Project Bugaba Island Kids successfully completed
A report by Stephanie Langer. Bugaba Island – Ssese Island in Lake Victoria When our cooperation partner Andrew Smith moved his camp from Banda Island to the neighboring island Bugaba Island in 2019, the existing infrastructure was very poor. At the end of the year,...
Emily and the Island Kids
A report from Stephanie Langer. Her name is Emily N. and her story is turbulent and inspiring. She is one of our project partners on the Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria and founded the organization ‘Island Kids in Uganda’. Orphaned, abandoned and poverty-stricken...
Trip to Uganda in February 2020
A report from Stephanie Langer. A visit at our friends from Afrinena Right after our arrival and a short stop in the hotel we drive towards Afrinena. A few months ago, ‘our’ orphans have finally moved into a bigger house. It is not far away from the old one, but it is...
Education as the only chance
A report by Sigrid Reymaier – in charge of Sponsorship Relations for Stream of Life Education is for many children and for most people in Africa generally, the only chance to escape poverty. With "Stream of Life" we make a small contribution to the chance for escape....
The children of Bowa – how 400 euros can change a whole life
A report by Monika Koczi – Founder "Stream of Life" The children of Bowa have a dream: to be able to attend a school one day. But in many rural areas around Kampala this wish is never fulfilled for a very simple reason: there are no schools. While we Europeans...
Banda Island: The success story of a test island
When Nora Hinrichs and Andrew Smith of Firefly set up their base on Banda Island, an island of the Ssese Islands, a few years ago they had the vision to initiate positive change processes to improve health, education, environmental protection and sustainability.What...
Relocation of Firefly Camp on Bugaba Island
Firefly Camp has teamed up with Emily's orphanage and farm and moved to Bugaba lsland! Why did Andrew leave Banda Island? The owner of the island died unexpectedly and his seven children inherited the island. As a result, for Firefly Camp, higher rental costs were...
Visiting the Afrinena Orphans in the Summer of 2018
A Note from Monica Koczi – Founder of “Stream of Life” They have grown so much! Many, I barley recognize. It is amazing how far a little help went here. Last year I was stunned by the condition of the children in the orphange and also by the timid expression of the...
Trip to Uganda in June 2019
A Report from Stephanie Langer and Marco Villard. Arrival: First time in Africa After a long journey through Brussels, Kigali – the capital of Rwanda and Entebbe to Kampala – today’s capital city of Uganda, we land in the middle of exciting crowds. While Monika and...
Banura Safaris – How to start a business in Uganda
Project-Update The off-road vehicle that Stream of Life has funded him with through a microcredit needs to be further adapted to be listed by local safari agencies. For example these agencies require a railing for luggage mounted on the roof and body of the jeep be...