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This year IDAC 2023 was held under the theme: "The Rights of Child in a Digital environment", which fits in the current world situation where the world is highly overlowed with much technological advancements.

Theme: "The Rights of a Child in a Digital environment", which fits in the current world situation where the world is highly overflowed with much technological advancements.

support education
Together we can
retain children
in school.

A Uniform, books & other school requirements are key to keeping them in school.

A Uniform, books & other school requirements are key to keeping them in school.

A Uniform, books & other school requirements are key to keeping them in school.

medical and health care support

Street life yields lots of health risks but with limited access to health care services worsened by stigma.

Street life yields lots of health risks but with limited access to health care services worsened by stigma.

Street life yields lots of health risks but with limited access to health care services worsened by stigma.

provide food for street-connected children

A food provision loosens street-connection, helps to drive change and better health in children's lives.

A food provision loosens street-connection, helps to drive change and better health in children's lives.

A food provision loosens street-connection, helps to drive change and better health in children's lives.

Rehabilitation and reintegration

A proven approach that helps children to discover their identity, reconcile with their families, attain a skill and become responsible and fruitful.

A proven approach that helps children to discover their identity, reconcile with their families, attain a skill and become responsible and fruitful.

A proven approach that helps street-connected children to discover their identity, reconcile with their families, attain a skill and become responsible and fruitful.

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The role CRO Uganda in restoration of children who are in street connected situations. 

What We're Dealing with

As many as 7,000 children between the ages of 7-17 years, wander on the streets of Mbale, Masaka, Lira and Jinja without care, parental guidance, shelter, and other basic needs of life.

These children have neither access to education nor skills training and are likely to grow up in poverty and constitute societal nuisance. 

CRO is concerned about the dilemma of children in street situation, the early exposure to abuses,the harmful effects of street life and therefore - how they can be provided with a better future.

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Our Mission is to enable Children living in street situations to discover their identity as children of God; reconcile them with their families; and empower them to become responsible and fruitful citizens.

We strive to contribute towards holistic child development of children in street situations to aid their Transformation into Responsible and Fruitful citizens in society.

 

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Our Approach


I was very traumatized, because being the first girl in the family, I nursed my parents and watched them die one by one, including my little brother. Left with only grandmother, life was also not easy because  she was aged and sickly. I once again took over responsibility to care for her.

I started going to the streets and market to pick leftover foodstuff, especially potatoes and peas thrown at the market site. I carefully selected these and took home so we could eat with the my grandmother. Sometimes we had to beg from the streets to get money for rent. I  could also go to work at the rice mill. I collected the rice and I was paid, and sold most of it, so that we can have money to buy necessities.

CRO found me on the streets in Mbale during a day survey of street children in 2005. I  was interviewed and enrolled in the CRO rehabilitation class. But unfortunately, i was not willing to attend . The CRO social workers visited our home and after counseling the old woman and assuring  her that CRO would take good care of  me,  she  was now willing to let me attend the Rehabilitation Program.

I  joined CRO Rehabilitation Program in 2005. I was scared and withdrawn. I also had abdominal worms.  I  was treated at the CRO clinic for various infections. I  made a lot of progress in the rehabilitation class, and in 2006 was enlisted for formal school in Nabuyonga Primary School. Currently  I am studying at Bright Future primary five.  I  am a bright girl and i perform well in school. I am studying hard to become a nurse after my studies.  After many counseling sessions, I have built resiliency, and is coping well with  my situation.

“I love CRO because they gave me food and also took me to school”

 

Let's Celebrate Success 

How You Can Help

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Will you JOIN us transform the life of a child living on the streets?

Your one time, monthly or annual gift can contribute towards enabling a child access basic healthcare, nutrition, education,psycho-social care and a livelihood.

Your one time, monthly or annual gift can contribute towards enabling a child access basic healthcare, nutrition, education,psycho-social care and a livelihood.

Your one time, monthly or annual gift can contribute towards enabling a child access education, basic healthcare, nutrition, psycho-social care and a livelihood.

More Ways to Make a Difference

Sponsor a Child
Fundraise for CRO
Volunteer at CRO
Advocate for Street Children
Get updates on our work, children's inspiration stories, successes and fundraising activities through CRO's quarterly newsletter.
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Our Partners

Partner Status Update
This update highlights the key developments, changes, accomplishments and challenges that CRO has undergone and strategies being adopted to rebuild the organization so that together we can steer CRO to higher levels regard to service layering to street children and their families. See the report CRO Uganda Partner Status Update Report as at  July 2021

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Where we work

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