My name is Esther. I’m a psychiatric nurse at the Drug Rehabilitation Centre run by S.A.L.V.E. International. I am sharing a story about a boy who overcame his fears. His name is Abasi* –…
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Do you think examinations and tests are necessary for effective learning? Why or why not?
Exams play an important role in education, assessing what students have learned with regard to particular subjects. However, working towards exams can put children under significant pressure – impacting their mental health and well-being.
With…
Read moreAugust 2022 Newsletter
Schools across Europe have broken up for summer and many people have holidays, long weekends and hopefully a few more sunny days to look forward to. Myself, I’ve just booked to go back to…
Read moreA Hand Given In Need
Small Business Struggles
It’s always a wonderful feeling when you are down; whether physically, emotionally or financially and someone gives you a hand to support you through that situation. It brightens…
Read moreFeeling Like Nobody Cared
Susan* is 12 years old and lives in a ghetto area of Jinja. Her father, a fisherman separated from her mother and remarried. Susan was one of 10 children. Her mother left home with…
Read moreRose’s Journey to Happiness
The story is about a young, beautiful, and energetic girl called Rose*, who started her life with a loving family. However, it would all end up in ruins when her father suddenly passed away,…
Read moreThe Night We Got Lost
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…
Read moreFinding the Right Path Home
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…
Read moreHarder We Fall
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…
Read moreFebruary 2022 Newsletter
As CEO and a co-founder of S.A.L.V.E. I have found it difficult being away from Uganda for two long years (thanks to Covid-19 and lockdowns). Thankfully though in January I was able to return and…
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