Baliko Martin Stuart (Matt B.) is a journalist, filmmaker, social worker, and long-time advocate for street-connected children in Uganda. For over two decades, he has used storytelling—film, journalism, music, and poetry—together with community programs to protect children, reconnect families, and open pathways to education and livelihoods. He is Programs Manager at The Nachan Project, supporting Karimojong women and children in Kampala’s informal settlements, and previously served as Country Director at Amari Uganda (2015–2025) and Project Coordinator at Hearts Vision (2013–2015), where he helped reach 500+ children with outreach and family reintegration. Earlier, as a Trainer of Trainers (2002) with Baaba Project/GOAL Ireland, he worked on HIV/AIDS and substance-use prevention for street-connected youth.

His work has been recognized widely: Will There Be Hope was nominated for Best Humanitarian Documentary (Pearl Film Festival, 2012); he produced and acted in Crossroads (2019); and he founded Street Life Cinema (LensCode Media). He has led national enumerations and data collection on children living on the streets, earned recognitions from Pearl Film Uganda, the International Institute of Business and Media Studies, Crane Network Uganda, and Retrak/Hope for Justice, and co-authored Street Boy with UK educator Christian Wood. Born in 1988 and once a street-connected child himself before being supported by Retrak (now Hope for Justice), Matt B. studied journalism and mass communication and continues to advance the rights and wellbeing of street-connected children and youth.