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This year IDAC 2023 was held under the theme: "The Rights of Child in a Digital environment", which fits in the current world situation where the world is highly overlowed with much technological advancements.

Theme: "The Rights of a Child in a Digital environment", which fits in the current world situation where the world is highly overflowed with much technological advancements.

support education
Together we can
retain children
in school.

A Uniform, books & other school requirements are key to keeping them in school.

A Uniform, books & other school requirements are key to keeping them in school.

A Uniform, books & other school requirements are key to keeping them in school.

medical and health care support

Street life yields lots of health risks but with limited access to health care services worsened by stigma.

Street life yields lots of health risks but with limited access to health care services worsened by stigma.

Street life yields lots of health risks but with limited access to health care services worsened by stigma.

provide food for street-connected children

A food provision loosens street-connection, helps to drive change and better health in children's lives.

A food provision loosens street-connection, helps to drive change and better health in children's lives.

A food provision loosens street-connection, helps to drive change and better health in children's lives.

Rehabilitation and reintegration

A proven approach that helps children to discover their identity, reconcile with their families, attain a skill and become responsible and fruitful.

A proven approach that helps children to discover their identity, reconcile with their families, attain a skill and become responsible and fruitful.

A proven approach that helps street-connected children to discover their identity, reconcile with their families, attain a skill and become responsible and fruitful.

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The role CRO Uganda in restoration of children who are in street connected situations. 

What We're Dealing with

As many as 7,000 children between the ages of 7-17 years, wander on the streets of Mbale, Masaka, Lira and Jinja without care, parental guidance, shelter, and other basic needs of life.

These children have neither access to education nor skills training and are likely to grow up in poverty and constitute societal nuisance. 

CRO is concerned about the dilemma of children in street situation, the early exposure to abuses,the harmful effects of street life and therefore - how they can be provided with a better future.

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Our Mission is to enable Children living in street situations to discover their identity as children of God; reconcile them with their families; and empower them to become responsible and fruitful citizens.

We strive to contribute towards holistic child development of children in street situations to aid their Transformation into Responsible and Fruitful citizens in society.

 

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Our Approach

My father died of AIDS. My mother was also weakened by the same disease and she could not maintain the family. I and my other siblings went to the streets and started to fend for ourselves through begging and picking leftover food stuffs from garbage heaps.

In 2002, CRO social workers found me while I was begging in the streets. I was very dirty, hungry and had scabies on my whole body. CRO treated me, gave me food and counselled me.

They enrolled me into a rehabilitation class for a year where I learnt to read, write, sing and many other things. Later I was enrolled in Namatala primary school for formal education. I am now in primary three. My best subject is science. I like going to school every day where I play netball with other children. In future I would like to become a teacher.

I am grateful to CRO because they also treat my mother and have given her a small vendor business. Her business earns her a little profit which she uses to buy food and pay rent. She no longer goes to the streets to beg. However, we still depend on CRO for my school fees. I thank all the donors who support us. May God bless you very much!

Let's Celebrate Success 

How You Can Help

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Will you JOIN us transform the life of a child living on the streets?

Your one time, monthly or annual gift can contribute towards enabling a child access basic healthcare, nutrition, education,psycho-social care and a livelihood.

Your one time, monthly or annual gift can contribute towards enabling a child access basic healthcare, nutrition, education,psycho-social care and a livelihood.

Your one time, monthly or annual gift can contribute towards enabling a child access education, basic healthcare, nutrition, psycho-social care and a livelihood.

More Ways to Make a Difference

Sponsor a Child
Fundraise for CRO
Volunteer at CRO
Advocate for Street Children
Get updates on our work, children's inspiration stories, successes and fundraising activities through CRO's quarterly newsletter.
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Our Partners

Partner Status Update
This update highlights the key developments, changes, accomplishments and challenges that CRO has undergone and strategies being adopted to rebuild the organization so that together we can steer CRO to higher levels regard to service layering to street children and their families. See the report CRO Uganda Partner Status Update Report as at  July 2021

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Where we work

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