UNICEF: A second chance for street children in Uganda

KAPUAT, Uganda, 4 January 2010 In Uganda, dozens of Karamajong children and adults have been lured to the streets of Kampala in search of a better life, only to find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of begging and scavenging.

UNICEF-supported organisations resettle unaccompanied children and educate communities about the real dangers of migrating to the cities.

Those who were sent back to Karamoja in 2007 say they went to Kampala to escape famine and insecurity, says John Bosco Ngoya, a priest who has worked in Karamoja since 1986. Along with other community leaders in Moroto, Mr. Ngoya created the Bokora Initiative for Sustainable Resettlement Programme (BISREP).

UNICEF and its partners make sure returnees get basic supplies such as food, accommodation and medical treatment. They also provide training for social workers who help people resettle into the community.

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• UNICEF
• Uganda
• Kapuat
• Karamajong
• orphans
• children
• BISREP

[obaahema1]

It’s really sad that our world leaders have the means to build bombs but they can’t bother to give a child a helping hand…. In 2010 this should not be happening

[bumisworld]

there are many street children on the streets on kampala begging. Its realy sad, but as a passer by, what can we do?..surely children should not be begging on the street, in this day and age