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Keep the dream

In South Africa over 1.5 million children are orphaned as a result of HIV. Keep the Dream 196, is a community-based child protection organisation that uses mentoring programs to provide better care for orphans and vulnerable children.

He went from failing school to getting a bursary to do computer programming so he’s changed his life.

– Louise Batty

Louise Batty works with Oxfam Australia partner Keep the Dream 196 in Limpopo province, South Africa. Keep the dream helps young people learn life-skills through their scouts program. Louise tells of the profound effect the program is having on young lives in this short video.

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