Nsaggu-Wakiso, Uganda, Uganda

Uganda · Nsaggu-Wakiso, Uganda · 2009 (location generalized to protect survivors)

No details available. Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) provides counseling and trauma therapy for victims and gets them tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Those is need of health care are taken to treatment centers and are rehabilitated to good health. UYDEL also provides training in life-skills and vocational skills like hairdressing, tailoring, electronics, catering, welding, carpentry and plumbing. A team of trained local artisans mentors the youths into skills that will enable them to find employment and start their own businesses. Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL). - UG-UYD-20090520-00011 A 17 year old boy was deceived by a friend of his late father who promised him a good life in Kampala and a chance to go back to school. Instead, he was forced into construction work where he was denied payment, food and a mattress to sleep on. He told his aunt about his situation and she directed him to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).