Tag: business empowerment

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…

Alex* comes from a family of three siblings. Alex has two sisters, who are twins, and he is the eldest child. His father, mother and siblings all loved each other and lived a happy…

Mugisa* is a 15 year old boy who lived with his mum and brother after she separated from their dad. She struggled to cope as the boys were difficult at times so she decided…

Sending sunshine

I am writing this month’s newsletter from a very sunny Uganda and it feels like I’m home once again! For anyone who has been to or is living in Uganda, you…

Small Business Struggles

It’s always a wonderful feeling when you are down; whether physically, emotionally or financially and someone gives you a hand to support you through that situation. It brightens…

A Bright Beginning

Lynette* was a very bright child, she loved school and was always at the top in class. Her father was a polygamist and had 9 wives and 38…

It’s lovely to share this picture with you of Amy, our Development Manager, with a group of people in our Business Empowerment Programme who are re-starting their businesses which were hampered due to…

Patience* dropped out of school and started living with Faisal* when their daughter was born. Patience had disobeyed her parents, who had encouraged her to stay in school, but she had decided to start…

Natukunda* is one of the single mothers currently supported by S.A.L.V.E. International. She was born the oldest of five children from the Mugishu tribe. She was raised by her mother as her… Read more