Sometimes, children are forced to work due to financial pressures at home. This can lead children to run away onto the streets to work. Sometimes children at home get beaten when their… Read more
No Street Called Home
This is the story of John
John is 11 years old. He began living on the streets after some misunderstandings with his mother. At first,… Read more
Rising Strong
Unforgiving streets
A teenage boy told me his difficult story of growing up in extreme poverty after being abandoned by his dad at an early… Read more
11 reasons to be hopeful from S.A.L.V.E.
2020 was not the year any of us expected. We have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in a multitude of ways, where our normal way of life was no longer… Read more
A Blessing in Disguise
Tom’s journey to S.A.L.V.E.
People around the world have reacted to Covid-19 in different ways. Meet Tom* for whom the pandemic is a blessing… Read more
How our Single Mother’s Business Programme helped Regina
Regina was a happily married mother of three. As a family, they had a small temporary house in their home village where they stayed during holidays and family gatherings. Then they also… Read more
How our Family Business Empowerment programme changes lives
My story is about the number of families who lives have been changed because of S.A.L.V.E.’s work to help families.
Family Business Empowerment is one the major… Read more
Never Give Up Hope
Godfrey* was born into a poor family. His mother was a single parent and struggled to make ends meet, renting a small room in a village for him and his siblings, doing odd jobs…
Read moreHow can we ensure all people are being the best person they can be?
This month’s debate was ‘How can we ensure all people are being the best person they can be?’. The debate received lots of interest with 486 views and 109 replies! There were…
Read moreCelebrate the International Day for Street Children!
“Children on the street should be treated the same as those at home”– Nangobi, 16 from Uganda
Today is the International Day for Street Children! Since 2012, April 12thhas been a day children,…
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