I’m not going to lie that right now, I feel a bit like I’m on a mountain. One that we have been slowly and steadily climbing upwards, with lots of hopes and…
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Finding kindness
Elizabeth* lived with both parents until they split up and her mother re-married. Her mum left Elizabeth in the care of her father but he was an alcoholic and would beat her when he…
Read moreNicola’s change in role
I’m not going to lie that right now, I feel a bit like I’m on a mountain. One that we have been slowly and steadily climbing upwards, with lots of hopes and…
Read moreFinding his roots
Alex* is an only child. His parents fell in love and after a while, his mother conceived, but in the end it didn’t work out.
She was pregnant when she married someone else who was…
Read moreRecruiting for an Education, Finance and Records Officer
Do you believe that no young person should have to live and work on the streets?
Do you believe that children…
Read moreHarmony’s Story
Harmony* carries herself with such pride that it’s easy to forget that she’s just a young adult in her early 20s. Only a few years ago, she was a teenager, with dreams and ambitions,…
Read moreA bright spark
Prossy* comes from a slum area of Jinja. She is 17 years old. She was raised by a single mother where she was the eldest of 6 children. Prossy grew up with…
Read moreGrowing up too fast
At age eight, Agnes* had never attend school and she felt hopeless about the future which is such a sad situation for someone so young. One day her parents…
Read moreAugust 2023 Newsletter
In July, I took part in the Peak District Challenge, a 52km walk through the beautiful (if not a bit soggy) Peak District. On this walk, I had the…
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Life at Home
Namazzi* is a 16 year old girl from Southern Uganda. While at home her parents separated and her father only came home to cause domestic…
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