Help Matayo Build a Safe Home and a Brighter Future for 6-Year-Old Ritah
Imagine being left alone to raise a two-year-old baby, with no support, no income, and nowhere safe to call home. For Matayo, this wasn’t a hypothetical nightmare—it has been his daily reality for the last four years. When his wife abandoned them, Matayo was thrust into the hardest role of his life: becoming both mother…
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Christine Kyarikunda
Emergency Support Request: Education & Economic Empowerment
The Need: Podoconiosis (non-filarial elephantiasis) creates a cycle of poverty through physical disability and intense social stigma. Beneficiary Age Key Challenges Immediate Priorities Atuhaire Gloria 32 Long-term disability (since age 8), social vulnerability, lack of basic necessities. Medical management, safety/housing, and sustainable livelihood support. Kobusingye Agnes 39 Abandonment, loss of employment due to health, extreme poverty…
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Kyarikunda Christine
Victims and Survivors
The Gift of Safe Education The stories of Macklean and Patience exemplify the challenges faced by many girls in Uganda, particularly those dealing with the fallout of family abandonment and abuse. Macklean’s Story We visited Kiconco Agnes, the mother of Musiimenta Macklean, on December 9, 2023. Macklean’s father had abandoned the family and fled to…
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