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Our Founder
Francis Ssuubi Biography

Francis Ssuubi is the Founder of Wells of Hope, a comprehensive organisation that provides effective and compassionate programs for prisoners and their families in Uganda, with great attention being given to children with parents on death row.

Francis Ssuubi is the Global Ambassador of The International Coalition for Children with
Incarcerated Parents (INCCIP) a concerted effort that strives to strengthen global relationships
of devoted organizations, institutions, individuals, and students working on issues relating to
children with incarcerated parents.


Francis has many years of experience working with Children of Prisoners since 2002 and as a
speaker, he delivers a stimulating, passionate, and insightful presentation on these
marginalised and neglected group of children.

Francis Ssuubi also believes that the death penalty is pre meditated murder and does not make
sense, because many times it’s the children of the people on death row or executed who end
being slain at the altar of the death sentence.
Francis Ssuubi believes that since issues affecting children of prisoners are transnational, there
is a need for stakeholders world over to work together to tackle this issue.

  • On 11. September 2013 during the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Francis was one of the panellists on UN panel discussion on the human rights of children of
    parents on death row or Executed at Palais des Nations, Geneva.
  • 20 th February 2014 he was a workshop facilitator at the USA National Prisoner,Family
    Conference which took place in Dallas/Fort Worth.
  • March 10 th March 2014 -13 th March 2014, Francis Ssuubi had several Speaking Engagements at
    the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, 2014.
  • May 2015 , Francis helped to found the International Coalition for Children with Incarcerated
    Parents and May 7 th 2015 , in Dallas Tx, US ,Francis along other practitioners , and Academicians, Human rights activists launched the International Coalition for children with
    Incarcerated Parents INCCIP . He is currently serving as its Coordinator. See www.inccip.org
  • 3 rd September- September 2016, Francis Ssuubi had several Speaking Engagements at the
    University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, 2014.
  • On the September 21st , 2016 ,Francis Ssuubi attended and spoke at a high level event – Death
    Penalty and Victims – which took place on the side-lines of the 71st Session of the UN General
    assembly which took place in New York USA .He also attended the launch of the OHCHR new
    publication on the death penalty. Francis is one of the authors of this publication in which he
    highlights the impact of the death penalty on children of those sentence to death or executed!
  • Francis Ssuubi was main speaker at the 2nd Biennial The International Coalition for
    Children with Incarcerated Parents (INCCIP)conference which took place at the
    University of Huddersfield UK from August 12-14, 2019.He talked about the plight of
    children of prisoners and intervention strategies and the history and the progress of
    INCCIP.
  • Since 2012, Francis through Wells of Hope organizes and hosts a well-structured study
    week on Children of with incarcerated parents which takes places at Wells of Hope
    Kampala, Uganda. The 7th International Study Week 2019 took place from 30th April to
    5th May 2019. The prospects of the Study Week are to consolidate experience earned
    by Wells of Hope, share new knowledge and skills and to discuss and jointly develop an
    Action Agenda for Children whose Parents are in Prison. This Study week was attended
    notably by Dr Bahiyyah Muhammad and Nick Cannon from Howard University, USA.
    See www.studyweek.org

He has attended or spoken at the following events among others.

  • He attended Coping with a Parent in Prison Conference Brussels ,November 4th – 10th 2012,
    Royal Museum of History and Arts, Brussels
    Prior to that he presented at an informal session on the eve of the conference, on Monday 5th
    November 5-6.30pm, The Park Hotel, Brussels.
  • In 2013 he was a key note speaker at the USA National Prisoner's Family Conference which took
    place in Houston.
  • Francis participated in an Informal off-the-record expert workshop on the topic of Children of
    Parents Sentenced to Death (or Executed) organised by The Quaker United Nations Office
    (QUNO), Geneva, Switzerland 28 February – Saturday 2 March 2013 .
  • He was a panel discussant at a side event at the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva on ‘the
    mental health of children of prisoners’. Monday 4th March 2013. As a speaker on the panel his
    topic was how useful and relevant the COPING findings are for African children of prisoners.
  • June 2013 .Francis attended the 5th World Congress against the death penalty Madrid Spain
    which took place in Madrid between 12-15 June 2013.
  • Francis Ssuubi was main speaker at a Seminar at University of Huddersfield on Wednesday, 19
    June 2013 Huddersfield, United Kingdom .He talked about the plight of children of prisoners
    and intervention strategies .It was attended Social work Students and staff from Huddersfield
    University.