Introducing Namukisa Christine Mary

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Today is the first of a number of blogs from Kayemba Enock, Coordinator of the UNSFP and teacher at Extreme High School. Namukisa Christine Mary (Mary is her Baptismal name) is one of the senior young women at Extreme high School. She is also one of a number of seniors who look after the younger girls. Kayemba writes:
​We need to break the cycle of Hunger and abuse. For children like Mary life was filled with chaos, anger, violence and fear. Her mum, used alcohol and drugs to escape challenges of her own life and Extreme Poverty in her family. Her father was a drug dealer and user, and an extremely violent man. Sadly, Mary’s home life was violent and unpredictable. When Mary came into our care, she was showing signs of severe hunger, neglect, and abuse. She was malnourished and hungry, unwashed and covered in flea bites. I know there are good people who have the power to provide children like Mary with the intervention and support they need. Their generous gift can go towards:
More support for our kinship carers, so children can remain with their happiness and connected to the ones that love them so much. She is now in Senior Five and wants to become a Doctor.
She needs support today anyway possible.

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