A stolen childhood

Hope* is an orphan who grew up with her stepfather after losing her biological parents at just three years old. Her new stepmother forced her to… Read more

About Moses*

This is a story of Moses, a 10-year-old boy who left home hoping for a safe haven but ended up living on the streets. Moses comes from the district of Iganga,… Read more

A broken family

Growing up with step-parents can be hard if there is contention between the parents.

Jonah’s* story starts when he got separated from… Read more

Patience* is 12 years old and lives in a slum area of Jinja under the care of her grandmother, renting a small muddy house. Patience is the sixth child in their family… Read more

There is a difference between a child doing house chores and child labour. However, the moment chores turn into labour often goes unnoticed. 

In Uganda it is traditionally believed… Read more

Evelyn* is a mother of six children. She was happily married and was a stay-at-home mother while her husband worked. Her children were in school and life was normal.

A life-changing… Read more

I am going to tell you about an experience that one of my good friends went through while living at home, which ended in him going to live on the streets. But… Read more

This is the story of a 14-year-old girl called Faith*.

Faith’s father sent her, her mother and two brothers away and they had to live on the streets,… Read more

This is a story of a young boy from Uganda, told in his own words, about why he left home and felt he could never go back.

Setting the scene

Gilbert*, like many children who leave home for a life on the streets, had a hard life at home. Gilbert’s life was made difficult by his step mother who used to tell… Read more