Heart of the Lioness Uganda

Heart of the Lioness Uganda Support for Women and girls, Support for children on the streets

This Sunday morning broke me.I don’t usually go through town this early. But today, on my way to work, I couldn’t look a...
05/07/2026

This Sunday morning broke me.

I don’t usually go through town this early. But today, on my way to work, I couldn’t look away.
While other kids were being woken up for church...

Some still under blankets for 5 more minutes.
Some eating breakfast at the table.
Some packing bags for a trip to the farm with family...

Other kids were sleeping on the street.
Right there on bare pavement.
Cold morning breeze on their skin.

No bedsheet. No blanket. No jacket.
And some still under the influence of drugs, because that’s the only thing that feels like warmth right now.

People walked past. No one stopped.
No one is making them breakfast.
No one is ironing their Sunday best.
No one is planning a trip with them.

I saw one boy sleeping on the ground and my chest ached.

I felt frustrated. I felt helpless.
How did we get to a place where this feels normal?

And then I asked myself the hard question: Am I doing enough?

Friends, I can’t do this alone. I need more soldiers with me.

But we don’t have to wait for “one day” to start winning.

Today we can do one simple thing: feed them.

If your heart is moved, will you help us sponsor a meal for the children on the streets?

Even one meal tells a child: You are seen. You matter. You are not forgotten.

Kindness looks like a full plate. Please support the children with a plate of a warm meal.your kindness is not taken for...
02/07/2026

Kindness looks like a full plate. Please support the children with a plate of a warm meal.

your kindness is not taken for granted.

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He has no name. But he has arms that still open.I saw him again today. Bare feet on hot pavement. A thin jacket two size...
30/06/2026

He has no name. But he has arms that still open.

I saw him again today.

Bare feet on hot pavement. A thin jacket two sizes too big. Eyes that don’t quite meet yours because the world has been too loud, too hard, too fast for him.

He barely speaks. He barely hears. No one knows where he came from, and he can’t tell us. There’s no one to ask for him.

So he walks. Street after street. Arms open. Not to beg. Just to ask, without words: _“Is there food? Is there a place to rest?”_

The other kids run past him. Some laugh. Some push. He’s “different,” so they make him the target. And on the worst nights, you’ll see him shivering under a shop shutter, chasing the smallest scrap of food while his mind drifts where pain takes it.

It breaks you. Because how do you explain a child to the streets, and the streets to a child?

I don’t have an answer for everything he’s lost. I can’t give him back a family I never met, or a childhood that was stolen before it started.

But I can give him a warm meal.

That bowl in his hands changes everything for a few minutes. His shoulders drop. He sits. He eats slowly, like he’s afraid it will disappear.

Sometimes he looks up and almost smiles. No name. No story. Just a full belly, and the knowledge that for tonight, someone saw him.

That is the smallest thing I can do. And maybe the biggest thing he feels all day.

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*If your heart is breaking too, don’t walk past it alone.*

Join us.
Come stand with us on these streets. Bring a meal. Bring your time. Bring the reminder that he is not invisible.

We can’t fix every broken thing. But together, we can make sure no child sleeps hungry while we’re still here to help.

A warm meal costs little. To him, it means he matters.

Please. If you can do anything for this little man, do it with us.

Will you come?

On the same streets where children should be chasing dreams, alcohol is cutting them short. Some young people pick it up...
30/06/2026

On the same streets where children should be chasing dreams, alcohol is cutting them short.

Some young people pick it up because they think it makes them look untouchable. Baddest. Wise. Grown. Adult enough.
Others reach for it to find solace. To sleep when the night feels too loud. To stay awake when the day feels too heavy. For confidence. For joy. For energy. To not feel ashamed.

But the price is too high.

Alcohol is killing dreams before they start.
It turns confidence into fights. Joy into hurting each other. Energy into theft. Nights into hospital beds. Bodies get sick. Lives stop being taken care of. Futures get traded for one more drink.

No one becomes wiser at the bottom of a bottle. No one becomes safer by pretending to be grown before their time.

I’m calling on all of us now. Parents. Teachers. Neighbors. Friends. Leaders.

Stand for the little ones who still have everything to become. Talk to them early. Listen without judgment. Give them real spaces to belong, to rest, to feel confident, to feel joy, without alcohol.

A child’s dream should not die in the street.
Let’s protect it, together.

40 Plates, 40 Smiles: Saturday With Our Street Kids 💛🍛On Saturday, we gathered with over 40 children on the street and s...
29/06/2026

40 Plates, 40 Smiles: Saturday With Our Street Kids 💛🍛

On Saturday, we gathered with over 40 children on the street and shared lunch together.

It was simple: rice and a small piece of meat, their favorite street food. You could see their eyes light up with the first bite.

Here is the hard part we do not hide. When we buy food in small portions, it runs out fast. Many of the children still leave hungry and go back to the street to beg just to fill their stomachs.

But when we cook for them, everything changes. They leave with full stomachs, and whenever we can, they carry extra for supper. Some even save a bit for friends who could not join our meals and sports camp that day. Food becomes more than lunch. It becomes care they can share.

That is why we say it often: every little contribution matters. A small plate or a full one, both can bring a smile to a child’s face. And to every person who gives, thank you. Thank you for putting food on these plates, and hope in these hearts.

A special thank you to Aesh for the warm meal you made possible on Saturday. Because of you, 40 children ate with dignity, and some had food to take home.

We need you this July
We are calling our community to stand with us this month. If you can support a meal, sponsor rice, meat, or cooking fuel, you are helping children eat once and rest easy, instead of begging again later.

Every little support matters. And together, it becomes enough

Appreciation Post: Thank You, Aesh ❤️This evening, my heart was filled with warmth when I received a WhatsApp message fr...
25/06/2026

Appreciation Post: Thank You, Aesh ❤️

This evening, my heart was filled with warmth when I received a WhatsApp message from Christine. She shared that Aesh had once again shown her beautiful kindness toward the children living on the streets.

Aesh sent a generous amount of money so the children could have a warm meal, Rolex (eggs rolled in chapati) before finding a place to sleep tonight. It was a surprise I didn’t expect so soon.

Even though I was still at work, I gathered my strength and went out for my usual evening walk on the streets. As always, I met Ukasha and the team. We greeted each other with fist bumps and checked in on one another. They were coping, but hunger was clearly weighing on their minds.
I asked what they would like to eat if I could get them something. Their answer surprised and touched me deeply, they wanted chips and chicken. When I gently told them I couldn’t afford the chicken but could get chips, they were still excited.

“Why chips tonight?” I asked.

Their reply melted my heart:

"We want to eat like rich people. To us, chicken and chips are what rich people eat."
In that moment, their innocent words hit me hard. I smiled and said, “Okay bosses, chips it is!”
Within a short time, 38 children gathered around me.
My good people, I’m so happy to share that all 38 children ate chips tonight, and four of them also enjoyed a warm Rolex, all thanks to Aesh’s kindness.

Thank you, Aesh.

Your generosity means the world. These children don’t just receive food , they receive hope, dignity, and the feeling that someone truly cares about them.

Thank you for your continued support of our small program for street children.
If this story touches your heart and you’d like to help, we would be deeply grateful as we prepare for the next meal. Every contribution, big or small, goes straight to these children’s plates and hearts.

We serve over 55 to 60 plus children on the street a plate of food twice a week but that plate of food can save this chi...
22/06/2026

We serve over 55 to 60 plus children on the street a plate of food twice a week but that plate of food can save this child from very many dangerous acts done to get a piece of food.

You can’t change every child’s life. But a meal can change one child’s day. And sometimes, that’s where the change starts.

Of course there is so much we want to do and say to these children but we decide to do the little we can, yet:

"We cannot ask street children to dream big while their stomachs beg for small pieces of bread"

We kindly request you To donate, sponsor a warm meal on our weekly program, a warm meal with the children in the streets. From $30 to $60

A Special Thank You to Zoltan, Christine & AichaToday, on the Day of the African Child, you turned a street corner into ...
16/06/2026

A Special Thank You to Zoltan, Christine & Aicha

Today, on the Day of the African Child, you turned a street corner into a home.

"You can’t fix every child’s story. But you can make sure hunger isn’t the sentence they remember today."

And you did exactly that. By feeding children on the streets, you gave them more than a meal. You gave them dignity, warmth, and the reminder that they’re not invisible.

This was step one. Our next move is a medical camp for these children, because health and hope should go hand in hand.

To everyone reading this: We can’t do the next step alone. Join us. Volunteer, donate, share, or just show up. Stand with our team as we work to heal, feed, and protect every child.

Let’s keep the table longer. Let’s keep the fire burning.


Heart of the Lioness

You can’t fix every child’s story. But you can make sure hunger isn’t the sentence they remember today.There 100's of st...
16/06/2026

You can’t fix every child’s story. But you can make sure hunger isn’t the sentence they remember today.

There 100's of stories to tell but we chose to share a meal today with the children on the streets, we have enjoyed every bit of our celebration playing football together for unity.

We shared hope and a call for interest amongst the children to have the zeal at least to know that education and a skill would save their lives in future a warm meal today is good but a warm night, drinking water, safety, health and responsibility plus more is the future we want them to belong to.

We were able to share a meal together with 55 children plus today everyone having a plate full of Rice, chapati, meat, beans, a cup of soda and drinking water.

Thank you to each one of you the sponsors, the kitchen team, the guys who supported us to organise the children and shopping. we are grateful.

They left on a full stomach but most importantly the Thank you, the smile and the gratefulness they sent me to send you all.

Thanks

Every child deserves a champion - an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and i...
16/06/2026

Every child deserves a champion - an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.

— Rita Pierson

Thank you to everyone who has been with us, helped us in all kinds of ways financially, socially,spiritually and emotionally.

We are grateful for sharing with us your seeds of love, you brought a smile and a full stomach to a child who woke up with no hope for a meal.

♥️♥️♥️

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Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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