From time to time a new child or young person appears begging somewhere on the streets of Arad. For the first contact we just chat to the child and if they say they are hungry we buy them something to eat, as in the case of this young boy who was begging outside one of the supermarkets. We try to put the child at ease, over a period of time building up a relationship so that the child trusts us enough to come to the day centre.
These two rascals were begging on the main boulevard of Arad and were very suspicious when we tried talking with them. They refused to give names or any information about themselves, assuming that our intention was to take them away and put them in a children's home! We persevered for a while and then I remembered that I had some toys in the minibus which someone had donated and hadn't yet been unloaded at the day centre ... two skipping ropes later we were chatting away happily. I invited them to come to the centre but don't expect to see them for some time, it is usually a while before children feel safe enough to come.
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How nice that you could bring some happiness and meaning to the children's lives.
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