By Nakitende Violet | Project Officer- Child Protection
Mukanza is a 17 year old girl who was working as a house girl in bad conditions in Makindye Division in Kampala District and being paid an amount of two thousand shillings daily In December 2021. She comes from Eastern Uganda in Iganga District and had come to the city to look for employment to better her life.
This amount could barely help her survive as she had to help her younger siblings with this little pay she forced her to bare the torture she was facing at her workplace as she had nowhere else to turn to.
One day in December 2021 while at work she was identified by the PLA team who were mapping children involved in child labour. She was selected and
Mukanza is currently enrolled at Nile Vocational training institute were she is studying hair dressing course for a period of 6 months.
She is very grateful to the PLA for the opportunity of changing her life and giving her hope again.
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