- 01Before support
Two years working at a market, sleeping in a group of six.
- 02First connection
Met an outreach worker on the same corner for eleven weeks.
- 03Education
Joined bridging class, then Grade 6 at a nearby primary school.
- 04Family & community
An aunt was traced; mediation ran over four months.
- 05Current progress
Living at home, in school, plays for the centre team.
Stories of change
Five steps, years apart.
Demo stories — fictional, no real child depicted
The structure below mirrors how a real case unfolds. Names are pseudonyms and the details are written for this prototype only — we publish a child's story solely with informed, ongoing consent.
- 01Before support
Left home after a family breakdown; worked collecting scrap.
- 02First connection
Came to the drop-in centre with a friend for a meal.
- 03Education
Enrolled in tailoring training alongside evening literacy class.
- 04Family & community
Weekly counselling; contact with her mother restored slowly.
- 05Current progress
Second-year trainee, saving through an alumni group.
- 01Before support
Six months on the street after his guardian fell ill.
- 02First connection
Referred by a shopkeeper who knew the outreach team.
- 03Education
Returned to Grade 4 with fees and uniform covered.
- 04Family & community
Household support arranged for his grandmother.
- 05Current progress
At home for eighteen months; attendance above 90%.
Gallery
A year, in frames.
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