Did you know that there are over 15,000 Street Children in Kampala, Uganda today of which 78% are boys and below the age of 15? According to the latest UNICEF figures the HIV/AIDS epidemic and violence have left over 3.5 million orphans in Uganda.
Uganda has the world’s youngest population with over 78 percent of its population below the age of 30. With just under eight million youth aged 15-30, the country also has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our organization Bridges of Grace responded to that situation by partnering with the Sendi Ian Foundation, a Ugandan based nonprofit to ensure that such vulnerable Children and communities have the support they need to build their own future filled with hope, and we do this by running a series of fundraising events to help the foundation with the needed resources to do their work.