Former street children rescued from Kampala streets during the first lockdown in Uganda in May 2020 have eventually completed their industrial training apprenticeship. Kampala Capital City Authority worked with various NGOs to get children off the streets of Kampala whose lives were in danger after every sector closed due to the lockdown as a result […]
Buule Banagaaya Mark is a child on UCC formal education sponsorship with ambitious thoughts about his future. Mark is currently in Primary three and is doing well and very promising. Mark’s family lives in Kampala Slums adjacent to areas that accommodate leaders of the city. When COVID-19 lockdown was declared by the President in 2020, […]
Brenda Nakirya is one of the children that have gone through the trends of UCC Formal Education Sponsorship programme. She was enrolled on the programme after she was identified by UCC Social workers in one of Kampala slums during their community outreach activities. Brenda’s family lived close to the makeshift hall provided by local leaders […]
The President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced another lockdown for 42 days which started on Sunday 20th June, 2021 at 10:00 pm. The President ordered the closure of schools and institutions of higher learning. This directive started on Monday 21st June, 2021, however, students and parents were given three […]