Fulfil vision for multipurpose street kids centre

Thank you for your support for this exciting project. The land that had been purchased on which to build the multipurpose street kids centre has been protected by a brick wall around it. This prevents it being a thorougfare. We have spoken with a local builder with a good reputation and he has made 3D images of the proposed building, which we plan to build in three stages.

At the moment, we need funds for making the bricks and digging the foundations. You will see from the photo that we have already started making the bricks. As we are now seeing increased numbers of street children coming to the existing Day Centre - up to 500 a month - the need for a multipurpose centre becomes more and more important.

Thank you so much for your financial support for the building of a new multipurpose street kids centre in Lubumbashi. As we advised in the last report, we have raised sufficient money to purchase the land in the city centre, so now we are fundraising for the construction of the new centre.

A new multipurpose street kids centre will enable us to continue to provide support for children living on the streets and creatively develop our work offering life skills training for former street kids and preventative support projects for families who are at risk of breakdown. Our own property will offer greater flexibility to develop and offer a greater range of support to vulnerable children and families. Training that will be offered include sewing and carpentry through our existing experienced staff team.