Education
Despite the fact they were halfway through their A-level courses they were told they had to leave their children’s homes.
Education
School Boys
Since the start of 2022 Brighter Path has been supporting two care leavers who are still studying at school. Both care leavers were asked to leave their children’s home when they turned 18. Despite the fact they were halfway through their A-level courses they were told they had to pack up their bags and move on. One of the care leavers has no family; he had nowhere to go and no means to live and so could not continue with his studies. The other care leaver returned to a destitute family member whom he lived with in makeshift accommodation without regular meals. Very quickly he stopped attending school. In January both these care leavers moved into a Brighter Path transition home. They have resumed going to their school as well as participating fully in all areas of school life. They are also benefitting from some extra tuition in their different subjects to catch up on lost schooling
Further Reading

Moving House
In March we moved our main boys’ transition home to new premises in Colombo. The lease on our previous premises came to an end and this was the perfect opportunity …

Kathmandu Alternative Care Conference
The 5th Biennial Conference on Alternative Care for Children in Asia was held over two days in September 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hundreds of representatives attended from across the globe …

Darshan’s Story
Darshan’s earliest memory is of sitting by the side of the road, laughing and giggling with the woman he still regards as his mother. He had been abandoned as a small …