Support 250 children imprisoned in Mombasa, Kenya

It has been a busy three months for our Advocacy Programme that you so generously supported last year, and we are so excited to share with you all the developments in the Programme!

Because of your generosity we have now expanded our work into a new institution and are now delivering Care Packs into 3 Prisons – HOORAY!  We have now supported a total of 157 children and young people in the Remand Home, 179 children and young people in the Approved School and 123 young people under the age of 23 in the Jail in the City Centre! That’s a total of 459 children and young people that have accessed our support all because of YOU!

We wanted to share with you one of our highlights of the past three months since we sent you our last update, the story of Adam!  Adam is 16 years old. He had spent a year on the streets and was then imprisoned for three years. During his time at the Approved School, Adam attended school and finished his Primary School education. Adam attended all of our football sessions that Glad’s House Coaches delivered and often shared with them how he wanted to go to Secondary School. Our Social Worker began discussions with the Approved School and we agreed that we would support Adam into school on his release.  Because of your generosity, Adam has now left prison and has started his Secondary School education.  His life chances have now significantly improved and we are all delighted for him. What a fantastic result!

There are so many more young people like Adam who have a bright future with Glad’s House support, so please keep sharing our Appeal with your friends. The more people that know about our work, the more success stories we can report to you!

I am visiting our projects in Kenya next week and I am so excited that I will be able to share even more successes with you on my return!

Best Wishes

Vicky

Links:

• Read why we started our Advocacy Programme...