Vera Tabib, Founder and director of Heavenly Presents, has had a long association with Uganda.  She was part of a program for rural village schools, in the early 2000's sending refurbished computers and working with partners in Uganda in the training of school children in computer technology. That effort led her to visit Uganda and was then inspired to take on the more immediate need of the countless orphans, one of which she had been sponsoring for many years. This cause is the one that has moved her heart the most and where she feels her focus needs to be.  She made contact with Mr. Kakande in 2018 by "chance" and they immediately connected on this mission. They are both committed to seeing a permanent home built for the children in his care.

 Simon Peter Kakande is the Director of Kilolo Christian Heart Orphanage in Uganda. He grew up in a small village called Kilolo in Semuto, in the Nakaseke district of Uganda. He grew up as an orphan in an orphanage called Caring Heart which took care of him and educated him up to secondary level. After his studies he joined the church to serve God, feeling he wanted to give back for his life and education. He began spreading the gospel on the streets and door to door, and met many kids that were in need. This touched his heart and made him want to help them even though he didn't have the resources to do so. He discussed this with his pastor who was in support of starting a home to help the children and encouraged him.  He said, "though you don't have anything now,  God will help you with this work". So he worked on people's gardens to raise money to pay his first rent and that is how he began his first home which is now called Kilolo Christian Heart Orphanage . Since then, his church has donated a plot of land to build a permanent home, so the little resources that come in can be put to education and other things the children need.