Introducing Namukisa Christine Mary

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. 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. She is now in Senior Five and wants to become a Doctor.

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