In March 2008 the first A Child Unheard centre was opened in Mityana, Uganda. The land was purchased and at the time there was no building on the land.  The building was erected and local children and adults helped decorate the centre. The centre was opened in association with the Mityana Charity.

David Russell has close links to the Mityana Charity. The Mityana Charity was setup in the 1990s by Derek Burden, a minister who spent much time with David listening to his experiences and problems.

The powerful and emotional writings in the book A Child Unheard have provided the foundations and inspirations for the A Child Unheard centre. The centre in Mityana, Uganda is now reaching out into the local community and provides free education to local children. The classes run from 8.30am until 1pm daily. Often the classes finish at 1pm but the staff at the centre often find the children wandering back to the centre to play with the toys that have been donated to the centre. It provides them with a safe, caring and loving environment in which to play and interact with other children.

Many workshops have started for youths and adults to help educate them about health issues, relationships and to provide them with support during difficult and traumatic periods in their lives. The parents of the children in Uganda often die very young so sometimes the youths have to take on responsiblities far beyond their years like trying to feed their brothers, sisters and other members of their families.

The A Child Unheard Centre in Mityana, Uganda is the first centre of its type. The long term objective is for the charity to generate funds to develop the existing in centre in Mityana but also to open similar centres throughout other countries in Africa. This will enable the A Child Unheard Foundation to reach out to more communities and help more people.

For more information about the first ever A Child Unheard Centre please watch the A Child Unheard documentary.