Stopping child abandonment in Uganda

David's Story of Hope 

David was 5 years old when he and his mother ended up living on the streets because of poverty. His mother was suffering from a severe mental health issue and her family did not know where she and David were. When David’s mother was admitted into hospital there was nowhere for David to go and no family to contact. The hospital contacted Kids Club Kampala’s Ewafe Project and we took David into our transitional home.

Over the next few weeks, with the help of authorities our social workers amazingly managed to track down David’s uncle who lived in Kampala with is wife and child. David’s uncle and his wife were so delighted to have found him and so glad that he and his mother were safe. With his mother still in hospital, our social workers were able to reunite David with his uncle who has been able to take great care of David and enrol him in school. When parent’s are hospitalised and there is nowhere for their children to go, they can often end up in long term orphanage care in Uganda.

David is now with his own family, loved and taken care of and we hope that his mother will recover very soon.

Your generous support means that we can continue to search for children's families and reintegrate children into loving homes. It also allows us to follow up with these families and continue to support them. Thank you for choosing to make a difference in the lives of children and families in Uganda.