Tag: Resilience

Street child! Street child! Street child! There is no home called streets But it is where I find my refuge and comfort It is the place where my name is derived from And most people call me street…

Mariam* lived with her aunty and her cousins in a small village near Jinja. She felt unloved and unwanted by her paternal aunt who gave more attention and care to her own children, ignoring…

Patience* is 11 years old and comes from a village near the city of Jinja. She lived with her auntie because, after her father had sadly died in a car accident, her mother had…

Leaving for the streets

At the tender age…

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,…

At age eight, Agnes* had never attend school and she felt hopeless about the future which is such a sad situation for someone so young. One day her parents…

Life at Home

Namazzi* is a 16 year old girl from Southern Uganda. While at home her parents separated and her father only came home to cause domestic…

As a little girl, I flourished, receiving the love of my mother and enjoying every moment with her. However, little did I know that she would one day leave me by myself, alone.

In 2021,…

The reality

It is an alarming fact that too many children in Uganda are orphans. Children may have lost their parents through death due to illness, poverty, or accidents. These orphaned…

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…