Passing on the baton
Monday 25th March 2024
Today we enter Holy Week and prepare for the Easter celebrations and the completion of Lent. It´s a time for reflection and for new beginnings and with this mind I ...
Read MoreFantastic opportunity for Danilo
Street Kids Direct are very excited that one of the boys who has come through the mentoring programme, Danilo Cuin, has been offered a two-year training placement with Rock UK, starting this Sept...
Read MoreOffering a refuge in times of trouble
Thanks to funds raised on Radio Christmas and the support of Global Care UK we have been able to keep the Casa Alexis Children´s Home open in Guatemala City.
The Protection Home was opened to offer a...
Read MoreBreaking rules for Street Kids Direct!
Street Kids Direct began receiving a large number of donations for 50p, £1 and £2 all of a sudden and wondered what was happening as the messages said "Let´s break those rules!" and we wondered what w...
Read MoreCreating space for feelings is vital
Saturday 10th February 2024
Javier (photo: pink football shirt) is 10 and last week I was with him in the mentoring centre in Guatemala City and commenting on his really cool football outfit.&n...
Read MoreThey Shoot Children, Don´t They?
In 1991 the BBC broadcast its popular Sunday evening Everyman documentary programme and one programme in the series has impacted the lives of thousands of children in Central America.
The prog...
Read MoreGo Guatemala plans to open a school
One of the projects that Street Kids Direct has supported for over 10 years is the Go Guatemala ministry in Guatemala City. The dedicated team of volunteers work in the notorious zone 18, which ...
Read MoreOffering hope on the rubbish dump
Saturday 27th January 2024
Every time I visit the rubbish dump I leave with the same feeling of desperation. I look around at the clamorous corner of La Terminal where tons of rotting rub...
Read MoreHonduran coffee helps kids at risk
Honduras is known for its coffee. The uniqueness of growing Arabica coffee in Honduras stems from the country´s rich soil, average temperatures and high altitude that places it among the best co...
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