"I was blessed to receive Kisoboka’s support which enabled me to obtain an education, and now with my family I am giving back by founding and supporting Shalom Restoration Academy, a Christian primary school in the village of Mukono."

Stephen Kakaira is a director of Kisoboka Uganda, Inc. He was born and raised in Uganda where he both witnessed and experienced much of the suffering and inadequate resources that are prevalent in poor communities. Under the sponsorship of a predecessor organization to Kisoboka, Stephen received his bachelor’s degree in community leadership and development from Uganda Christian University and later his master’s from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts. Stephen is passionate about community development, raising up leaders in underprivileged communities, and transforming other people’s lives through education. He has devoted significant time to World Vision, community-based organizations, and churches to achieve these goals. Stephen and his wife, Judith, are the founders of Shalom Restoration Academy in Mukono. He also serves as Youth Pastor at New Life International Christian Center in Medford, Massachusetts.