S.A.L.V.E. Explained

S.A.L.V.E. International is a British-based charity working to get children off the streets in Jinja, eastern Uganda. It is a tragic side to such a welcoming and friendly nation that orphaned, abandoned and rejected children are left to fend for themselves. S.A.L.V.E. wants to give these children the opportunity to leave their difficult pasts behind them and move forward, towards a brighter future.

Our ethos is "Support And Love Via Education" and with the generous help of our sponsors, we are able to place these children in a loving home environment, providing them with access to support, counselling and a proper education.

A major part of S.A.L.V.E.’s work – made possible through fundraising and donations - is done within the wider community. It is our aim to improve facilities within the local schools, providing a better and more affordable education, which is accessible to all.

S.A.L.V.E. wants to build a better future for the next generation. With your help we can change these children's lives.

Charity History

S.A.L.V.E. International was founded in February 2008 by Helen Bolton and Nicola Sansom while they were working as volunteer teachers in Jinja, eastern Uganda. From day one they found it impossible to ignore the number of children living on the streets. It may have become part of everyday life in Jinja but it was Helen and Nicola’s passionate belief that something could be done. So S.A.L.V.E. International was born, giving street children a home, education and hope for the future.

Helen & Nicola wanted their work to go further than just a sponsorship programme. During their time working in Ugandan schools they came to learn a great deal about the country's education system and saw first hand the desperate need to improve school facilities for children everywhere. Ugandan schools suffer a Catch-22 crisis, only being able to provide the necessary resources by raising school fees, putting them out of the reach of most pupils. By providing much needed funding, S.A.L.V.E. could help in ensuring that education would continue to be available to all.

Bringing Mike on board as the Regional Director for S.A.L.V.E. International, was a turning point for the charity. As a former street child himself and with experience as a counsellor with various different international NGOs, Mike turned the dream of setting up the organisation into a reality. He has been the perfect person to run things on the ground for S.A.L.V.E., and provided the ideal link between the children, schools in Uganda and our sponsors in the U.K.

S.A.L.V.E. International is now fully operational as a charity and is going from strength to strength. We are confident that with continued support from sponsors and donors we will continue to grow and change the lives Uganda's street children.

How Can You Help?

It's only through the continued generosity of people like you that we are able to take children off the streets of Uganda.

You can truly make a difference to a child's life. With your help we can change the lives of hundreds of children who have no choice but to live on the streets and give them their childhoods back.

So what can you do? Click the links on the right to find out more:

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Registered Charity No. 1126793