The Day of the African Child is celebrated each year on June 16th. The day recognises the ten thousand black students that marched in the streets of South Africa calling for an end to the Black Education Act on June 16th, 1976. The Black Education Act legally segregated students based on their race and created damaging inequalities in South Africa’s education system.
Ayao Oliver aged 17 years old hails from Apac districtand is the second born in her family. Since her childhood,she
Brian(16) dropped out school in primary four(4) in 2018. In 2018, he joined the streets of Lira town after the separation of his parents that left him and his siblings with their grandmother and uncle.
Isaac(15) left his fathers’s home in Otuke District in May 2018 andjoined the streets of Lira town. This was after the demise of his mother in 2017. His father married another wife who subjected him to intermittent beatings,torture and falsely accused him before his father. Isaac says,“my father would get so annoyed with me and one day he said that he would kill me if he heard anything again.This scared me so much that I ran to the streets in Lira town in a bid to save my life..“
Every 12th April, the world always commemorates the International Day of Street Children to pave way of how to minimize the number of children suffering along the streets in cities.Every 12th April, the world always commemorates the International Day of Street Children to pave way of how to minimize the number of children suffering along the streets in cities.
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On the 12th of April, organisations around the world celebrated the International Day for Street Children: a special day acknowledging the strength and resilience of millions of street children around the world.
CRO is looking for hard working, committed, innovative and experienced persons to fill the position of Social Workers (2) for its Branch in Masaka.
Uganda went under a total lockdown due to COVID_19 in March ,2020 and as a result all schools were closed. This plunged the education sector into
disarray and many of our children lost access t their basic right- access to education since they could not attend school not even access the
Rehabilitation services at CRO drop centers.
Ebenezer, we thank God for this far He has brought us. On the 25th November,2021, 60 youth who were undergoing vocational training at CRO Jinja were finally graduated. These youth were equipped with skills in Hair dressing and Salon management, Tailoring, Driving and motor vehicle mechanics.
Following the closure of schools due the COVID_19 pandemic, Uganda went into lock-down and many schools like anywhere else were
