They are dedicated to the care of youth, traditionally through education, but they currently also serve in the areas of the care of children suffering from or orphaned due to HIV/AIDS.

Locally they are called the Bannakaroli Brothers, so named in honor of the leader of the Martyrs of Uganda, St. Charles Lwanga.

The Brothers were founded in 1927 by Bishop Henri Streicher, M.Afr.

[2] He founded the Brothers under his authority to assist the mission of the Catholic Church in that nation with the education of the boys of the region.

The Brothers established their motherhouse in Kiteredde, Uganda, and soon opened schools for primary and secondary education and provided vocational training.