Dear All, I am happy to announce that on 13Th/October/2013. The Slum Run is going to be taking place. The slum Run is the biggest Campaign in my project named “The Circulate Project”. It deals with deprived, disadvantaged Slum Children who…
Slum Run 2013 – Find out how you can participate
The Slum Run is a unique event held both in Uganda and in the UK concurrently, where people run to support children growing up in the slums of Kampala. It was born out of the ideas of Butterfly Project member…
Good Things are Done in an Open and Light Place – Nyeko Zisite, aged 15
I want to be a social co-ordinative entrepreneur, who improves on the lives of people all over the world through encouraging agriculture and co-operative society business to fund children into school, which will overcome illiteracy and poverty (a changemaker). I…
Clay for Children’s Rights, by Joel, aged 15
THE BLOG ON The art for children rights project My name is ATUBE JOEL the member of the Butterfly Project from northern Uganda KITGUM DISTRICT studying in Kitgum High School. I am 15 years old making 16 in June the…
How to Make a Butterfly – the Ten Tenets
The Butterfly Project members that join us need a lot of guidance in the early days. In time the Ten Tenets will just be one of many sets of guiding principles that they use to fit individual situations, but thse…
I live in this slum – Samuel, aged 15
I am by the name Lubangakene Samuel of age 15 from the Butterfly project.The member of the Butterfly Pioneer.I live in the Acholi Quarter.Life in Acholi Quarter is the kind of life which can change every day. I came to…
Art helps children picture their fears and concerns in Uganda – Joel, aged 15
My name is Atube Joel and I am 15 and from Namokora in Northern Uganda. The project I am working on is called ART FOR CHILDREN and I have started it to help children understand their rights through painting. My…
Singing Women’s Rights, by Nancy aged 15
My Name is Nancy Lakot, I am 15yrs old and one of the Butterfly North project. As a young person, I aim to become a social entrepreneur and to have my project both in the village and in Kampala. In the village I teach children how…
Slum Run 2012 – Compilation video
Yesterday, 12th August, the day that Stephen Kiprotich won Uganda’s first athletics medal for 40 years and the first medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games, our runners set off on their Slum Run. Here are a few compiled clips…
Slum Run 2012 – Fundraising Targets and Last Five Runners
The Slum Run event is almost here and the support we have received so far has been really very encouraging – many thanks to those who have supported so far and we are already planning our next Slum Run event.…