Teen girls in the slum face poverty, pregnancy, and a lack of education.

Touch the Slum provides FREE crisis care for teen moms, Skills for Life vocational training, and holistic literacy training to change their lives!

Teen girls in the slum face poverty, pregnancy, and a lack of education.

Touch the Slum provides FREE crisis care for teen moms, Skills for Life vocational training, and holistic literacy training to change their lives!

WHAT TEEN GIRLS IN UGANDA LACK MOST IS OPPORTUNITY

Teen girls are at the bottom of the social ladder in the slum. They often are unable to attend school. Mothers and peers encourage sex work and early marriage, leading to rampant teenage pregnancy and homelessness.

OUR PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE:

Go deep. Change isn’t quick or easy.
Engage, empower, educate, and equip.
Believe that they CAN.
Change the culture one girl at a time.

 Our Philosophy is simple:
 Go deep. Change isn’t quick or easy.
Engage, empower, educate, and equip.
Believe that they CAN.
Change the culture one girl at a time.

WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT

We use 100% of individual donor contributions for our programs and ensure that donors’ hard-earned money makes an immediate impact.

Crisis care, Literacy and Vocational education, counseling, and mentoring groups give teen moms and teen girls a gateway out of the cycle of early pregnancy and poverty.

Photo Credit: Bob Ditty

teen mom in the slum



RAPID RESPONSE

We don’t have a “pipeline” of decision-makers. We are able to respond quickly as issues arise because we are IN and OF the community.

Our average turnaround from donors’ contributions to putting the money to work is 5 days.

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“Thank you so much for empowering the less fortunate ladies in Namuwong to receive their dignity as women. Your impact is felt!”

— Susan Maina, Pambazuka Ministries

WHAT HEROES LIKE YOU DID IN 2021

  • 93,845 meals in Namuwongo and Mbarara
  • 42 students completed Skills for Life vocational training
  • 658 counseling sessions
  • 8 teen moms were rescued and housed in the Ross House
  • Distributed over 5000 packages of sanitary pads in the community
  • Raised over $8,000 to launch a Basic Literacy program in 2022 thanks to the Expat Money community
  • Helped us grow over 70% from 2020!
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