Families for Children hold regular coffee mornings and training session for adoptive and prospective adoptive parents. This is usually a moment where parents who are adopting or thinking about adoption, meet together [...]
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ADOPTION STORY UPDATE: MULUNGI THE HAPPY ONE

Mulungi is a happy, eight year old boy. We have known him since he was ten months old when he was admitted to a babies home. The social workers traced for Mulungi’s birth family and extended family members but their efforts were fruitless. During the tracing, social workers placed adverts in Bukedde Newspaper and on […]
Read PostAdoption stories: ” I gave birth to baby Lindah from my heart”-Jackie

“…Baby Lindah… baby Lindah…baby baby Lindah …” It is singing time in Jackie’s home, something that has become somewhat of a ritual every Saturday morning. Jackie holds Lindah as they, together, clap and sing to their favourite song. “…Baby Lindah… baby Lindah…baby baby Lindah …” the tune goes. “I gave birth to her from my […]
Read PostFoster Carer Stories : How Harriet’s love for children led her to foster

At the recently concluded media engagement event , Harriet was asked how she is able to afford to foster children in addition to caring for her own to which she replied that whereas she leads a modest life ,her love for children has enabled her to open up her home to abandoned children. She also […]
Read PostEngaging the Ugandan media to create awareness and promote family based care for Ugandan children

In Uganda, the media continues to shape the agenda and change public perceptions in the country. However, in matters of children rights and protection, it sometimes portrays orphanages as a good solution without highlighting the harm they cause.With a view to change this narrative and encourage family based care, we invited top Ugandan journalists to […]
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