Feinstein, Gloria Baker. Kutuuka. A Collection of Photographs, Dreams, and Drawings by Gloria Baker Feinstein.

Yellow Bird Press, 2009. Wraps, first edition.  110 pages.  Near fine with small bump top right corner of cover and first few pages. Photos by Feinstein and essays about and quotes by Ugandan orphans. Paintings by the orphans of Saint Mary Kevin Orphanage Motherhood in Uganda.  Essays by Thatcher Hullerman Cook and M. Ann Thomas. 

Summary: “Kutuuka” is a photographic and artistic collection that pairs portraits of orphans in Uganda with their own drawings and descriptions of their dreams. The book was created to benefit the charity Change the Truth, which Feinstein founded to support children left parentless — often because of AIDS or war — in Uganda. Through photographs, the book gives faces to some of the estimated millions of orphans in Uganda — children who have lost one or both parents and who often suffer from loss of childhood, lack of education or basic care, and social stigma. But “Kutuuka” goes beyond documenting hardship: it captures hope. The drawings and written dreams from the children are testaments to their resilience, imagination, and longing for a future beyond their difficult circumstances. By humanizing children who might otherwise be reduced to statistics, the book challenges readers to see orphans not as anonymous victims, but as individuals — with hopes, fears, and creative spirits. It invites compassion and support, shedding light on the work of Change the Truth, which provides food, medical care, schooling, and emotional support to many such children.