My name is Tiyo* and I am 17 years old. I come from a polygamous family. My mother is the fourth wife to my father. There are 23 children altogether and I…
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There’s No Place Like Home
This is a story of Joseph*, a child who was on the streets of Jinja, telling his story of being reunited with his family in his own words.
“I had been separated from the people…
Read moreLife by the lake
This is the story of Isaac* told in his own words.
I am Isaac, a 12 old boy from a small village by a lake. People live happily in my village,…
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Stopping school
We first met Nafula* on the streets of Jinja. She caught our attention since she was new in the area, and we tried to find out why…
Read moreRepairing the bond of trust
Dembe* is a ten-year-old girl. She comes from a family of three children. Dembe lived with her mother, who had raised her in a suburb of Kampala, as her father lived far away.
For work,…
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