By Chris Emert It was May 2017, and I was on a long plane trip headed to Uganda. We were on our way to pick up three children and bring them back to Australia for surgery. I’d been before, but this trip would be different for me. Of course now I had some knowledge of… Continue reading The day I was given a gift
When Joseph arrived in Bungoma, he didn’t know what he was doing there. His wife was a teacher who was posted to Bungoma, so they moved for her work. But Joseph had no plans. But then he remembered a dream he had many years ago. “In 2002, I had a dream. In this dream, I… Continue reading It all started with a dream
At the end of last year, you helped fund three Christmas parties in Kyampisi, Kisumu and Nateete. Haggai, our partner who organised celebrations for the children at New Seasons School, shares his experiences: “Most of the families in Nateete are poor of the poorest and they cannot afford to celebrate Christmas. So a Christmas party… Continue reading “It was a moment of joy in the slum”
It was a normal morning for two-year-old Violet*. On a Wednesday last year, her dad dropped her off at a neighbour’s house. Her mum was sick in a nearby medical centre and he needed to go see her. But when Violet’s dad came to collect her at 5pm, she was gone. The neighbour’s kids all… Continue reading Violet was 2 years old…
It was the middle of the night when a passer-by heard a gurgling sound coming from the bushes. It was Allan. He was 6 years old and had just been attacked by witch doctors. They castrated him. Sliced open his head with a machete and took a piece of his skull. Stabbed him to use… Continue reading He’s been called the ‘miracle boy’
How do you keep going when it takes years – 14 years – to see justice for an attack? This is life for the advocates in Kyampisi, who spend their days and nights stopping child sacrifice. It’s hard work. Slow work. But that doesn’t stop them. KCM might be a small, grass-roots organisation, but that… Continue reading When it takes 14 years to get justice
The young girls are looked at. Abused. Sold. And many are rejected.And what’s more…. this is all considered normal. The girls and young women of Kisumu are viewed as property. And although it might be culturally accepted, Lindah Nyameche will not rest until that changes. She paints a picture of early marriages, abuse and unsafe… Continue reading This is not normal. And you can change it.
Your husband has died.You never finished primary school.And you have five children to feed. If this was you, what would you do? What’s your next step? For many Ugandan women who live this life, the streets become their homes. Or their children skip school, forced to feed the family. But this is not the reality… Continue reading Meet the Women of Kyampisi
It’s mayhem. Children running around, squealing with delight. An endless group of kids, clumped in front of the camera, pushing each other to catch a glimpse of themselves in a photo. It’s a crazy scene whenever a bunch of kids live together, but especially when people are visiting from another country. I was one of… Continue reading The memory that brought me to tears
It all started when a group of Aussies were confronted with a thought: “Will you remember these people?” That was back in 2006 and now DIAS is celebrating 10 years working with partners in Africa. “I vividly remember the moment I was challenged to act,” says DIAS Director, Rodney Callanan. “I was walking down a… Continue reading This thought changed everything
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