My name is Stephen. I am 24 years old and a peer mentor at S.A.L.V.E. International’s Drug Rehabilitation Centre. I am also one of the children who was supported through their services. Let…
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Overcoming 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 moreHow I was Reunited With My Family
This is a story about a boy called Bernard* told in his own words.
Life at home
My name is Bernard and I am 15 years old. I grew up with my…
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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…
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Susan* is 12 years old and lives in a ghetto area of Jinja. Her father, a fisherman separated from her mother and remarried. Susan was one of 10 children. Her mother left home with…
Read moreRose’s Journey to Happiness
The story is about a young, beautiful, and energetic girl called Rose*, who started her life with a loving family. However, it would all end up in ruins when her father suddenly passed away,…
Read moreBelieving in Children
I am Peter, a permaculture teacher working in community empowerment at S.A.L.V.E. International. Our organisation gives choices to the children from the streets of Jinja. Where most people see them as useless and a…
Read moreA New Dawn
My name is Tiyo and I am a Drug Rehabilitation Home Assistant for S.A.L.V.E. International. This is the story of Emma* told in his words.
Emma’s story
When I was in sixth…
Read moreHarder We Fall
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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