We made the 21 mile Easter walk look easy
On Easter Saturday an intrepid set of walkers set off for the third Pilgrimage for the Street Children from Hythe to Canterbury. The day dawned Read More
How would your children with such a school outing?
Recently 12 pupils from the Graeme Naish Memorial School (a Alongside Africa Uganda partner school) went on a hike in the countryside to the edge of Read More
Primary Leaving Exams take place in Uganda next Monday.
Earlier today our Director, Wilberforce, delivered success cards, mathematical sets, some little last-minute support and above all words of Read More
Alongside Africa is working with University of Ljubljana
Alongside Africa is partnering with the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia to design and build the Amasiko Halfway Read More
Women’s group receive the first high value Obumwe loan
One of the recipients of an Obumwe loan was the New Foundation Parents Association (NFPA). NFPA was constituted in 2009; the group currently has a Read More
Akbar and His Dad visit Amasiko.
When Amasiko opened its doors in June 2015 one of the first children to arrive was Akbar. Akbar had run away from home in the neighbouring town of Read More
Help us create a safe haven for Darius and children like him
☼Meet Darius who is aged 8. At the moment he has no home to go to. He is vulnerable and alone, sleeping on the streets of Kabale. With this comes Read More
Poverty and Hunger have become part of us
“Poverty and hunger have become part of us,” says Cath’s Mother from Kabale District. “I have learned to live with the reality that nothing Read More
Angela deserves a better childhood
CHILDHOOD SUFFERING IS ALWAYS HARD TO NARRATE. It is very painful to tell Angela’s story. She is one of our clients at Amasiko Street children’s Read More
Weekend Update: From Director in Uganda
What a weekend! An update from our Uganda director, Tirwomwe Wilberforce While the weather here in Kabale remains sunny and dry, it seems that Read More
AJ BORN IN STINKING POVERTY AND MISERY
At the age of 9 years AJ has not had a happy moment to cherish in her child hood. With not only poverty being a hindering factor, her Father was a Read More
Such tragic news from Uganda
We thought hard about publishing this post but it is important to understand the reality of what is happening on the streets of Kabale and why we are Read More
Amasiko gets Solar Power!
One of the less glamorous things that we did on this trip was to install a solar panel at Amasiko so that the team could have access to power and Read More
First Alongside Africa Uganda Sports Day
The Alongside Africa Uganda team organised a great sports day today to bring together partners and friends from around Kabale town. Amasiko played Read More
Another long but rewarding day in the field
After a welcome day's break at Lake Bunyonyi over the weekend Monday found the team back out on the road for another field trip, this time to see how Read More