Photo Essay: Resilience, Hope and Heritage of Uganda’s Refugee Child Headed Families.

5 October 2024, 4:30 pm

Storyteller: Cinderella Ayebare ayebarecindy22@gmail.com

Photographers: James Chanwat & Onenchan Peter Rony

Meet Oslam, Taban, and Akisi, three young refugees’ child-headed families from South Sudan who symbolize strength and determination. Despite fleeing war-torn homes and overcoming trauma, they’re rebuilding their lives in Uganda With 1.6 million refugees and 36,000 child-headed families in the country Uganda | Global Focus (unhcr.org), the children face overwhelming challenges. But with resilience, counseling, and community support, they rise above difficulties, inspiring hope for African children facing similar struggles. Witness their inspiring stories and the heroes who help them heal

This story was produced with the support of Media Monitoring Africa as part of the Isu Elihle Awards.