In Uganda it is tough to be a girl. With the fall out of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the global economic situation, and the physical issues with climate change, girls in Uganda are facing increased challenges, especially those without parents to guide and protect them.
Edith’s Hope built and manages a residential vocational school for orphaned children to learn skills that will empower them to earn a wage in order to support themselves and their families.
Child headed families are where one or both parents have died, often from HIV or other impacts of extreme poverty, leaving the eldest child with responsibility for all of their siblings.
“Peace and sustainability are inextricably linked. You can’t have one without the other." – International Day of Peace 2022