Tag Archives: children on the street
Criminal or Child?
“Aunty, you take me home” has been a common phrase from the children on the streets of Jinja this week, and the atmosphere is one of nervous tension. This is because, in a radio broadcast on Wednesday night and Thursday … Continue reading
Ugandan HIV Rates Increase
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
The Beautiful Game
Love it or hate it, there is no denying that football is a powerful game. It is recognized by many as speaking a universal language to players and spectators alike and is used as a tool to overcome boundaries and … Continue reading
NewsRound (up)
After a brief hiatus, this week’s blog brings you a roundup of some of the latest news from SALVE and Uganda… 200 not out The SALVE drop in centre has been running for just over four months now, and we’ve … Continue reading
Sweet, sweet success
In recent weeks this blog has focused on some of the challenges facing young children in Uganda – from the blight of drug use on the street to the financial barriers to going to school. However, through SALVE’s work there … Continue reading
Cooking with SALVE
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
‘I don’t want to remember the death of my parents’ – Drug use on the Streets in Jinja (Part 2)
Last week we told you some facts and statistics that our research has produced about drug use on the streets in Jinja. This week, as promised, we’ll concentrate on the second phase of the research, focused on the some of … Continue reading
Drug Use on the Street in Jinja: The Shocking Truth
This very blog has in the past reported on the high level of drug use amongst children and young adults living on the street in Jinja. The drug used is paraffin, known locally as ‘mafuta’. To take it, around 30ml … Continue reading
Time for some New Years Resolutions … bring on 2012!
Firstly, for those of you reading from the UK or across the world, welcome back to work! Now the last remnants of the turkey (or nut roast) have been used in sandwiches, and the tree recycled for wood pulp, it’s … Continue reading
If you didn’t get tickets to London 2012 don’t worry – just create your own Olympics instead!
The last two weeks have seen S.A.L.V.E. turned into a hive of Olympic related activity. In honour of London 2012 we decided it was time for the first ever S.A.L.V.E. Olympics. There were three teams – China, Mexico and India … Continue reading
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