January 10, 2025 It is January 2025. Five years ago, we started this journey in a tiny, rented room with a single lightbulb during a global lockdown. We had nothing but the conviction that the children of Wakiso deserved better.…
December 20, 2024 As 2024 draws to a close, the spreadsheets on our desks are full of numbers. We can count the kilos of soap distributed, the number of porridge cups served, and the dozens of scholastic kits handed out.…
October 10, 2024 Walk through the pathways of Wakiso, and the needs are obvious. You see the patched roofs that leak when it rains. You see the children wearing school uniforms three sizes too big. You hear the complaints of…
March 22, 2025 Today is World Water Day. Across the globe, conferences are being held and speeches are being given about the importance of clean water access. But here in Kampala, in the low-lying, densely packed communities of Bwaise and…
February 20, 2024 If you walk along the drainage channels in Wakiso after a rainstorm, you will see the problem immediately: an endless river of discarded plastic bottles and bright polythene bags choking the environment. Most people look at this…
January 15, 2024 Welcome to 2024. In the upscale suburbs of Kampala, the new year means new gym memberships and resolutions. But deep inside the congested communities of Bwaise and Kawaala, January is the hardest month of the year. The…
December 17, 2023 For the children we serve in the slums of Wakiso and Kampala, football is usually played on patches of uneven, dusty ground, dodging rocks and open drainage channels. Goals are marked by old tires or piles of…
June 5, 2023 If you stand on the periphery of Wakiso, past the bustling markets and the residential areas, you will hear it before you see it. Clack. Clack. Clack. It is a relentless, rhythmic sound that continues from dawn…
December 31, 2020 As the sun sets on 2020, the entire world seems to be letting out a collective sigh of relief. This year has been defined by loss, fear, and isolation. It has been a year of closed doors…
November 12, 2020 Over the last month, since settling into our new office and spending every day deep in the community pathways of Wakiso, a hard truth has settled over us. We have big plans for these children. We want…
