Moses is a 14 years old who began living with his grandmother when his mother was unable to support him and his four siblings after his father abandoned them. However his grandmother still struggled…

Prossy* comes from a slum area of Jinja.  She is 17 years old. She was raised by a single mother where she was the eldest of 6 children. Prossy grew up with…

Joy’s past

Joy’s parents died when she was young and she and her…

My name is Samuel*. I grew up with a single mother and I have never seen my father because my mother had told me that he died when she was six months pregnant with…

A difficult childhood

After her mother’s passing in a tragic car accident, Maria* was forced to move in with her father and stepmother at the age of six. She…

This is the story of Godwin* who left home to live on the streets aged 12. He previously lived in a village with his parents and siblings and was a happy carefree child. His…

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…

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

Do you believe that children…

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

Do you believe that children…

This is the story of Sonny*, a 15 year old boy we met and have supported at our S.A.L.V.E International residential site in Uganda.

“When I was younger, I lived with my mother and was…