We serve children and adolescents in underserved slum communities of Soroti City in eastern Uganda’s Teso sub-region. Many of them were born in the years following the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency that destabilized the region in the early 2000s. Their families had been displaced from rural homes into temporary Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps established on church, school, and government land.

Although peace was restored in 2006, many families were unable to return to their ancestral villages due to poverty, land insecurity, and fragile livelihoods. Over time, these temporary camps evolved into informal urban settlements. Younger children in these communities are growing up in conditions of inherited vulnerability. Many are raised by young single mothers or caregivers navigating economic hardship. Following Soroti's elevation to city status in 2021, most of these families are again being displaced to the outskirts of the city, disrupting children’s schooling and stability. 

As a result, many of the children we serve experience interrupted or inconsistent education, exposure to unsafe environments, early economic responsibility through street vending or casual labour, and limited access to structured enrichment opportunities.  Instead of enjoying the freedoms of childhood, many are compelled to navigate adult pressures prematurely. Yet within these circumstances, we encounter extraordinary resilience, creativity, and leadership potential.