By Mnengwa Liz | Head of Programs
Looking back at where, how and why we started this work, we still know exactly why we want to continue. Children should not have to grow up with homelessness, loneliness, a lack of love and warmth, or without opportunities to play, learn and simply be children.
We know that some of the children we support carry deep wounds. Some have been hurt several times, some do not yet have the words to speak about their pain, while others have lived with it for so long that they have lost hope that life can be different.
Our Book Club is one small way of helping to fill some of these gaps.
Through books, reading and a safe space to learn, children are slowly rebuilding their confidence and self-esteem. They are accepted as they are and given permission to learn through mistakes, without fear of being judged. Word by word, page by page, they are discovering that they can learn, grow and dream again.
For some children, the Book Club may simply be a place to improve their reading. For others, it can be the beginning of healing, rebuilding relationships, developing self-belief and finding their way towards the dreams they once thought were impossible.
It may seem like a small thing, but sometimes healing begins with a safe space, a trusted adult, a good book and someone who believes in you.
And so, we continue one child, one word and one page at a time.
By Mnengwa Liz | Head of Programs
By Liz Mnengwah | Head of Programs
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