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Radio Christmas welcomed Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh, to the Centro Opp Mentoring Centre in Guatemala City last month, and Radio Christmas will broadcast her interview today, Monday, 22nd of December. From the moment she arrived, the Duchess brought an atmosphere of joy, warmth, and genuine compassion. She took time with each child, offering smiles, encouragement,

For many of the children we work with, Christmas can be just another difficult day, one more reminder of what they don’t have. No tree. No gifts. No safe place to celebrate. That’s why moments like yesterday matter so deeply. At our mentoring centre, we welcomed more than 100 high-risk children for a Christmas party

Radio Christmas returned with its festive broadcasts on Monday, the 1st of December. With studios in Amersham, Guatemala, and Honduras, the station aims to raise £20,000 for Street Kids Direct. Volunteers run the daily broadcasts, and many children help raise funds through the ever-popular School Hour. Every weekday on Radio Christmas, The School Hour brings the fun,

Celebrating success is essential, especially in a country where children face enormous barriers to completing their education. In Guatemala, only 61% of children finish primary school, and UNICEF reports that just 43% transition into lower secondary education. The situation is even more alarming for children growing up in high-risk communities, where poverty, violence, and instability

We were honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh, to the Centro Opp Mentoring Centre in Guatemala City this past Saturday — a truly memorable day for our children, staff, and volunteers. From the moment she arrived, the Duchess brought an atmosphere of joy, warmth, and genuine compassion. She took time with

After ten incredible years in El Centro — the first mentoring centre we opened in Guatemala City — we will sadly be closing its doors later this month. We are very thankful to the building’s owners, who so generously loaned it to us in 2015 to begin our mentoring programme and outreach in La Terminal. We are

BBC World in gang territory in Guatemala: how they operate and what differentiates them from criminal organisations in other countries in the region.  This is an English translation of the article.  Atahualpa Amerise, Título del autor,BBC News Mundo, X,@atareports   Barrio 18 gang member Marlon Martinez, convicted in 2011 of the murder of a teacher, is one

Give a child a paintbrush, and you give them more than colours on a page — you give them a voice. Art helps children express emotions they cannot put into words, process pain and trauma, and dream beyond the limits of their circumstances. For many at-risk children, daily life is heavy with fear and uncertainty.

Simon Guillebaud´s new book, “Inspired – Stories of adventure, risk-taking and God´s faithfulness”, has been released, and Dunc was humbled to be asked to write a chapter in it. It is available now on Amazon or through your local bookstores. https://shorturl.at/t20U  

One of Street Kids Direct´s volunteers, Emily Williams, is always ready for a challenge! This year, Emily is taking part in the Chester Triple Challenge to raise funds for the charity and explains below, in her own words, why she is doing this and what the challenge is all about. SPONSOR EMILY HERE Emily´s Story