Tag: jinja street children

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,…

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…

My name is Samuel*, I am 17 years old and from the Musamya by tribe. Most of my life time I have grown up with my grandparents from my maternal side. My parents separated…

This is the story of John

John is 11 years old. He began living on the streets after some misunderstandings with his mother. At first,… Read more

My name is Alvin* and I am 13 years old. I came to the street after losing my parents in 2018. They were the only people who understood me, they were always… Read more

Up until the age of 14 Sanyu* lived at home with his family. When he turned 14 he started to argue with his brother, who stole money from their mother and blamed… Read more

It’s close to two years since I started working as a social worker for S.A.L.V.E. International. In this journey, I have seen so many challenges the street children face in their day to day…

This a story of a boy called Thomas* who has been living on the streets of Jinja for the past five years. Thomas comes from a…

This month our inequality question focused on world hunger: “Will it ever be possible to end hunger so that everyone has enough to eat?”

The discussion had 85 very interesting comments and it was…

This month’s discussion was themed around the question ‘Do you think child labour is a bad idea?’.

Our Drop-in Centre was full of children keen to read what people from around the world had contributed…