Uganda - Salesian support for children at risk in Namugongo

29 February 2016

(ANS - Namugongo) – The Don Bosco Children and Life Mission in Namugongo is one of four Salesian communities in Uganda. It was founded to accommodate and rehabilitate street children and other vulnerable groups of young people and to help them to find their place in society.

The Centre is located in one of the suburbs of the capital Kampala. It accommodates 150 children, adolescents and young people. There are 64 pupils attending public elementary school, 52 in high school, another 29 in the technical school and a further 5 young people who are at university.

Working with marginalized youth in Uganda means dealing with a dramatic situation due to the high rate of spread of AIDS in the country. In Namugongo the Salesians host young people who are HIV-positive and others who have been orphaned by the illness.

Daniel, Nathan, William, Brian and Joseph ... are young people who need special attention: they must follow a balanced diet, follow a personalized therapy to control the virus and follow a path of psychotherapy to help them to cope with it.

For them the Don Bosco Missions Association of Turin has developed a global service programme that will allow them to continue to live a regular life of study and will give them hope for the future.

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