Help These Children Avoid Further Suffering
Street children - Addis Ababa
There are 11,000 children living full time on the streets of Addis Ababa
Children sleeping
Street children sleeping in the central reservation of the road in Addis Ababa
Street Life
Young people quickly get drawn in by street life and often end up taking drugs .
Children by fire
Street children may only be 7 years old and have to learn to survive on their own. Retrak aims to give these children back their childhoods.
Forgotten
Street children are forgotten. They have no one to speak up for them and no rights. They are among the most vulnerable children in the world.
Safe Shelter
Retrak provide safe shelter for street children
Children playing
The children have the chance to play and have fun with other street children at the Retrak drop in centre.
Vocational training
Older children are given the chance to have voactional training so that they maybe become independant and look after themselves.
Alone
24 Million children live without parental care across the world