About Us in Child Africa

Julie Solberg is a successful business woman as well as in the fulfillment of her dreams. She has managed different companies in Africa over the years and is now at the helm of Child Africa charity organization in Uganda and Kenya. It is during her frequent trips to Africa that she started visualizing her mission - a burning desire to help the children of this continent. Her vision became reality in 1991 when she and her husband Rino founded "Solberg Children's Help Organization", now renamed Child Africa and registered as a non-profit organization. In Child Africa Julie can perform the work that touches her heart the most - giving unfortunate children the key to a brighter future through education.

Julie’s simple message to you:
"It takes so little to reach out and touch the soul of a child. So if you are reading about us right now, just reach out your hand and touch one tiny soul."

Rino Solberg is the chairman of the Better Globe Group with a goal to eradicate poverty through;

• planting huge numbers of trees in Africa
• giving poor farmers microcredit so they are able to be self sustained
• helping poor children to get an education through Child Africa

Rino is a successful trainer/speaker, business consultant and an international entrepreneur who has built businesses in many countries. He is also an author of eight books in the areas of "personal development" and "human relations" and has produced several training courses within the same areas. His main interest is to "help people help themselves", and this is also the main purpose of the child charity organization, Child Africa. Julie and Rino Solberg live and work in Uganda and Norway.

Rosemary Søyland joined the Child Africa staff in September 2010. Rosemary is a British registered oncology nurse with qualifications in teaching. She taught nursing in Norway for 12 years, prior to joining Child Africa. She has started various physical activity projects for children in Norway and enjoys any type of challenge with children.

In 2009, she worked as a volunteer at the Child Africa School in Kabale for 5 months, gaining insight into the management of a Child Africa non profit- making school. After observing poor and vulnerable children from the mountain areas receive the possibility of an education and have their potentials exposed, she changed her line of work. She experienced the thirst for knowledge among the deaf and hearing pupils as they interacted, their development and achievements. Rosemary knows that Child Africa can make a difference to a large number of children with the support of other people.

Rosemary coordinates with Julie Solberg and many areas of the organization on a daily basis. She can be contacted to answer any questions about the Child Africa.

Sabilla Sanger Khan is Sponsorship Administrator in head office, Kampala; coordinating sponsorship procedures between head office and the centres which monitor and have "hands on" contact with the children. She has worked with Julie and Rino Solberg, since  they founded the "Solberg Children Help Organization", which is now known as Child Africa International. She worked as a volunteer for twelve years before becoming a full time member of Child Africa staff. During her period as a volunteer; both she and her husband Firoz Khan visited children, their homes, their schools and communicated with school administrators. Sabilla has a broad knowledge of the Ugandan educational system. 

Today, Sabilla assists in the day to day running of the Child Africa head office in Uganda and works  with Rosemary Søyland in Norway on a daily basis. She also coordinates the sponsor and sponsor child communication website system.

Sabilla's knowledge and understanding of Child Africa through her many years of hard work, makes her a highly valued member of the administration team.