Our Impact

"I dreamt of a better future, one where I could escape the cycle of poverty and fulfill my true potential. On the day PLA reached out to me, I cried. I could not believe that..."

Ashraf spent his days making pottery for just UGX 3,000 a day in Nakavule. When a PLA community champion and the local council chairperson told...

"My life totally changed from the day the area chairperson and a PLA community person visited my aunt's home. There is a time for everything and to never lose faith."

Sharon was washing clothes for just UGX 3,000 a day at her aunt's home in Bugiri. When PLA selected her for their program, she chose...

"Unlike before, today I can afford buying basic necessities like clothes. Great thanks to Platform for Labour Action for rescuing me from child labour. I urge them to continue rescuing vulnerable children."

Deborah dropped out of school in 2009 after primary seven due to lack of school fees. After her father's death, her poor peasant mother couldn't...

"I would not be here today if it was not for PLA. This organisation is really impacting the lives of people like me who have no support. I am in contact with others they supported..."

Lubwama was working as a construction site porter at just 17 years old. PLA enrolled him in a six-month hairdressing course at Nile Vocational Institute...

"PLA is my guardian angel. The support that organization gave me to acquire a skill from which I currently earn comfortably, I will forever be grateful."

Lukman was planting rice and herding cattle for just UGX 2,000 a day in Iganga. PLA enrolled him in Carpentry and Joinery at Nile Vocational...

"A big thank you to PLA. Sincerely, that organisation is genuine in whatever it does. I felt like heaven was on earth when I signed my contract of employment."

Patricia had dropped out of school in Senior One and was working in a rice plantation for UGX 6,000 a day, barely able to feed...

"PLA was my savior, as they gave me education, the living materials and a future of becoming a mechanic. I request them to help more street children like they did for me."

Balekye came from a very poor background with a single widowed mother in Ntungamo village. His elder brother brought him to Kampala for education, but...

"PLA enabled me to gain entrepreneurship skills and get a loan to start a business. This has changed my life because I am able to support my family and pay school fees for my daughter..."

Esther is a mother of 6 children married to a casual worker digging on rice plantations. Through PLA's parents saving group, she borrowed UGX 200,000...