Projects

One of our largest projects for 2008 is in the North of Uganda, in Gulu. For 20 years a war has raged between the government and rebel soldiers. The local people live in fear. The children know more about fighting than playing. Society has broken down. We want to help bring back hope...

A recent study claimed there were as many as 32 million children living on the streets in Africa. Children with no home to go to at the end of the day, no bed to lie in and no family to give them love. They rarely own more than the clothes on their back and each day they walk the streets begging or looking for work to survive. Lets turn things around for them...

"Life was difficult on the street; I would go out to bins and on roads looking for something to eat. On the street I would be sick all the time, but still could not go back home to be mistreated." Regan 10 years old and living on the street.

In Swaziland the UN estimates that at least 144,000 persons are in immediate need of food aid. This crisis however is shadowed by the AIDS crisis where by the end of 2004 there were over 300,000 children orphaned (approx 30% of the population), which is staggering for a population smaller than Northern Ireland.

"Dwelling Places" is a Christian ministry born from an international schools ministry. Rita Nkemba was called to the ministry of street children. Dwelling Places serves street children, street families, abandoned babies, and other children in crisis. Currently, Dwelling Places is working with over 70 children and over 45 mothers. Their goal is to ensure that street children in Uganda are raised in a God-honoring family setting, with love and care. This is done by removing children from the street and helping in the prevention of more street children by empowering the family unit.