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Today Determines your Tomorrow by Peter Akena (14)
My name is Akena Peter and I am a member of the Butterfly North. I want to write today to tell you about my passions and how I believe that dreams can come true. My passion is to be a…
I am the only Granite in the Whole Universe by Mercy (14)
In life, everyone has their dreams and passions. A dream that you deeply want and love to do is a passion. But on my side I don’t have dreams. I have stopped dreaming – I am building my passions. I’m…
We are Living in a Dot Com Generation – Manisuli (16)
My name is Manisuli Miyingo and I am a member of the Butterfly Project Pioneer Group. My passion lies in ICT training and this has helped me create positive change in my area. I train young disadvantaged children how to…
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…
Chrysalis Campus Campaign Launched Today
This year is a special year for the Butterfly Project. We’ve proved our point. Young people living in slums and remote rural areas can learn very quickly to be social entrepreneurs. Every member of our project has now delivered a…
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 Route Announced in Birmingham, UK – 12th August 2012 – 2.00pm
This week, the UK Slum Run 2012 route was announced for the participant runners, interested in sponsoring child athletes in the slums of Uganda. These children are running 10,000m through their slum and people in the UK are following their…