As we approach a compound with three grass thatched huts and a granary, two of them are closed apart from the one in the middle. At the entrance of the homestead is a tippy tap with water and soap. I and my colleague wash our hands and proceed to the open hut. At the door,...
This is 7 year old Flavia. She lives in Kaberamaido and is in Primary one. Before the lockdown, Flavia used to play netball and jump the rope with her friends. However, with the lockdown and the need to stay safe, Flavia no longer plays such games with her friends. “I live with my father, mother,...
Leaders in Osukuru Sub County have made commitments to ...
The soap will be distributed in the two sub counties of Aperkira and Kaberamaido among vulnerable households
Speaking at a breakfast meeting with legislators that was organised by Share An Opportunity Uganda at Imperial Royale Hotel
The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Abim District, Mr. Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka has flagged off the distribution of 200 boxes of soap
Two years ago, 38-year-old Harriet Kanagwa was a rural house wife who always waited for her husband to put food on the table. “I neither had a business nor start up income. My greatest challenge was providing food and medical care for my children.” But in 2018 she heard about women groups that were being...
Robinson was a young boy when his parents separated. “My mother got married to another man and my father got another wife. So I was sent off to live with my grandmother.” His grandmother who is a subsistence farmer was able to take him to school for a few years and in 2015, he dropped...
When Emmanuel Odong joined one of the children’s clubs formed by SAO, with support from Help a Child, in Pamo Village Barlyech Parish, in Abim District, he was empowered in a number of income generating activities. “Through Hard work pays Children’s Club, we were taught activities such as saving, different agricultural practices and working as...
Twelve year old Sumiya lives with her parents and four brothers. She is in primary seven and the third born in her family. In 2018, Sumiya joined one of the children clubs formed by SAO in her community. “I joined Young Angels Children Club in Awach Sub County, Abim District and was elected as the...
