Tag: Resilience

Simon was very young when he witnessed the cruelest incidents of war a child his age should ever have to see. It all began when his mother had to relocate to another… Read more

Sometimes, children are forced to work due to financial pressures at home. This can lead children to run away onto the streets to work. Sometimes children at home get beaten when their… Read more

Unforgiving streets

A teenage boy told me his difficult story of growing up in extreme poverty after being abandoned by his dad at an early… Read more

There is a difference between a child doing house chores and child labour. However, the moment chores turn into labour often goes unnoticed. 

In Uganda it is traditionally believed… Read more

Godfrey* was born into a poor family. His mother was a single parent and struggled to make ends meet, renting a small room in a village for him and his siblings, doing odd jobs…

Do you believe that no young person should have to live and work on the streets?

Do you believe that children who have lived on the streets deserve the chance to…

This month’s debate was ‘How can we ensure all people are being the best person they can be?’. The debate received lots of interest with 486 views and 109 replies! There were…

“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,…