Dirt and water bringing life
Domtila and Kevin have two very different stories, but they have one thing in common: the Milele Farm is keeping their families alive. The Milele Farm is giving more than 15 families in the community food, plus it employs three people to work the land. One worker,...
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The day I was given a gift
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...
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It all started with a dream
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,...
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“It was a moment of joy in the slum”
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...
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Violet was 2 years old…
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...
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He’s been called the ‘miracle boy’
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...
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When it takes 14 years to get justice
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,...
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This is not normal. And you can change it.
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...
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Meet the Women of Kyampisi
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...
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Alex’s story
Alex was 13 years old and living on the streets of Nateete. His only way of surviving was to steal whatever he could get his hands on… phones, bikes, anything. But when he met a man by the name of Haggai, his life took a different turn. “When I met Alex, we had some...
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A father to the fatherless
Thirty. That’s how many boys Haggai has collected off the streets, brought into his home, and raised as his sons. “I discovered that behind everyone, there is always potential. And that potential can never [be realised] until someone gives them an opportunity,” Haggai...
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The memory that brought me to tears
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...
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