Central America

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• Regional: Central America: Society and Culture  (56)

Casa Alianza - - Latin American branch of Covenant House; site provides information on the organization's work dedicated to the rehabilitation and defense of street children in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

Casa Alianza UK - - Casa Alianza UK works with our field offices to support programmes for street kids in Central America and Mexic.

[GU] Escuela de la Calle - - Project which works with street children in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Outreach and residential programs.

[GU] Life of Hope Ministries - - Life of Hope Ministries is a Christian mission support organization seeking to extend God's love to the street children of Latin America. We desire to partner with existing ministries to provide for the children's physical, emotional and spiritual welfare - a comprehensive program.

[GU] The Toybox Charity - Rescuing Street Children in Guatemala, Latin America - - The Toybox Charity is a Christian charity rescuing street children in Guatemala, Latin America. They operate outreach, residential and educational programs.

[HO] Children in the Street - - Operate outreach and residential programs for street children in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

[HO] Homeless Child - - Extensive project for street children in Honduras, including drop-in center and residential, educational and vocational programs.

[HO] Proniño Honduras - - Extensive outreach, drop-in and residential program for street children in El Progreso, Honduras.

[HO] Proyecto Manuelito, un proyecto de Amor y Vida - - Project Manuelito is a project for the street kids of Tegucigalpa Honduras offering a residential program.

[HO] The Friends of El Hogar - - The Friends of El Hogar support street children's charities in Honduras, Central America.

[NI] Si a la Vida - - Project providing a home and education to street children in Managua, Nicaragua. Outreach work. Photos.

Street Kids Direct - - Street Kids Direct supports programs for street children in Guatemala and Honduras.

[SV] Children of the Street - El Salvador - - Children of the Street (COTS) is an organization formed to end the suffering of innocent children in El Salvador. Background information on street children in El Salvador.

[SV] Hogares Providencia - - - outreach and residential programs for street children in El Salvador.

[NI] Street children and juvenile justice in Nicaragua - - This paper is part of a two-year research and advocacy project examining the situation of the human rights abuses of street children in juvenile justice systems in six countries: Kenya, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Romania. This report provides a brief analysis of the situation of street children in Nicaragua. (January 1, 2004)

[GU] CNN - Guatemalan street kids face hardships and death squads - - Short article about street children in Guatemala City. (February 14, 1998)