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Objective

To facilitate the healing and empowerment of young girls, to live in dignity and to enjoy quality of life, through

· Outreach programmes, building relationships of trust with 40 young women on the streets, in prostitution, and in prison per week

· A fellowship meeting in the budget hotels once in two weeks, building relationships of trust with young women in prostitution

· A drop-in centre, offering support services to 30 young women per month, improving their quality of life

· Preventative and basic health care services, informing, counselling and supporting 20 girls in prostitution and members of the community in terms of HIV/AIDS

· A transitional residential facility, improving the quality of life of 70 young girls per year through empowering, holistic services

· Quality education and training opportunities for 70 young girls at risk per year

· Quality services, staff and volunteer development and evaluation programmes

· Advocacy and lobbying through the X-Network

· Assisting girl child victims of trafficking in partnership with IOM

· Baby care facility for 30 babies per year of women in prostitution and unemployed women

Activities

· Day and night outreach to 40 young girls on the streets per week

· Prison outreach to 30 juvenile girls per week, and family mediation, aftercare and educational support to 10 juvenile girls per month

· Fellowship meeting once in two weeks in the budget hotels, attended by 15 girls

· Trafficking outreach, focusing on awareness raising with train conductors and taxi drivers, and building partnerships in identifying victims

· Support, advice and referral services to 30 young girls per month at the drop-in centre, focusing mostly on HIV/AIDS

· A transitional residential programme supporting 70 young girls per year towards re-integration into society. This programme entails:

         * family re-integration services

         * education and training support

         * individual counselling and life planning

         * therapy programme, including drumming, group work, a three months             finishing school focusing on character building and confidence

            development

         * recreation such as netball, bead work, outings, parties, etc.

· X-Network meeting once a month, attended by 20 role players

· Operating a baby care facility during the day, offering stimulating programmes and monitoring health and development of the babies, and engaging with parents regarding their respective situations

We see healthy and vibrant communities

flourishing in God’s presence