As 2022 is drawing to a close, the Edith Wilkins Street Children Foundation (EWSCF) reflects upon one of the hardest years to date. New children have come to live in the foundation for protection and care, we have rehabilitated children back to their home, we have seen some of the worst cases of child abuse, we have navigated COVID and the struggles that came before and after. We have organised successful fundraisers and ran a number of appeals. We have renovated and expanded our boy’s house. We were gifted
The EWSCF has seen a number of abuse cases in the last year. New Children who are now living in the foundation have experienced the following:
Child labour, Runaway Children, Orphaned, Abandoned, Mental abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse including the gang- rape of a ten-year-old girl. For the first time ever a 20year Jail sentence was handed down. We saw an increase in the number of sexually abused Girls. Many of the new girls’ number have been sexually abused including some brutal rapes, resulting in pregnancies.