Mama Jane (Jane Babirye) was a Ugandan woman. The French nightlife she was a famous nightclub dancer. She was married but childless. Mama Jane got breast cancer and was included in Jinja hospital where one breast was amputated. During her hospitalization, she was confronted with an abandoned newborn baby that she found in the toilet. The child was wrapped in a cloth. Because the mother did not report the child was entrusted to her. She named the baby Moses. Not long after that to a baby again foundling hospital. Mama Jane was asked to take care of this baby. This girl she named Jane. Both children are still alive and doing well. Mama Jane was in Jinja known as the woman who caught displaced children. Quickly grew the number of children she took under her wings.

Death of Mama Jane was a great loss. In addition, it quickly became clear that the "old" orphanage was missed and a childcare place was needed for children in cenrtum of the city. Often enough it was left behind that children needed to the police or the hospital and direct care and supervision. Nabawanga Agnes, who was working at the Ugandan counsel for the child and therefore had much contact with Mama Jane, was asked to take over her job. The "old" orphanage was revived. In memory of Mama Jane, the orphanage was named after her: Mama Jane Children Care Centre. Still hanging her picture in the dining room. She thus remains part of the Mama Jane family.

As previously described, Mama Jane was in a house that originally belonged to an Asian family. In 1995/1996 given the President Museveni that Asians could reclaim their lost property. All dwellings that were not claimed automatically owned by the government. The residents could buy the property of the state.

The orphanage was not claimed and had to be bought. Since there was no money seemed the end of Mama Jane in sight. With might and money is pieced together and have managed to buy the building and retain Mama Jane.