My name is Frank* and I am 16 years old. I’m not sure who my biological father is since I grew up with my grandmother after being abandoned by my father when I was…
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Bringing 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 moreEmpowering Farmers and Learning From Each Other
It’s always important to leave a lasting impact on the communities and families with whom we work. As an organisation, our main objective is to see to it that there is “no street called…
Read moreFebruary 2022 Newsletter
As CEO and a co-founder of S.A.L.V.E. I have found it difficult being away from Uganda for two long years (thanks to Covid-19 and lockdowns). Thankfully though in January I was able to return and…
Read moreShould children return to school even if it makes COVID-19 levels in the community rise significantly?
The COVID-19 pandemic is the single most disruptive global health crisis in more than a generation. Leaving almost no country untouched, it has claimed more than 5.6 million lives, ruined livelihoods, hit global economies,…
Read moreA Young Girl’s Journey Through Gang Life
Tabitha* dropped out of school in primary six at age 13, just before finishing up her primary education level. She wandered with a group of fellow teens and made easy money through prostitution and…
Read moreA Grandmother’s Love
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…
Read moreGambling with children’s futures
The 12 year old in filthy and torn clothes sits on the street, his unwashed body giving a sharp smell that testifies of months gone by without a single bath. “Uncle, May you give…
Read moreLooking back at 2021
As we move into 2022 it’s a great time to stop and reflect on the year gone by and…
Read moreJanuary 2022 Newsletter
January isn’t all doom and gloom. Schools in Uganda are finally set to re-open this month and that is definitely something to be excited about. I will (hopefully) soon be returning to Uganda after…
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