Family violence, poverty, neglect: There are many reasons why children end up on the street in Puebla. Children from poor families who are forced to cancel school and go to work for family support on the street are also exposed to a high risk of gliding into the spiral of drugs, violence and exploitation. One way out is hardly possible without help.

The organization Juconi (Fundación Junto con los Niños) has been supported by Terre des Hommes in cooperation with the Volkswagen Group Works Council since 2001. Juconi operates two residential homes and a day care center for former street children and working children. Juconi implements various programs for street children and working children. Around 350 children and their families are cared for each year. Most of them are approached at the market, where many work. Directly at the market, there is a day care center where the children receive tutoring in their free time. This helps them reintegrate into regular school classes and gives them a long-term chance to escape the poverty trap.

Street children are protected in the other Juconi facilities. Trauma therapeutic care for children and their families in particular is a focus of work. Many of the children have drug problems, had to prostitutes, have experienced physical, psychological or sexual violence. The JUCONI trauma specialists therefore look after them for up to three years to give them a perspective again.

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