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Have you ever imagined what it is like to live on the streets as a child? Unfortunately for millions of African children, this is their reality. It is not something they chose and, for most, nor do their families. Poverty and HIV/AIDS have eroded away the once strong extended family system that cared for orphaned children. Now, with no known surviving family or families with insufficient resources to assist, increasing numbers of children have no other option but to forge an existence for themselves on the streets. For some with no hope of escape it becomes a future destined to life on the streets: a life that encompasses begging, hunger, abuse and a community that misunderstands the suffering experienced.

Working and ministering to street children is diverse and complex. It involves much consideration and wisdom to restore hope and life back into such a child and their family. At Eagles Wings, we place a major emphasis on rebuilding relationships between the child and their existing family so that in time children may be reintegrated. Our transit home is a last resort for children who have no known existing family or family who, for a variety of reasons, are currently unable to care for their children.

We are committed to ensuring the family and community are placed at the forefront of caring for their own children. We believe in and hope that we can begin to establish other alternative care measures that have the child’s best interest at heart. Always though, it is a joy to work with children in difficult circumstances, assisting them to reach their full potential.