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Stories of Us@ 2

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Two years ago, our Foundation: Tell a Story Foundation was born. We share stories of people that have walked the journey with us:  Kitaka Alex facilitated a class way back in 2018 at Save Street Children Uganda. This is his story: There is a child in us that remains. There is a heartbeat that can’t be stained There is a soul that won’t ever be chained. That is always child like… My experience with Tell a Story Foundation Uganda, begun with facilitating classes on reading and writing skills at Save Street Children Uganda.  This aimed at instilling a culture of story-telling in the children.  I learned that we have so much to learn from children and so do they need to learn from us.  They are not children just because they are vulnerable, neither is it because they are susceptible to very many ills in society. They are not children because they can not have access to basic needs or because they lack someone to put a smile on their faces, but also, and most importa

A heart for the little ones

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Happy new month to all of you!!!  Thank you once again for being a great audience. You make us what we are 🤗 This September we continue to feature more amazing people and their stories. Our belief is that you feel inspired to spread your wings to greater horizons. Meet Bwanika Charles: A living proof that humanity is about living beyond self. Bwanika Charles is a seasoned child rights activist with experience in Community development .  He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies (BDS) from Ndejje University Kampala, Uganda and numerous post graduate trainings with special interest in Child Protection issues.  He is also a 2018 YALI fellow from Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Centre in Nairobi and the current Alumni Chapter of Uganda Communications Chair. Charles is the co-founder and Chief of strategy of a non profit organization called Giving Children Hope Initiative (GCHI), a chief technical officer and Co-founder of a community school called Hope