Tag: street children

In Uganda, many young children find themselves in situations where their only means of survival is underage working. Such is the case of Okah*, who by the age of just 12 was working as…

This is a true story about two children, a boy and a girl, living in a village in Uganda. One day, before heading to the market, their mother put food on the fire and…

As a child, Patrick* lived with his grandmother as his parents had both sadly died from AIDS.  However, his stay there did not work out well due to some challenging behaviour from Patrick, including…

Hello, my name is Sarah.

I am a Street Outreach Manager working for S.A.L.V.E. International.

I love working with children and youth, but I am so privileged to be working with street connected children especially. It…

This is a copy of our November 2021 newsletter, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every month here.

We are working hard to get… Read more

My name is Samuel*. I am 16 years old and grew up with a single mother. My mother is a good, caring and funny person full of interesting stories, however, she also… Read more

This month’s Inequality Question focused on: “Should children be in school or stay at home to stop the spread of Covid-19?” 

We received 67 responses and the discussion… Read more

This is the story of Samuel, a 14-year-old boy from Mbale, Eastern Uganda. He used to live with his father and stepmother before he lived on the streets of Jinja.  

This is the story of John, one of the children Brenda has worked with recently.

Growing up without love

My name is… Read more

Life on the streets

When you meet a child on the street, you can tell if they are new to the streets or have been… Read more