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18 Street Boys @ Hope House today! Lots of food, football & fun had by all! #NewRecord #BusyDay

19/8/2017

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Thank-you for your Support!

29/7/2017

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Thanks to our amazing supporters we raised an incredible £989.34 for college fees!
Thanks to this money John & Kevy were extremely excited to move in to St.Anthony's College to begin their course at the start of this week!

We were delighted that John's mother, pictured in the middle, joined us to help settle John in. Extreme poverty has seen John living on and off the streets for the past 5 years as his family have been unable to care for him; Today we got to see his mother moved to tears that her son has been given an opportunity that she has always dreamt of for him.

The money that you have helped us raise will truely change the lives of these two boys and their families and we cannot thank-you enough!!

Sadly for us, Sami, who was due to join Kevy and John, decided not to go ahead with the course. Unfortunately sometimes leaving behind the streets, their friends and everything that they know can be just as scary as the streets themselves. We will continue working with Sami & hope that we will be able to place him with something more suitable in the future.

Thank-you again to everyone that has supported these boys - we will keep you posted with how they are getting on :)
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Baking for Futures!

12/7/2017

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Thanks to many lovely people @ ASV Global we raised an amazing £268.34 from our bake sale yesterday, raising money to send 3 boys to study Welding & Metal Fabrication @ College.
Thank-You ASV!
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Providing Opportunity

12/7/2017

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At the end of this month we are very pleased to be sending 3 boys to learn Welding & Metal Fabrication @ St Anthony's College, Musoma, Tanzania!

Whilst on the 1 year course the boys will have full boarding at the college, completely removing them from life on the street, and once trained they will be equipped with a profitable lifetime skill that they can use to lift themselves and their families out of poverty!

We would love your help in raising £1,350 to cover all costs of sending these 3 boys. This will include costs for accommodation, food, healthcare and all required equipment.


Please donate generously to give these children the opportunities that they deserve!

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Second Chances at School

5/7/2017

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This week we've had the privilege of sending 3 boys back to school full time to catch up on their learning! Looks like the first week at school was a success - Smiles all round! :)
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Worn with Pride #StreetsofHope #LookingSmart

1/6/2017

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'Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world' - Nelson Mandela

25/5/2017

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When a new child arrives at Hope House we always ask them the same question:

'What is the main thing that you would like Streets of Hope to help you with?'

As I was, you may be mistaken in thinking that the number 1 response would be a place to stay, after all surely a bed and the safety and comfort of a home is life changingly important, right?! So I was completely floored on our first day of interviews when 16/16 children all said that above all else they wanted to go to school!!

School, Seriously?! Something that in the West is taken completely for granted and seen as a chore but is, for these children, their number one Desire, Privilege and Hope for their future.

For children living on the street, many of whom struggle to read or write, they understand and believe that education is the key to giving them the opportunity to change their lives and indeed the world.


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Mwalimu Anastazia Mauna
To quench the thirst for education, at Streets of Hope, we have a local teacher (Mwalimu) who comes to Hope House twice a week to teach in Maths, Swahili & English and to help the children to catch up on the education that they have missed whilst on the street. The children love this time to learn and practice their reading and writing in a safe environment, with teaching that is adapted to each of their needs.

Our ultimate goal is to get each of these children back into education whether this is whilst living back home and going to school or attending a boarding school or college. So far we have successfully seen several children return to school and we will keep striving to provide opportunities for more street children in Musoma.

Help us provide these opportunities by donating to our education fund here.

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Harvesting the fruits of our labour @ Hope House Market Garden! #HomeGrown

6/5/2017

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Could you sleep in a place like this?!

3/5/2017

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At Streets of Hope we are working hard to get these children off of the street and give them the care and opportunities that they deserve.
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Street & Family Visiting

27/2/2017

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Within the first few weeks of working with us, Lucas has already proven to be a big asset to our work here at Streets of Hope. Having an extra pair of hands, with so much knowledge and experience, has meant that we have been able to increase both our family and street visiting programmes.

   Street visiting is an important part of our work in monitoring and addressing issues that street children may be facing whilst on the street and also enables us to identify new children who are unaware of our organisation. We believe that the longer a child is on the street, establishing themselves and forming friendships, the harder it will be for them to return home. We therefore try to reach children that are new to the street as quick as possible in order to reconcile them with family and provide the support that they need to facilitate a return home.
  
  Typically our street visiting consists of visiting places in town that street children commonly frequent, this includes rubbish dumps and markets where they spend time looking for work and the lake where the children go to wash. Once we find and identify the children we are able to spend time with them addressing their needs and introducing ourselves to new children. Often in addressing their needs we provide food and healthcare where appropriate.

Over this last month, through our street visiting, we have registered a further 7 children onto our programme at Streets of Hope and we are now working alongside each of these children, counselling them and their families with the hope of seeing the children return home.


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