District Council member starts orphanage
This district Council member was visited by local women who asked, "Where are all these orphans going to stay?"
Well, there was nowhere for them to stay. So she turned out her tenants in her homestead, and moved orphans into her own home. In fact, most homes are keeping orphans, integrating them among their own children.
"How many orphans and children live here?" We asked.
"46, plus mine, 51 children in all."
Some orphans sang this song:
Some orphans are in trouble
Very many orphans are in trouble
In this present day.
But when they were born
They smiled everywhere.
But when their parents died,
Their love is all gone.
It is hard to respond to so many children who need everything.
Charlie Toledo, from our delegation, sat quietly with a group of children, holding one hand.
"How many are we allowed to take with us?" she asked.
the dorms
the kitchen
return to Gulu District