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"Sometimes donors give, but they then face big problems and they stop. It is very hard to tell a child that you have to go back on the streets. But if we had our own houses, and a village, it will be sustainable for us and we can grow food, have a farm, animals. The children can also be involved to help themselves and not to wait every month for donations for food, rent and other needs." Dieudonné Nahimana, SOAS June 2010

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Dieudonné Nahimana leads a team of dedicated activists committed to giving children living on the streets a new life and the opportunity of a home and education. Introduced by Professor Stephen Chan at a special event at SOAS, Dieudonné spoke about the challenges facing New Generation and the urgent support needed to ensure that their current work continues and they can also grow and build for the future.

The work of New Generation is well-respected by the government of Burundi and they have donated a piece of building land. New Generation has a six month window of opportunity to raise funds to begin building otherwise the land will be taken back by the authorities. Dieudonné spoke of their plan to build a 'New Generation Village' for street children on this land, with up to 4 houses. This would provide short and long-term options for street children to find alternatives to street life. Each house would be able to generate food (and other income) from agricultural projects set up and run by the street children in the village, and avoid the need to pay rent on an existing house.

Street Action is committed to supporting this project. The cost to build one house, which would be a home for twenty street children, is £25,000 including running costs for the first year. We are excited because this is an innovative and sustainable way of helping children make the transition from the streets back into communities. To contribute specifically to building the first house and securing the land for the New Generation Village, click here: http://www.justgiving.com/NewGenerationVillage