Supporting Ugandan grandparent-headed households through COVID-19 lockdown

Rose’s daughter died before telling her who the children's father was. They now stay with Rose and struggle to access school as she has no source of income.

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Since the Ugandan government announced an enforced lockdown due to the threat of coronavirus, Children on the Edge Africa have been delivering vital supplies to some of the most vulnerable households in the slum communities surrounding Jinja. 
 
Due to the prevalence of AIDS and its devastating effects in the area, there are a high number of grandparent-headed families, mostly run by elderly women, providing for an average of five children whose parents have died or gone missing.

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