News

They’re not ‘poverty problems.’ They’re people.

May 25, 2023

Lauren assists Droplets in a Stream with marketing and communications. In November, she joined us in Africa to meet and photograph the communities we support.

November ‘22 Explorer Trip Round-Up!

November 29, 2022

By Rodney Callanan, Director and Co-Founder The sound of children singing – that’s how we’ll remember our recent trip to East Africa! For some of us...

Rod’s May ‘22 Explorer Trip Round-Up

August 17, 2022

By Rodney Callanan, Director and Co-Founder In May, I visited our four Partners in Kenya and Uganda and it was such a joy to meet them...

The Milele Centre reconnects a missing child with her family.

January 11, 2021

One of our School Start Pack beneficiaries is Anne* and her mother is Mary*. Anne has been in one of our education clubs in the...

Weema Clinic delivers first baby!

September 8, 2020

Last month, the Weema Clinic celebrated its first birth since opening. The delivery was urgent, and despite lack of equipment and resources at the clinic...

Child sacrifice cases rise during COVID

September 8, 2020

Frontline workers in Kyampisi have reported that the incidence of abuse (which includes rape, paedophilia, domestic violence and trafficking) has sharply risen during COVID-19.

House for 21 infants almost complete!

August 26, 2020

Although COVID-19 has limited some movements and purchasing abilities, progress on Milele’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) House has been steady. When it’s complete...

A street boy’s life during lockdown

June 23, 2020

When you went into COVID-19 lockdown, maybe you started fearing for your health, job security or food supply. After all, we didn’t know what it would mean for us.

New centre opens as the world shuts down

June 22, 2020

Just as our world was shutting down and closing its doors in April, a new Drop-In Centre in Kenya was doing the exact opposite. It seemed like perfect timing that a safe place of care...

Inside Haggai’s home during lockdown

April 29, 2020

Lockdown life in Uganda is definitely a change for locals, where so much of life is out on the streets. Usually, small businesses and outdoor markets are the heartbeat of so many Ugandan cities.

Important update about Covid-19

April 15, 2020

Wherever you live, no doubt you’ve been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and are currently in some form of lockdown or isolation. Here’s an update on how our Partners and their...

Weema: When a dream becomes reality

April 3, 2020

Back in 2010, I found myself sitting next to a young man called Peter Sewakiryanga while on a plane returning from South Africa. It was a chance meeting that really was ‘meant to be’...