The Beginning of the Program
In the early days of the pandemic, Annet Ajambo–working as a nurse in a Jinja hospital, noticed the increase in teen and preteen prostitutes she was treating.
Annet, whose brother Robert Wafula is WE International’s lead in Uganda, began inviting these girls into her home. Later in 2020, WE International rented a home in Jinja to house what has become the WE Restore Program.
How the program has expanded
- In 2022, the program moved to a larger home
- Later in 2022, the program added a “day” program serving women who cannot live at the home or can live remotely with assistance from the WE Restore program
The WE Restore program ministers to the spiritual and physical needs of these girls and young somen with the love of Christ, providing safe housing and healthcare (both physical and emotional), discipling them and teaching life and job skills enabling these girls and young women to thrive without returning to their old lives.
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Girls and women currently being served by the program
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Girls and women have been a part of the program in the past
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Program success rate. The majority of those served by the WE Restore program are employed or are in school.
Stories of Those Served by the Program
Training Participants Receive
Most of the graduates of the program have become proficient in tailoring, clothes design, hairdressing and cosmetics.
To westerners, these occupations are stereotypically pursued by women. The advantage of training in occupations dominated by women is that WE Restore graduates–all of whom have been victimized by men–can work occupations free from male involvement.
Future Plans
The WE International Ugandan Team hope to construct a larger WE Restore home on land WE International owns in Musima that will triple the number of teens and preteens the program can served.
