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…

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,…

Hello, my name is Sarah.

I am a Street Outreach Manager working for S.A.L.V.E. International.

I love working with children and youth, but I am so privileged to be working with street connected children especially. It…

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…

The 12 year old in filthy and torn clothes sits on the street, his unwashed body giving a sharp smell that testifies of months gone by without a single bath. “Uncle, May you give…

Joyce* grew up in a large family of many children where her father had more than one wife. She studied until only primary two and her father…

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

Sport and physical exercise; an enjoyable diversion, a necessity in children’s social and physical development, a necessary evil, or a waste of time?

With schools across many countries (but… Read more