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We work to stop the abuse and trafficking of the Karamojong babies by raising awareness of their plight through media campaigns both in Uganda and the rest of the world.
This charity's main aim is to eliminate the need for mothers to send their toddlers and babies into the streets of the Ugandan capital Kampala, to beg. These mothers live in the most deprived conditions in the slums of Katwe, Kisenyi and Nakivubo. They have all come to the city to try and make a living.
The charity hopes to provide the Karamojong mothers with a skill in order for them to be able to earn a living and stop using their babies as moneymaking machines.
Kaana has been investigating Karamojong child trafficking since August 2008.
Due to the government disarmament program in the Karamojong region, the Karamojong people’s way of life was disrupted. They no longer have their cattle, which were their lively hood, and so they had to find other means of living. Most of those affected are from the Bukora region hence a huge influx down south. It is mostly women who have come down to the city because it is easier for them to beg or manage the children begging. Most of the Karamojong are illiterate so they claim that they cannot get jobs and also because of the language barrier, it is difficult for them to communicate.
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