Author: Lucas Mee

We are aiming to raise £20,000 for our Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024 to help some of Uganda’s most forgotten children: street connected children who have become addicted to drugs as a way of coping with their difficult lives.

Our…

Greetings from Uganda

I have just returned from a trip to Uganda to spend time with our incredible team there and see first-hand the work that they are doing. I also had the…

We are launching a campaign called #30daysofSALVE to help showcase our work.

We understand that for many people – who have perhaps never been to Uganda or experienced homelessness – it can be difficult to…

Thank you for stepping up

September has completely bowled me over. This month, we asked people to #StepUpforSALVE and street connected children as we embarked on a mammoth challenge to raise £10,000 in…

Classrooms, dinosaurs, aerobics and politicians… here we come!

September is upon us! How did that come around so fast?! For many children they will be returning back to school soon and, for those…

Running the distance

This coming September, I will be attempting to run 125km in 24 hours. And yes, you did read that correctly!

 Why, I hear you ask? 

The…

Could you be a (voluntary) Treasurer of the UK Board of Trustees for S.A.L.V.E. International, a small International Development charity working with street connected children in Uganda?

S.A.L.V.E. stands for “Support and Love… Read more

United we thrive

There is a famous African proverb that says “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Since joining S.A.L.V.E.,…

Smiles and sports in the sunshine

I have just returned from a fantastic trip to Uganda where I spent time with our team and saw the amazing work they are doing first-hand.

May…

Stitching hope through education

In my first few months as CEO, I feel very lucky to be witnessing the beginning of an incredible new project that we believe will have a huge impact on the lives of the…