Noel Thomas Kalunda

Our co-founder, Noel Thomas Kalunda, was born and raised in a typical African family in rural Uganda. By God’s providence, through sports scholarships, he was able to complete high school and eventually earn a University degree from Uganda Christian University.

In 2013, Noel identified a societal problem of children living on the streets of Uganda, and immediately started working towards a lasting solution. He developed a concept paper, embarked on resource mobilization and started Luther Christian School in 2018. The school sits on 10 acres of land in Bamunanika town council, 9kms from Wobulenzi town off Bombo Road in Luwero District. The life-transforming work of Luther Christian School has touched and attracted many partners, leading to the formation of Schools NOT Streets Global to replicate this model and build schools in different cities with the same societal challenge.

On his 40th birthday (June 15 2022), Noel challenged himself by participating in The Niagara Ultra; running 80kms to launch the fundraiser for a second campus in Suam, at the border of Uganda and Kenya. He runs marathons globally sharing SNS Global's mission and raising teams for short term mission trips to Africa.