For many years the Mobile Soup Kitchen was Living Hope's initial contact with the street children. Soup, bread and tea was loaded into a van and distributed seven days a week from five locations around the city. This was a vital connection point, making first contact with new children and meeting their most urgent needs.

 The Living Hope day centre has become a haven for many children. Thanks to a donation from an American family, Living Hope acquired a small apartment which became the first home of the centre. Now in new premises, around 30 children attend up to fourtimes a week for basic lessons in writing, math, language and computer skills, crafts and sports. They also receive a hot shower, new clothes and lunch at each visit.

Children living on the streets spend their childhood learning how to survive.  Because of this, they have never learned how to swim or ride a bike and have never had the opportunity to attend camps or participate in special activities. 

LIVINGHOPE tries to run four camps annually for children living on the street (depending on available finances).

Nearly 200 new children visit our youth hostel and day centre each year on a regular basis for showers, clean clothes, medical attention and hot meals. 

In addition, the LIVINGHOPE hostel is designed to house approximately 30 children overnight that would otherwise be living under the streets and abandoned houses.