Tag Archives: salve

Ugandan HIV Rates Increase

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

HIV has featured highly in the local and national news in Uganda this week. This comes as the Ministry of Health announced that the HIV infection rate in the country has risen to 6.7%. This equates to approximately 2.3 million … Continue reading →

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Cooking with SALVE

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

You will need: 3kg of sugar; 1 tin of shoe polish; 2 tubes of toothpaste; 3 bars of soap (for washing oneself); 3 bars of soap (for washing clothes); 1 tub of Vaseline; 6 pens; 1 dozen black pencils (plus … Continue reading →

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An illuminating blog

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

This blog is coming to you from a Jinja blanketed in darkness, with only the light from a few flickering candles and passing fireflies to light the way. No – it’s not a romantic night in with the S.A.L.V.E. interns, … Continue reading →

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SALVE’s little workshop

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Ugandan Wood A few weeks ago this very blog mentioned that SALVE’s brand new carpentry project was up and running, so maybe it’s time to catch up on what’s been happening in the SALVE workshop. The project initially started with … Continue reading →

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Santa Claus is coming to town … and we need one minute of your time to help!

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

This is just a very quick shout out for assistance for any of you that have one minute to help us. We have recently decided to create a range of S.A.L.V.E. Christmas cards for the first time (yes we know … Continue reading →

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You never know who might drop in…

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

We have now registered over 70 children through our Street Drop in Centre in just two short weeks of operation. It just goes to show that the number of children living on the streets despite S.A.L.V.E. and other organisations best … Continue reading →

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S.A.L.V.E. is a rollercoaster

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

This week has seen a lot of progress for S.A.L.V.E.’s Community Education programmes. Continue reading →

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Home is where the heart is

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

It has been another busy and challenging week at S.A.L.V.E. Continue reading →

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New additions to the Salve family – from Uganda and the UK

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

The boys all appear very happy to be at the S.A.L.V.E. home, though the adjustment from chaotic, independent street life to the structured, parental S.A.L.V.E. home will be very difficult for them over the next few weeks. Continue reading →

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