Dignity for Myanmar’s Vulnerable Youth
Thanks to caring friends like you, more than 60 street children who depend on the Don Bosco Youth Center in Mandalay, Myanmar for their basic needs, now have new bathrooms and showers. These facilities will help ensure proper hygiene and protect children from illness and disease.
Prior to the construction project, homeless youth were hard-pressed to find suitable bathroom facilities. The daily struggle just added to the misery and hardships they had to endure.
Many of these children have lost one or both of their parents. With no other adult able or willing to take them in, they were left to fend for themselves on the streets. Their survival depended on selling recyclable metal found in the local dump; picking up coins on the road; stealing food from merchants; and joining gangs. And many of them became victims of exploitation.
Despite facing overwhelming odds, these kids were determined to persevere and work hard to overcome their many traumas and abuses. Having access to clean, sanitary facilities will make a big impact on their lives by promoting hygiene, health and overall well-being.
“These kids will finally have a place to cleanse their bodies and souls,” explains Father Michael Conway, Director of Salesian Missions. “It will enable them to experience a moment of peace in their chaotic day and to refresh themselves in anticipation of the challenges ahead.”
In a region plagued by extreme heat, ongoing military conflict, natural disasters, and refugee crises, resources like the Don Bosco Youth Center offer comfort, safety and essential support to youth who need it most. And caring friends like you make it possible!
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