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Eileen* was born into a family of six and her mother struggled to raise her children because Eileen’s father had died when the children were very young, leaving them in poverty.

Life was so tough…

Becoming desperate

My mother died when I was six…

When families are broken, it is often children that suffer the consequences. This has been shown through many of the stories told by street connected children when they decide to open up to their…

This story is about Viola*, a 12 year old girl who was in her third year of primary school before the Covid-19 lockdown happened. She had been living with her paternal grandparents since she…

Tabitha* dropped out of school in primary six at age 13, just before finishing up her primary education level. She wandered with a group of fellow teens and made easy money through prostitution and…

Abbo* is 14 years old and currently living with her grandmother and one sibling in a slum area of Jinja. This area is also used as a decomposing place for all the… Read more