S.A.L.V.E. International is an NGO working to improve the plight of street connected children in Jinja and to ensure that there is “No Street Called Home”. S.A.L.V.E. runs a variety of services, including <a...

A Bright Beginning

Lynette* was a very bright child, she loved school and was always at the top in class. Her father was a polygamist and had 9 wives and 38…

The combined effects of the Covid pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing climate disaster have created massive inflationary pressures throughout the world. As a result Oxfam have projected that 260 million…

When I think about the Girl Child, I think about an embodiment of strength, happiness, intelligence and talent.

The Girl Child must be cherished, loved, and adored because she is more precious than jewels.

She is…

The story is about a young, beautiful, and energetic girl called Rose*, who started her life with a loving family. However, it would all end up in ruins when her father suddenly passed away,…

This is a true story about two children, a boy and a girl, living in a village in Uganda. One day, before heading to the market, their mother put food on the fire and…

As a child, Patrick* lived with his grandmother as his parents had both sadly died from AIDS.  However, his stay there did not work out well due to some challenging behaviour from Patrick, including…

Patience* dropped out of school and started living with Faisal* when their daughter was born. Patience had disobeyed her parents, who had encouraged her to stay in school, but she had decided to start…

I am Peter, a permaculture teacher working in community empowerment at S.A.L.V.E. International. Our organisation gives choices to the children from the streets of Jinja. Where most people see them as useless and a…

This is Bwanbale’s* story told in his words.

My mother is a wonderful and hardworking woman, who cares for and supports her children. In the past, everything was good between me and my mum. However,…