South America

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• Regional: South America: Society and Culture  (24)

[AR] Felices Los Ninos Foundation - - Extensive residential and outreach programs for street children. Site provides background information and statistics on street children in Argentina.

[BO] ALALAY - - Extensive residential and outreach programs in La Paz and Santa Cruz. Site is in Spanish.

[BO] Amanecer - Cochabamba, Bolivia - - Residential, educational and outreach programs for street children in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

[BO] Bolivian Street Children Project - - Residential, educational and drop-in services for street children in La Paz, Bolivia.

[BO] Casa Hogar Nacer - - A Christ-centered home in the country where abandoned street kids from Santa Cruz, Bolivia receive spiritual guidance, get an education, participate in physical activities, and learn about responsibility.

[BR] Children At Risk Foundation - - Portal site for the Children At Risk Foundation - CARF with programmes in Norway and Brazil, directed at street children, community children and young people at risk.

[BR] Children At Risk Foundation - BLOG - - Weblog with latest illustrated updates from The Children At Risk Foundation - CARF Brazil, working to defend the rights of street children and other children at risk.

[BR] dreams can be foundation - - Supports street children projects in Brazil.

[BR] Hope Unlimited - - Comprehensive residential and education programs in Campinas, Brazil. Background information on Brazilian street children.

[BR] P r o j e t o U E R E - - Drop-in centers and educational programs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[BR] PROMIC - - (Projeto Missão Criança) is a charitable organization founded officially in 1991. PROMIC works with kids addicted to drugs. The organization´s goal is the reintegration of each boy in society and family.

[BR] The Abandoned Street Kids of Brazil - - A UK based charity providing support and a loving environment for street children and pregnant teenagers in Brazil with projects currently running in Rio de Janeiro.

[BR] Voice for Change - Brazil - - Extensive small scale residential program and outreach activities.

[CO] Children of the Andes - - Building a future for street children at risk in Colombia.

[CO] Colombia Streetkids - - Rescuing the abandoned children of Bogotá.

[CO] In Ministry to Children - - IMC seeks to provide relief for children at risk through poverty, neglect or abuse in Colombia through feeding, residential and educational programs. Background information on street children in Colombia.

[CO] Let The Children Live! - - Colombia's street children. Care for the street children, giving them love, education and a future.

[EC] Salesian Project "Children of the Street" - - Works in 5 cities in Ecuador offering a wide range of residential, educational and outreach programs for street children. Background information and photos.

[PE] Bruce Peru - - Extensive, innovative programs for street children in Peru.

[PE] Centro Shama - El Centro Shama - - Residential and outreach programs for street children in Lima, Peru. The site has background information on street children and is tri-lingual - Spanish, English and German.

[PE] House of the People of the Sun - Planeterra.org - - Drop in center for street children in Cusco.

[PE] Mundo de Niños - - Outreach and residential programs for street children in Trujillo, Peru.

[PE] Sacred Family (Zapallitos) - - Residential care for abandoned children exposed to drugs, violations, prostitution in Zapallal, Peru. Education and vocational training.

[PE] The Ninos Hotel - - Hotels and restaurants support programs for street children in Cusco, Peru.

Shine-A-Light - - Works with innovative projects throughout Latin America. Extensive background information and discussion on many projects throughout Central and South America.

[CO] Colombian Street Children - - Information about Colombian street children in support of "Let the Children Live" (September 15, 2001)

[Br] Novartis Foundation - - Street children in Brazil. Background and discussion article. (July 9, 1999)

[BO] Bolivia: Abandoned Street Children Turn To Drugs - (December 31, 1998)

[BR] Street children and the Inter-American Development Bank: Lessons from Brazil - - [PDF] (March 13, 1997)

[BR] CHILDREN IN THE STREETS OF BRAZIL - - Drug Use, Crime, Violence, and HIV Risks (January 1, 1997)