Grondahl: Street kids from Uganda’s slums now university students - 4/10/2024

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How a man in Uganda and an organization in Albany helped pull children out of impoverished conditions

By Paul Grondahl, Columnist  April 10, 2024

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Diane Reiner, 77, who is called "jajja," which means grandmother in the Ugandan language, on a recent trip to meet Ronnie Sseruyange, 37, who oversees the Jajja's Kids home in Kampala. They consider each other family after 15 years leading the grass-roots, all-volunteer organization with an annual budget of $90,000. Diane Reiner, 77, who is called "jajja," which means grandmother in the Ugandan language, on a recent trip to meet Ronnie Sseruyange, 37, who oversees the Jajja's Kids home in Kampala. They consider each other family after 15 years leading the grass-roots, all-volunteer organization with an annual budget of $90,000. ​​