By Phillimon Backson
A faith-based-organization called Tikondane Care for Children says it will not relent in providing psycho-social support to vulnerable children who are found in the country’s streets for them to become responsible citizens in future.
The charitable organization which started in 1998 by the Missionary Sisters of our Lady of Africa in collaboration with Catholic Diocese of Lilongwe provides support to children at risk to develop to their full potential by enabling them to return to safe and loving environments to lead a dignified life.
TCCS Project coordinator Sister Marie Sakina said the organization sustains a philosophy of placing the child at the center of all activities by using a holistic approach in offering hands on Care and protection to children at risk.
“We invest all our strength and energies to promote children’s Rights, combat all forms of abuse, rejection and marginalized,” she said.
According to sakina , they use street outreach to sensitize street connected children on the dangers of street life as a first line intervention in helping and protecting children from the streets.
She said through the initiative, some children who have been supported by the organization are now journalists, computer engineers,soldiers among others.
Sakina has since called for collaborative efforts to support the vulnerable children saying street connected children have potential to succeed in life and become responsible citizens.
Tikondane Care for Children has 26 staff members.
The organization reaches out to 700 street connected children with both psycho -social and educational support.
