Stories

A few weeks ago we went to visit Kawanga (a community just beyond the Acholi Quarters). There were a couple of women breaking rocks near where we parked the van and Anita knew them from the community group so we went over to greet them. We shook hands, greeted them and Anita asked if weMORE >

We met Mama Colin in Banda when she applied to join our Family Centre programme. She was living with four of her children in a tiny house which was cramped and dirty. She had been through a string of abusive and controlling relationships. She was not coping well with life, had lost all hope andMORE >

We’ve known Mariam for a couple of years now but really got to know her through our Nutrition mini-group this year. A Muslim mother from Banda community, her daughter was malnourished and needed help. Happily through assisting the family with nutritious food packages and through teaching Mariam about eating a balanced diet her daughter isMORE >

“My name is Ronnie Katende. My childhood was very short. I was on the street at the age of nine and quickly became addicted to drugs. For many years I did not have interest in learning anything to improve my life situation. I felt messed up and that my life was a waste of time.MORE >

Kitintale is one of Every Life’s new communities. It is unique among the other slum areas we work in as it is situated in a more modern residential setting. The people are fairly educated and knowledgeable, though largely unemployed; this has led to issues of crime, drug addiction, loss of hope and sense of purposeMORE >

Betty (Mama Shanna) is one of the women who recently took part in our washable sanitary pads training at the Dream Centre. She is so enthusiastic about her new knowledge and is really growing in her skills in making reusable pads and nappies. She is also encouraging her fellow women in the Katoogo Community GroupMORE >

Emmanuel is 36 and lives in Banda Slum. A builder and electrician by trade he also had a business marketing and selling fruit in the city. In this way he was able to provide for his family every day as well as send his children to school. This came to an abrupt end, however, whenMORE >