OBC boys
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Below you will find photos and short background stories of the boys who live at Onesimus Boys Centre. Most boys have run away from home and have experienced that life on the streets is very hard. Their time on the streets vary from several months to several years. During their street life they have been exposed to danger, hunger, physical and mental abuse, violence and drugs. They have realised that life on the streets, of which they thought it would bring them freedom, has no future. The backgrounds have been written down as told by the boys on arrival at the centre. |
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Kelvin was born in 1992. His parents are divorced and his father got married again. Kelvin had to work hard for his father and his father also hit him. Kelvin has been at OBC since July 2005. |
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Mike was born in 1993. His parents are divorced, his father is unknown. He ran away from home because his mother made him work hard and abused him. Mike has been at OBC since November 2005 |
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Teddy was born in 1990. His parents are dead. He had to work hard for his aunt and didn’t feel accepted. He has been at OBC since July 2005 |
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Sharmaake was born in Somalia in 1992. His parents are dead. After his parents died he lived with his aunt and wasn’t allowed to go to school, therefore he ran away. Sharmaake has been at OBC since July 2005. |
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Dennis was born in 1992. He never knew his father and his mother died. He wasn’t accepted by his uncles, was beaten and therefore he ran away. Dennis has been at OBC since July 2005, where he likes it very much. |
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