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Organization	Glad's House
Region	Kenya
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ProjectLeader	Liz Mnengwa

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Street and Outreach work is at the heart of Glad's House - in 2006 we started as a street based Organisation to ensure that every child and young person could access support, not just those that were able to move into residential units. Our Project will ensure that every child and young person living on the streets of Mombasa has access to space and activities to play, get school support where needed, alternative family care and also support from Glad's House staff if they want it.

Challenge

Mombasa County Government currently has no effective policies to support homeless children and young people, Instead it chooses to criminalise them, operating mass round ups or individual arrests where they are detained for the 'crime' of being homeless. This creates a vicious cycle where children move between the street, prisons & institutions. They have no space to play, relax or be together without fear of persecution, abuse or arrest.

Long-Term Impact

This project will ensure that EVERY homeless child and young person in Mombasa, Kenya knows they have an adult they can turn to and access support from. Through this children and young people will be armed with information and choices that can lead to more positive futures.