# Streetlights Uganda

> Streetlights Uganda is a youth-led non-profit organization based in Kampala, Uganda, dedicated to empowering street-connected and vulnerable children through art therapy, mentorship, education, and creative skills training.

## About Streetlights Uganda
Founded in 2015, Streetlights Uganda addresses child homelessness, social marginalization, and educational exclusion by providing holistic rehabilitation, psycho-social support, talent development, and economic empowerment to street-connected youth and vulnerable women.

## Core Programs

- [Jephthah Art Residency](https://streetlightsuganda.org/programs/jephthah-art-residency): Uganda's first trauma-informed art residency dedicated to restoring dignity, self-expression, and leadership capacity in former street-connected boys.
- [Education & Home Schooling (SLEP)](https://streetlightsuganda.org/programs/education-program): Bridging educational gaps for out-of-school street children through tailored literacy, numeracy, and formal school reintegration.
- [Ntunga Women Empowerment Program](https://streetlightsuganda.org/programs/ntunga-fashion): Empowering mothers and young women with fashion design, tailoring, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship to prevent child homelessness.
- [Mwalimu Mentorship Program](https://streetlightsuganda.org/programs/mwalimu-mentorship): Pairing street-connected youth with positive adult role models, life-skills trainers, and community leaders.
- [In-School & Out-of-School Program](https://streetlightsuganda.org/programs/in-school-out-school): Supporting children with practical creative skills, learning opportunities, and pathways into education.

## Key Events & Exhibitions

- [Unseen Me Exhibition](https://streetlightsuganda.org/events/unseen-me-exhibition): An annual art exhibition launched in 2017 providing a national and international platform for street-connected children to showcase their creative talents and raise advocacy.
- [All Events](https://streetlightsuganda.org/what-we-do/events): Workshops, exhibitions, creative exchanges, and community events.

## Contact Information & Official Links

- Website: https://streetlightsuganda.org
- Contact: info@streetlightsuganda.org
- Location: Kampala, Uganda
- Get Involved: https://streetlightsuganda.org/get-involved
- Blog: https://streetlightsuganda.org/blog
- Sitemap: https://streetlightsuganda.org/sitemap.xml
- Extended context: https://streetlightsuganda.org/llms-full.txt