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Today was a special day for the children of Santa Faz, Guatemala City, as they welcomed Nikki, a volunteer basketball trainer from Los Angeles. Nikki and her two sons had decided to spend part of their visit to Guatemala offering a day of engaging activities focused on teaching and enhancing basketball skills for the young

Street Kids Direct extends heartfelt gratitude to Holly Davies, Imogen Atkinson, and Joseph Soden for travelling to Guatemala to volunteer with Radio Christmas and the SKDGuatemala project. While many were wrapped up in festive celebrations, these dedicated volunteers visited the families we support, spreading immense joy by sharing gifts and, more importantly, their time. Joining

During December 2024, the Radio Christmas project was mainly based in Central America, with studios in Guatemala and Honduras. Volunteers participated online, producing and hosting shows that reached 122 countries worldwide. They raised £15,700 via our UK giving site and $2,300 on our US giving site. We are very thankful to all those who listened

Many thanks to Brooke Castree, who helped raise £658.00 for Street Kids Direct by hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro recently. We asked Brooke to let us know how it went.  Here is her report in her own words: “I did a 7-day hike of Mount Kilimanjaro. As well as being a pretty hard physical challenge, I would

The Voice of the Streets choir from SKDGuatemala has released their second Christmas song. Partnering with Matt Molnar, under his Melodious Mutt brand, the children from the SKDGuatemala choir recorded a version of Feliz Navidad, which will be promoted on this year´s Radio Christmas. We are very thankful for the support Matt has given Street

This past week has been shadowed by tragedy and loss for some of the young people who have participated in the SKD mentoring programme in Guatemala City. On Monday evening, 17-year-old José was near his home in La Terminal, Guatemala City, when a man approached and shot him multiple times. As he fell to the

Since January, over half a million Venezuelans have braved the treacherous journey through the Panamanian jungle, an ordeal culminating at the notorious Darién Gap, the dividing line between Central and South America. These courageous individuals have trekked for months, escaping countless hardships in Venezuela. Their reasons for fleeing are as varied as they are heart-wrenching,

The award-winning book MIracle Children is now in its second and updated edition. The book won the Christian Book of the Yera in the UK in 1998, and this newer edition has been rewritten, slightly updated, and new material added. It is now available on Amazon in hardback, paperback and for download to your Kindle

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 September. Danilo will start with an intensive 3-4 month training programme in a variety of outdoor sports and experiences that he will be then

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 safe place of refuge for children and families at great social risk. The home has been used to