothers and improve the counseling program in the Kibera Slums once he finishes his graduate program with Loyola." Loyola Phoenix

When Loyola student Charles Nuwagaba received an email last year in February notifying him he was a finalist for a humanitarian award that came with

11/25/2019

On November 21st, Brother Charles accepted a $100,000 Opus Prize award for his work with the Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga and Watoto La Lwanga. Here are a few photos from the ceremony, which include Brother Charles, Brother Hilary, and Brother Anthony and some of the board members from the Chicago-based Bannakaroli Foundation.

11/12/2019

Congratulations to Brother Charles, Micael Clarke, and the Bannakaroli Brothers for this wonderful article in Chicago Catholic! Please share

When Bannakaroli Brother Charles Nuwagaba travels to St. Louis for the Opus Prize presentation in November, he’ll know that he has already won.

09/09/2019

This is the official page of the Bannakaroli Foundation, the American board serving the mission of the Brothers in Africa. To learn more or to send us a message, visit us at bannakaroli.org.

08/15/2019

Please join the Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga Foundation at their annual dinner and fundraiser on September 14. All proceeds will help fund the Brothers' Sustainable Dairy Farm.
The fundraiser will begin with mass at 5:30 at Ignatius House on the campus of Loyola University Chicago. Hope to see you there!

06/04/2017

Amazing Ethiopian food, courtesy of Ethiopian Diamond in Rogers Park, and even more amazing company tonight at our Spring Fundraiser! Thank you to all those who came out to support the Brothers spiritually and financially and to those who donated and prayed but weren't able to make it - we appreciate you so much. New water irrigation system for Kiteredde, Uganda, here we come!

Donations for the project can still be made at bannakaroli.org

04/20/2017

The Bannakaroli have a long history at Loyola University Chicago where many Brothers have studied. Special thanks to Bro Austin Guma, a current student at Loyola graduating this May, for writing this awesome article about our history here in Chicago! Link below:

The Bannakaroli Brothers (The Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga) (BSCL) are the first indigenous religious order of men in Africa South of the Sahara. Brothers of St Charles Lwanga are locally known as...

04/10/2017

The Bannakaroli Brothers Second Annual Spring Fundraiser is almost upon us! Join us June 3rd at Loyola University Chicago to help build a water irrigation system for St. Joseph's School in Kiterredde, Uganda, which is suffering from drought. If you're interested in attending, message us for more information. Hope to see you there!