As children are born, parents take new lessons in their life again. They learn to care for the new born, cherish and support them, give them guidance and instilling discipline to raise good citizens…
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My first visit into the community
I have recently started my job at S.A.L.V.E. as the Project Officer and spent the first month of my new job in Uganda! It’s not every day that you get to start your new…
Read moreI have a better tomorrow now…
One of the children we support in our Drug Rehabilitation Programme called James* is 17 years old and started using drugs when he was 11 years old. After the death of his father,…
Read moreWhat could your community do differently to make sure everyone understands children’s rights?
This month’s debate was ‘What could your community do differently to make sure everyone understands children’s rights?’. It was…
Read moreCelebrate the International Day for Street Children!
“Children on the street should be treated the same as those at home”– Nangobi, 16 from Uganda
Today is the International Day for Street Children! Since 2012, April 12thhas been a day children,…
Read moreWhy I want to run the Ugandan Marathon for S.A.L.V.E.
He/she who has the spirit of supporting people in need or in harder situations than others, focuses a lot their minds on uplifting other people’s lives to a certain level they deserve to live…
Read moreIs equality for women and girls possible?
This month’s inequality question chosen by the children in Uganda was ‘Is equality for women and girls possible?’
The debate received 69 responses and was viewed by 528…
Read moreTime to go home
Godfrey* is 11 years old, he comes from a small village and has just finished primary year three. When he was younger, Godfrey lived with both his mother and father. Then his parents divorced,…
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