WE ARE IN SCHOOL NOW

My mother, I and my other three siblings; Joshua, Natalie and Edward came to Uganda in 2015. We left our home country Democratic Republic of Congo after our dad who was a soldier of Congo was killed by rebels, who ambushed our home in front of all of us. They promised to come back and kill us too, it was a gruesome day, an experience one would never want to witness and an encounter neither would we ever want to narrate.

He was a loving father! Our brave mother, amidst the grief fled us to Uganda and we were received in a camp. Determined to make a living, educate us and see a brighter future, she headed to Kampala, rented a house in Kisenyi slums. She would do casual jobs but this was never enough to pay rent, buy food and provide all the basic needs for all of us. Because Amahoro runs a Kisenyi project where free food is provided to street and disadvantaged children, she asked to be helped. We were being kicked out of the house and could hardly provide a single meal for us. She was however confident that once helped with the burden of us her children; she would survive on her own.

On 11th/02/2016, the organisation admitted us and has through the Education Fund raised by ACCT put all of us in school and Iam personally in my final year of the primary level. I hope to excel with flying colours and continue to high school. While at Amahoro our lives have changed a lot and we are happy souls again.