A polythene bag is a bag made of thin plastic, especially one used to store or protect food or household articles. It is made from polythene, a type of plastic that is the most commonly produced plastic in the world. Polythene bags are used in a variety of industries, including food, grocery, and healthcare.

In Uganda, the act 2009 prohibited the importation,local manufacturer,sale or use of polythene bags and material, but this act upto today has not been put in place or order monitor. People have failed to stop using polythene bags and this is because polythene bags are cheap to produce and at a times are given for free by retailers, resistance to change since alternative sources are a bit expensive like tote bags, lack of awareness of the negative impacts of polythene bags, weak enforcement and lack oof penalties allow their continue use among others.

A street child is a child who lives on the street or has a strong connection to public space like street, parks and bus station.

More than a thousand children aged between 7 years and 14 years are living on the streets of kampala for their survival, they may either live or work on the streets or have support networks on the street.

These children sometimes may end up on the streets because of poverty, discrimination, parental death and neglect, child abuse, mental health issues, natural disaster, displacement, due to conflict, disabilities, running away from home and institution, abandonment by their families.