Umoza Street Children Appeal Donate SJOG’s Umoza children project reaches some of the most vulnerable of Malawi’s population – street children. The objectives of the project are to: • Achieve basic educational and prevocational skills. • Facilitate behavioural changes. • Facilitate temporary accommodation and reunion with families even if they are out of region. • Improve the livelihoods of poor households through self-help groups. • Promote awareness for the rights of children within Mzuzu city. The project promotes the rehabilitation, wellbeing and holistic support of children living on the streets and who are vulnerable to others. We work in the city of Mzuzu and children are identified through an outreach team and offered an assessment for referral to our support. Each child is supported through our drop-in centre, community outreach, and self-help approaches. This covers physical health (including infectious disease support where needed), mental health support, educational support, dietary advice, along with social skills such as keeping safe and children’s rights, through to engagement with education and move to employment. We do this through a specialist team of workers including programme coordinators, social workers, SEN teachers, psychosocial councillors, and volunteers. Our Impact In 2024 we continued to see great impact in the work that was delivered. Sixteen learning classes were delivered which reached 608 children. Of these 93% went on to achieve a certificate of achievement for their learning, and 48 went on to engage with career guidance. We also engaged 120 children on understanding children’s rights and a further 172 girls attended a girl specific camp to help with their education. Temporary accommodation was provided to 57 children, which was extended to 6 mothers and 2 fathers. Parent support is crucial in allowing children to move off the streets, engage in schools and move towards a more stable pattern of living. We delivered a positive parent service to 154 adults and a further 54 adults received child protection guidance. Donate Manage Cookie Preferences