Ashley Miriam Namutebi was just two years old when she was taken to SOS Children’s Villages Entebbe early in 2004, where she has been raised in a loving home since.
As she grew up, she developed a hardworking spirit, often doing several house chores whenever she wasn’t revising her books. She also loves to sing, dance and read.
In the PLE exams released recently, she scored aggregate 6 and hopes to join Gayaza High School. She dreams of becoming a doctor within the SOS community.
Similarly, Bridget Nazziwa was taken on by SOS Children’s Villages in Kakiri while she was much younger. Bridget beat the odds and scored aggregate 6 in the PLE results.
These two SOS children are just some of the thousands of orphaned and abandoned children raised by SOS Uganda until they are 23 years old. Started 25 years ago, SOS Children’s Villages has homes in Gulu, Fort Portal, Kakiri and Entebbe.
SOS Uganda national director, Olive Birungi Lumonya, said they were proud of the performance of Nazziwa and Naluyima.
“We are extremely proud when these children excel. When they come to SOS, they become our children and we become their parents. For us, this is a big milestone because it shows what a difference we are making in their vulnerable lives.”