Street Life in Uganda

The majority of street children in Uganda live in Kampala, where they depend on begging, crime, prostitution and street drugs for survival. These children are susceptible to many dangers including HIV-AIDS, malnutrition and even death. Life is so beautiful. God presents us with this gift of life and these children deserve the chance to live happily without suffering.

Uganda is one of the worlds least developed countries. It has a current population of 25 million and an orphan population of nearly 3.5 million (Unicef, 2002). This means that nearly 10% of the population are Orphans.

The HIV/AIDs crisis is decimating the older generation work force, creating an economic crisis and orphans out of millions of children. In addition to the AIDs crisis there have been ongoing civil, tribal, and national wars adding to the ever increasing orphan population.

Together we can fulfill our duty of cherishing every human life.

.