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Araphat's Story - A Street Boy from Uganda

uganda {araphat’s story}

Araphat’s mom couldn’t afford to feed both him and his sister so he decided to go live on the streets of Kabale so that his sister could eat. He was only 7 years old.

This boy is smart -he was often used as a translator at Humura and all his English he picked up on the street. It makes me wonder what his life would be like if he had been born here instead.

Here’s his story:

 

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