Stories

Stories of young lives transformed by your generosity

Boy with huge smile seated in a wheelchair against a dusty sandy background with some trees and bushes

Hope for the Hopeless: Uganda

14-year-old *Bale lives with six siblings and his parents in a grass-thatched hut, in a village near Soroti, Uganda. Bale has sickle cell disease and has been …
A line of six children in blue school uniform shirts, holding half-eaten plates of food, against a sandy dusty background

Feeding the Hungry: South Sudan

10-year-old *Tamaya’s family fled fighting in Sudan in May 2024, escaping across the border into South Sudan, moving from place to place in search of food and …

Arlene’s Story

*Arlene's story could easily have ended so differently, with the poverty cycle grinding on for another generation. Thank God for child sponsorship, which offers committed support until the vulnerable …
Micha under the stairs with her sister

Studying Under The Stairs

*Micha’s father already had ten children by his first wife, when Micha and her brother were born to his second wife. Massive tension between the two women meant the …
Reina as a teacher, outside her classroom

A Hand Up Not A Hand Out

The odds were stacked against *Reina, who was born with sickle cell anaemia in a desperately poor family in northern Uganda, and then experienced the trauma of being displaced by …
Stephen playing

Stephen’s Story

*Stephen lives with his parents and younger sister in an unregistered simple home in a very poor area of Bathore, a suburb of Tirana, the capital of Albania. The community …
Philip and Anne smiling at the camera in 2018

Philip’s Story

As a child orphaned by civil war, Opio Philip Moses tells how the generosity of an adoptive family, and sponsorship through Global Care, changed everything.

Sujita’s story

Personal experience of the devastating effects of addiction on young people and families inspired Sujita Mallick to act. Now the former sponsored child is using the education she gained through …

Sultana’s story

Access to education gave Sultana Khatoon the key to a future free from domestic drudgery and early marriage. The 26-year-old peer educator, who is committed to helping to …

Simon’s story

Oteger Simon was just five years old when his father died, leaving him with little chance of education. But thanks to Global Care's child sponsorship scheme, today 24-year …