Harmony* carries herself with such pride that it’s easy to forget that she’s just a young adult in her early 20s. Only a few years ago, she was a teenager, with dreams and ambitions,…
Read moreOvercoming Addiction and Finding His Way Back Home
My name is Esther. I’m a psychiatric nurse at the Drug Rehabilitation Centre run by S.A.L.V.E. International. I am sharing a story about a boy who overcame his fears. His name is Abasi* –…
Read moreBringing Mukisa Home
Mukisa* is one of the children who we have just recently reunited with father. Mukisa spent most of his childhood with both his parents and his brother, Emma, in a happy and humble family…
Read more11 reasons to be hopeful from S.A.L.V.E.
2020 was not the year any of us expected. We have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in a multitude of ways, where our normal way of life was no longer… Read more
Special Measures for Street Children During COVID-19
COVID-19
The world is currently facing COVID-19, a new virus that spreads quickly through droplet infection especially in crowded places. It can be spread from person to person through… Read more
How much are children’s lives being valued?
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…
Read moreDreaming of School from the Streets
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…
Read moreA Day At The S.A.L.V.E. Drop In Centre
The Drop in Centre is an interesting place to work at because it is a hub of activity, around which a lot of different S.A.L.V.E. programmes…
Read moreThe Right Of Street Connected Children To Access Safe And Clean Drinking Water
I am very happy to work with S.A.L.V.E International due to my own experiences as a child growing up on the street. As a home assistant working for the Drug Rehabilitation department, we used…
Read moreUnexpected Drug Addiction and Street Life
Tommy* was born like any other child and during his childhood lived with both his father and mother. Life was not always easy, but he was loved by both parents.
When he was around four years old, his…
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