Author Archives: Editorial Team

1) Tell me a little bit about yourself and your family?  I have a wife and one grown-up child. I was raised in a neighbourhood which is no stranger to poverty and gang violence.  2) What motivates you to give your time to King’s Kids? I am always motivated when I make a difference in […]

At King’s Kids, we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to grow up feeling safe, valued and hopeful about the future. While many street-connected children in Malawi have experienced hardship, rejection and instability, we have seen time and again that with the right support, they can rebuild their lives and thrive. One of the […]

King’s Kids trained 22 police officers from around Blantyre on child protection, including the problems with the arbitrary arrests of children in conflict with the law who often become victims of violence in police cells. The meeting shared best practices, built positive relationships and focused on practical examples officers use when handling cases involving children […]

17 year old James (not his real name) did not believe in himself. He would make trouble and started fights most sessions at King’s Kids. Social workers tried to get through to him in so many ways, but nothing was working. Then James joined the Jona Lavy Football Fellowship, King’s Kids’ youth initiative which aims […]

Tsanzo (not his real name) learned how to read people’s minds to survive on the streets long before he learned how to solve a simple mathematical question. Tsanzo was once a master of the streets. He learned that deception and shrewdness were the difference between going to sleep hungry every night or continuing to survive. […]

Stella hums as she pedals on her sewing machine. “I’m a survivor thanks to King’s Kids… I hope you can reach out to others just as you have done with me!” Stella lost her own mother when she was just six years old and suffered years of neglect and abuse at the hands of an […]