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…

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,…

My name is Tiyo and I am a Drug Rehabilitation Home Assistant for S.A.L.V.E. International. This is the story of Emma* told in his words.

Emma’s story

When I was in sixth…

My name is Frank* and I am 16 years old. I’m not sure who my biological father is since I grew up with my grandmother after being abandoned by my father when I was…

Mukisa* is one of the children who we have just recently reunited with father. Mukisa spent most of his childhood with both his parents and his brother, Emma, in a happy and humble family…

Tabitha* dropped out of school in primary six at age 13, just before finishing up her primary education level. She wandered with a group of fellow teens and made easy money through prostitution and…

Abbo* is 14 years old and currently living with her grandmother and one sibling in a slum area of Jinja. This area is also used as a decomposing place for all the… Read more

Natukunda* is one of the single mothers currently supported by S.A.L.V.E. International. She was born the oldest of five children from the Mugishu tribe. She was raised by her mother as her… Read more

The past 18 months have put a once in a lifetime level of pressure on the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked a global health crisis, disrupted global food systems, and reversed years… Read more