Sarah is now in vocational training after passing her exams. Her mother is deaf and mute and can use only signs to communicate. Sarah’s mother was raped by an unknown man and they are now staying at Kassanda Children’s Aid to stay safe. She has never met her father. She loves to sing in the … Read more

Gift was abandoned by her mother when she was only one-year-old. She lives at the church premises with the pastor and knows him as her daddy because he is the one who looked after her and now she has reached schooling stage. Gift likes playing with dolls and her favourite food is rice and chicken. … Read more

Joyce is a paternal orphan who lives with her mother who is HIV positive. They live in a rented house, but because she is bedridden, her mother is unable to provide even the most basic needs for Joyce. At times they cannot even get food to eat due to the high rent costs.  Joyce dreams … Read more

David’s father died of HIV/AIDS and after his passing, he left his family in a single rented room. David lives with his mother, brother (Patrick) and one sister. His mother has no way to get money to look after her family so they  live in poverty and sometimes find it difficult to get one meal … Read more

Fabiano is a paternal orphan who stays with his mother, two sisters and one brother in one rented room in the suburb of Kassanda town. His father died five years ago in an accident when he was hit by a speeding car, which left his family destitute because he was the bread-winner of the family. … Read more

Gillian lost her father to HIV/AIDS so she lives with her mother, two sisters and two brothers in a single rented room in the suburb of Kassanda town. Her mother has no formal job except doing a little farming on a very small scale because they do not have a large area of land for … Read more

John’s mother died and his father abandoned him and his location is unknown. John now lives with his aunt in a rented room in the suburbs of Kassanda town. Both John and his aunt are HIV positive and on expensive ART (antiretroviral therapy) drugs. They live in abject poverty and cannot meet their basic needs.  … Read more

Joshua is from Kyedikyo village in Kassanda sub-county. He lives with his mother in very poor economic conditions. His mother migrated to Uganda from Rwanda and his father disappeared into the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.) to join the militia to fight against the Rwandan regime at the time. They never heard … Read more

Pretty lives at the KCA orphanage centre. She doesn’t know her father because her mother was raped coming back home from the market. Her young mother was then forced to quit school herself and because she was unable to support her, left Pretty with her very elderly parents who also did not have the resources … Read more

Patrick is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV/AIDS. He currently lives with his mother and two brothers (his twin is David) in a single, rented room in the Kassanda town suburbs. His mother has no permanent job, but does casual labor when she can find it. Because casual labour is seasonal, they live … Read more