05/09/2026
MEET ESTHER, 23 YEARS OLD. SHE IS A MOTHER TO HER DISABLED BROTHER. ðŸ˜
I found Esther today in a small single room in Mukono Central Division at 6:30pm.
No food on the fire.
No mattress. Just a thin old blanket on the floor.
Rent not paid for 3 months. Landlord says Tomorrow I will lock the door.
Esther is 23. She should be in school, dreaming of becoming a nurse.
But she is a full-time caretaker of her disabled little brother. He cannot walk. He cannot feed himself. Their mother disappeared. And the same to their father
Every morning Esther wakes up, cleans her brother, carries him outside to sunbathe, then goes to beg for food in Kigombwa Village. Sometimes she gets a cup of posho. Sometimes nothing.
Yesterday they slept hungry. Today again nothing.
Esther told me with tears, "Uncle John, I am tired. I love my brother but I have no food to give him. I have no money for rent. If they chase us, where will I take my brother who cannot walk?"
My heart broke.
This girl is too young to carry this heavy load.
At Sawula Children's Foundation, we want to help Esther but we have nothing in our store.
PLEASE HELP ESTHER TODAY:
20,000 UGX will feed them for a week
80,000 UGX will pay rent for 2 months so they are not chased
85,000 UGX will buy a mattress so her disabled brother stops sleeping on the cold floor
Any food, posho, rice, soap will save them tonight