This project will allow a Ugandan street child to escape the slums of Kampala and remember what it's like to be a child again. Street children will be given an opportunity to play sports such as soccer and table tennis, and to choose from a variety of board games at Tudabujja, Retrak's Halfway Home and Training Farm on the outskirts of Kampala.
An estimated 6,000 full-time street children live in Kampala, Uganda. Poverty, limited resources, natural disasters and HIV are all factors which affect family breakdown and drive children to the streets. Street children have no protection and are among the most vulnerable children in the world. They have often suffered abuse and are likely to suffer further trauma. Their days are spent scavenging for food, begging, or carrying luggage to earn money. They have no opportunities to play.
Tudabujja Halfway Home and Training Farm provides a safe haven far away from the slum areas of Kampala in which Retrak's main drop-in center is located. It's a place where children rediscover a sense of community and family as they are prepared and equipped for reintegration into society. Retrak's sports program gives the children an opportunity to play and is a key part of life at Tudabujja, contributing to the overall development of the children.
Tudabujja will house 90 children, providing them with education, sports and recreation, agricultural training, nutritious meals and medical care. Living in a family setting, the children's emotional, psycho-social and physical health are restored in preparation for their reintegration into family and community life. The agricultural skills and knowledge the children gain enables them to contribute meaningfully to household income and the well-being of their families once they are returned home.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
