original page, May 1999 - please click here for update January 2001

Many of the street children don't know to read or to write and they are trapped in "street life" with no apparent way of escape. All have experienced abuse of some kind, and many of them don't know any other way of living - the result is confusion between right and wrong, low self-esteem, split personalities.

Also we have a program to help poor families who have children at risk of becoming street children. Some of these children come regularly to our daily "Drop-In" centre, where they can get a shower, food, and some basic education.

This would contain multiple showers, a large room for eating and activities, and a room for medical treatment and counselling. Also a little land would be available for playing, and for a garden.

We need to raise over $20,000 for the purchase of the land and construction of the Centre (our prayer is to finish this by autumn 1999).

Donations towards the costs of our Drop-In Centre will be much welcomed.

To safeguard a teacher's salary (and thus enable him/her to stay at the school) costs $35 per month. Another way of helping would be to construct a water well (which would help many in the village also) - however the required cost is $5000.

We are very committed to our work but we can't do this alone .....

Please e-mail Benu Bulugu at benub@yahoo.com if you can help in any way.

Thank You.