Couple rescue disabled boy found in shack

TWO Irish volunteers who rescued a severely disabled young boy from certain death are now sponsoring him to live at a home for children with special needs in Kampala, Uganda’s capital.

Róisín Kinsella, 30, and her boyfriend, Conor Buckley, 29, were part of a nine-strong group who travelled to the poverty-stricken country in July to help at the Kamunzinda Children’s Village, a centre for children in care.

“There is a real tradition of putting children into care in this country,” explained Róisín, whose mother supports a ‘UgaIrish’ sustainable farm project for the children.