Tag: drop in centre

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…

Sarah* is 11 years old and from Jinja, Uganda. She has already faced so much hardship in her young life. I met Sarah during the street walk we carry out every day… Read more

Lost hope

This is a story about Afiya*, a single mother of 5 children, who had suffered a lot of hardship, lost hope and… Read more

Difficult beginning

Prosy was only 10 when she experienced a truly traumatic and painful event. It affected her psychologically and was a harsh reality… Read more

We, Nyangoma Evelyn and Auma Phiona, are social work students from Makerere University, who did our internship placements with S.A.L.V.E. International. We would like to share a story that inspired us about… Read more

This month’s Inequality Question, chosen by children living on the streets in Uganda focused on: “How important is religion in helping children grow up well?”

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

This month’s inequality question focused on the dilemma, “If people commit crimes like theft to survive, should they be punished?”

We received 77 responses and they were viewed more than 300 times (so far)!

Today, our…

John* is now 16yrs old. His mother died during childbirth where she was operated on during labour, but unfortunately only John survived.

He also never had opportunity…