A child sits on a blanket on the dirt in a slum area outside of Kampala, Uganda.
Men work salvaging metal in one of Kampala's worst and poorest neighborhoods.
A young boy is reflected in a rain puddle in a rural area of Uganda.
Residents prepare to vote in Ugandan national elections, a time which is notoriously chaotic and violent. Photographed through a moving car's window.
A brick maker works in a rural area.
Drug addicted street children get high by inhaling glue through plastic bottles on the streets of Kampala's most notorious ghetto.
A young prostitute waiting for men in front of a slum brothel.
Children play on the streets of a ghetto.
A young woman who has been a prostitute since she was a child, working in a slum brothel.
A woman carries her child down the street. Photographed from the dirty window of a moving car.
A child writes on the ground of Raising Up Hope for Uganda.
A brief note and request:
Many of these photos, and many photos that will be displayed on this site over the coming weeks, could not have been captured without the help of my dear friend Patrick. He was raised on the streets and has gone on to now help children get out of horrible situations. He is 21 years old and cares for 43 orphans in a house he built and founded himself. Twice a week he does outreach for street children and drug addicted children in the slums of Kampala, many of whom end up being cared for and educated in his home. His organization is www.raisinguphope.wetpaint.com He is currently looking for volunteers to come to Uganda to help him, and of course funding for his sustainable projects. I have met this man, spent weeks getting to know him and can say that he is a true, kind and amazing soul. It is a gift if you have the chance to meet him and I vouch for him 100% His work is important and if you can help him I promise your time and money is better spent on things like this than most other charities. Follow his link or contact me for more info.
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