Wakisa

Namazzi* was 17 when she was sexually assaulted by someone in her community.

Afraid and ashamed, she kept it a secret at first.

But when she realised she was pregnant, Namazzi had no choice but to tell her parents what had happened to her.

You’d hope that they might comfort her and support her. Family is where you’re meant to feel safe and feel like you belong.

Instead, they rejected her.

Namazzi was alone, pregnant, and out on the street…

Before arriving at Wakisa Ministries, 16-year-old Nadine* had lost all hope. “I thought that no one loved me and I was thinking about committing suicide.” Nadine was brought to the Wakisa Centre in April last year, right in the middle