Resettle 200 Karamajong Women and Children.

Challenge

There are more than 700 karamajong women, girls and young children currently living and begging on the streets of Kampala city. Most of these people are trafficked to Kampala by illicit profiteers who take the proceedings from begging. Some of the children who are too young to talk or even walk have been turned into beggars . Most of these children are malnourished, have septic wounds and little to eat. Young girls have been raped and most are now child mothers to more homeless children.

Solution

This project will resettle these women and children back in karamoja. The adults and mothers will then be skilled in various custom-tailored skills like honey making, weaving, tailoring, artistry and ornaments making which has ready market in the karamoja region. Those with such skills will be provided with basic inputs to enable them produce as a source of income. The children will also be returned to Government -supported universal primary schools so that they can attain an education.

Long-Term Impact

1.Currently, in Karamoja region, the school drop out rate is over 75%, the highest in the country. This project will help reduce this dropout rate significantly since a number of children will be facilitated to return to school. 2.Cases of early and teenage pregnancies and child mothers will be significantly reduced since most girls on the streets will be returned to school. 3. There will also be reduced levels of poverty among the karamajong due to improved incomes of the beneficiaries.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

• http:/​/​www.ccrug.org
• This link gives an insight of the problem
• The general situation of street children in Uganda
• Another link showing the complexity of the issue.
• One of our media campaign against street children