A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs

by Empower International
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A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs
A Future Beyond Poverty & Gangs

Project Report | Sep 7, 2025
Beyond a life with gangs

By Paul Somerville | Directer

The work carries on as per usual, except we are about to complete the extension of our boys' house in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, so that we can have a new intake of boys in time for the new school year in January 2026.

The work in El Salvador is carrying on, we will select more new boys shortly.

 

Now we are looking to start a girls' work. This is for pre-teen and early-teenage girls who are at-risk of interference by gangs. These girls can commonly be used for sex and drug couriering. It is a frightening scenario, and so we want to do something about it. We have a woman who can run a safehouse for the girls, but insufficient funds to start.

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Empower International

Location: Christchurch, Canterbury - New Zealand
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Project Leader:
Paul Somerville
Christchurch , Canterbury New Zealand
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