October 20, 2020 The smell of fresh white paint is still sharp in the air. It’s a small room—perhaps only ten feet by twelve feet. It has one window looking out onto a dusty path, a concrete floor, and a…
September 5, 2020 We have spent the last few months establishing Fecane Child Foundation—getting registered, talking to elders, and delivering emergency aid. We have laid the first bricks. But a foundation is useless if you don’t build a house upon…
August 10, 2020 Today, we are celebrating a victory that doesn’t involve food distributions or football matches—but it makes all of those things possible. After months of paperwork, background checks, and meetings with district officials, we finally held the paper…
July 15, 2020 The schools in Wakiso have been silent for four months now. The rusted padlocks on the gates are starting to look permanent. But while the classrooms are empty, the minds of the children are still running—and right…
June 20, 2020 The air was still under the shade of the large mango tree where the meeting was held. We had our proposals, our budgets, and our passionate plans for the children of Wakiso ready in our minds. But…
May 5, 2020 When the notification popped up on our screen, everyone in our small makeshift office stopped. Someone had donated $50. To many in the Western world, fifty dollars might be the cost of a dinner out or a…
April 10, 2020 It is strange to launch a new beginning when the rest of the world feels like it is ending. Over the last month, as we scrambled to provide emergency soap and information to combat COVID-19 in the…
March 15, 2020 The news has been rippling through the radio stations and whispering through the alleyways of Wakiso. The world is shutting down. Borders are closing. And now, the reality of COVID-19 has landed on our doorstep. While the…
