Every Baby Deserves to Reach Adulthood

All parents dream of watching their baby grow up. But across sub-Saharan Africa, over 1.1 million newborns die each year—often from preventable causes like prematurity, infection, low birth weight, and lack of access to timely care.

What we do

We’re building stronger neonatal & pediatric care systems in underserved communities—through infrastructure, training, grief support, and financial relief for families.

The Seth Tiberius Foundation funds and implements:

Neonatal ICU expansions (like our project at Nsambya Hospital)

Support for terminally ill children and their families

Grief therapy and emotional support circles

Training partnerships for pediatric healthcare workers

Our Story

When our baby Seth passed away, our world shifted forever.

He was born full term, healthy, and everything seemed fine. But at just 3 days old, he was diagnosed with NEC. By 10 days, he underwent emergency surgery. Unfortunately, at 9 months, he was gone.

In the midst of our grief, one thing became painfully clear: too many families face the same heartbreak—without access to specialized care, trained doctors, or support to carry them through.

In January 2025, we founded The Seth Tiberius Foundation so no parent would ever have to walk this road alone. So that babies born too soon or too fragile would still have a fighting chance.

Today, Seth’s name carries a purpose bigger than us: healing, dignity, and hope for children battling critical illness—and the families who love them.

Thank You

Sean & Rowena Kagugube

Parents often face impossible choices between paying hospital bills or buying food.

The pediatric care crisis in Uganda is urgent.

In Uganda,

1 in 26 newborns will not survive the first 28 days.
Many hospitals lack NICU capacity—with only 1 neonatologist per 100,000 births.
Parents often face impossible choices between paying hospital bills or buying food.

This is where we chose to begin—because Uganda is home, and because we’ve lived this heartbreak firsthand.

But our vision doesn’t end here.

We believe every baby—no matter where they are born—deserves access to care, dignity, and a fighting chance at life. Our hope is that the work we do in Uganda will ripple outward, bringing healing and hope to other underserved communities around the world.

Our Impact

We don’t just talk. We build.

Our current project

Expansion of the NICU at Nsambya hospital

We’re working in partnership with Nsambya Hospital in Uganda to expand and equip its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This project will help increase capacity for newborns in critical condition and provide lifesaving care for babies who otherwise wouldn’t survive. We look forward to sharing more as the project progresses—and invite you to be part of this life-saving mission.