Young people in Africa and Latin America have a hard time. Many suffer from violence and crime. Yet young people need prospects in order to use their potential. They are the engine of society and the future of tomorrow. With a sponsorship you give young people a real chance: a future worth living in their home country.

Luiz: "Giving life a positive turn"

Many adolescents in El Salvador have only two options: Escape to the USA or join a criminal gang of youths. Poverty and violence are omnipresent. At the age of 14, Luiz joined a mara and shortly afterwards ended up in prison. At our partner organization Quetzalcoatl, Luiz learned that there are alternatives to crime. Today the young man works as a social worker and says: "I dream that one day there will be peace in El Salvador and the gang wars will end. I know from my own experience that you can give your life a positive turn."

Rose: "I want to help women in need."

Many young people hope to find work in Tanzania's gold and diamond mines. But only a few of them find employment and so many of them go into illegal employment. Especially girls and young women are at risk of being exposed to abuse. The prospect of earning good money also attracted the then 17-year-old Rose to Geita. But instead of the hoped-for prosperity, she expected sexual exploitation and violence there. At Nelico, our partner organisation, she found medical and psychological help. Rose received a scholarship and would like to study psychology to help other women in need.