Growing up without loving parental support, teenagers in Costa Rica are left depressed and confused about what the future might hold as they enter adulthood. Joel Porras writes about how a mentoring programme, run by our partner network, is giving them hope of a brighter future. A quarter of homicides in Costa Rica take place […]
Tag: Adult life
“You will help me fulfil my dream”
BY FRAN HALL Through our partner network, Red Viva Costa Rica, we’re proud to have been working hand-in-hand with PANI (Patronato Nacional de la Infancia), the government’s autonomous national child welfare agency, on a pilot project that is building processes to enable children leaving care homes to thrive in the future. Despite being one of […]