The
chair of trustees is Duncan
Dyason , seen here with Gladys - a child of the streets.
Duncan first became aware of the plight if the street children
in 1991 when he saw a BBC Everyman documentary about the abuse
and killing of street children in Guatemala. The following
year he moved to Guatemala and in 1993 founded the El Castillo
project, establishing a daily outreach programme to hundreds
of children and building four children's homes. Duncan
also founded The Toybox Charity and was awarded the Paul Harris
Fellowship by the Rotary Foundation for his work in Guatemala.
His award-winning book, Miracle Children, covers the early
years of his work with the street children of Guatemala. Duncan
continues to have a heart for the street children of Guatemala and
visits there regularly.
Matt Levett is an experienced
youth worker and has visited and worked with street children in
both Guatemala and Honduras. His heart for the poor and marginalized
has also taken him to Poland and Malawi. Joe
Soden is
the mother of three lively boys and has a heart for children
in need around the globe, especially in Africa. Jorge
& Marta Pinto established the 'Proyecto Manuelito'
project in Honduras. Jorge was once an orphan and is now pastor
of the 'Amor y Vida' church in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. |