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An Open Letter to those who Care about Children Working in Stone Quarries
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…
Corporal Punishment – There is absolutely no way we can forget
The second in our series, from Gilbert Byamugisha (17) Almost every child in Uganda, has gone through rough punishments in life, and these most of the times come our way in schools that we attend. Some punishments or rather most…
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…
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…
Village Science and its impact on the world of citizens, by Martin Kayondo, aged 17
In Uganda,village science is highly believed in mostly in most of the villages especially in the Ganda and in the northern part of the country.Village science includes the use of herbs and myths-magic to solve some of the problem affecting…
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…
Francis Ssuuna (17): Paul Polak helps me bring my village “Out of Poverty”
On Wednesday 26th September I had a meeting with Paul Polak, the famous author of “Out of Poverty” on Skype, with two of my Butterfly Project colleagues Mercy Moro (13) and Gilbert Byamugisha (16). This is the report of the conversation he had…
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…