How the lives of the children have changed since the founding of Slum Network for Education e.V. and what your support has already made possible.

From Initial Sponsorships to the Vision of Our Own School: How Individual Steps Became a Collective Project... Back in Germany, but mentally in Uganda When I returned to Germany, the images of the children from Bwaise never left me. I could not, and still cannot, magine how children can grow up and develop in such an environment. When, for whatever reason, they are forced to live there entirely on their own, they stand no chance. As promised, Salim and I remained in regular c

From our 2024 trip to Uganda and our first encounter with Salim Semanbo, the director of an orphanage in the Bwaise slum of Kampala... Uganda: A country between breathtaking beauty and bitter poverty In the summer of 2024, my husband Gabriel and I (Michaela Gabrielides) flew to Uganda for five weeks. Armed with backpacks, sleeping mats, sleeping bags, and a tent, we rented a car to explore the country and its people on our own. We discovered beautiful, diverse landscapes and