By Joan Townsend | Executive Director, Retrak America
Those are the words of a six-year-old street child as told to a social worker from Retrak’s partner organization Child Rescue Kenya (CRK). CRK operates the Birunda Rescue Center in the town of Kitale in western Kenya. Birunda offers children a safe place to sleep at night, as well as food, medical care, learning and counseling. Birunda is the first step in a street child’s journey towards a stable and loving family home.
Brian, age 4, was another one of the hundreds of children on the streets of Kitale, but fortunately for him, CRK was able to intervene on his behalf. He tells us his story in his own words:
"On our way to visit my auntie I stopped to look at some toys in a stall. I had never seen so many. After, all I could see was people everywhere but not Mama Brian. I was lost, I know my village but not it's name. I was taken to an office who brought me here [to Child Rescue Kenya]. Now Mama is here and taking me home today".
Thanks to the work of Child Rescue Kenya, children like Brian are getting off the streets and being reunited with their families. Thank you for supporting the work of CRK and Retrak. Please help us continue this vital work by making another donation today.
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