Actualités & récits

After the successful launch of our mobile school in Kabwe, Zambia, we’re thrilled to announce the second mobile school launch of the year—this time in Jinja, Uganda. In partnership with our great friends of S.A.L.V.E. International, our latest mobile school is now rolling around the streets of Jinja, supporting the already-existing outreach interventions for street-connected children and young people by our new local partner.

Exciting news from Zambia! After a long wait, the country’s first mobile school project is now up and running in the city Kabwe, thanks to a collaboration between StreetSmart, our local Zambian partner Unisport Academy, and the Belgian organisation Steunwielekes4Zambia. From now on, the mobile school will complement the outreach done by Unisport Academy by making learning accessible and fun, right where children live and gather.

In a decisive move to deepen its impact, our Sri Lankan partner Child Action Lanka relocated their mobile school from the tea estates of Nuwara Eliya to the eastern region of Sri Lanka near the city of Batticaloa in August 2024. While the mobile school operated successfully in cities like Kandy and Nuwara Eliya since the start of the project in February 2020, Child Action Lanka recognised a great need for outreach on the east coast, where many vulnerable communities remain underserved.

Next week Monday May 12, StreetSmart will officially start its second mobile school of the year via a new and promising partnership with S.A.L.V.E. International, an inspiring organisation based in Jinja, Uganda.

Lors de notre récente expédition StreetSmart en Afrique de l'Ouest, notre coordinateur StreetSmart Wheels, Sander Degeling, a fait une brève escale dans la capitale togolaise, Lomé. Le but de la visite était d'explorer un nouveau partenariat potentiel avec la Maison d'Accueil des Enfants en Difficulté (MAED) et d'échanger brièvement avec nos partenaires actifs de StreetSmart Wheels, AGOPODE et Hälsa International.

We are excited to unveil the Live, Love, Unite Toolkit, a remarkable collaboration between MobileSchool.org and the Tomorrowland Foundation. This unique educational resource is designed to help children embrace their authentic selves, cultivate creativity, and promote unity and respect for diversity. Featuring beautifully illustrated posters and interactive videos with world-renowned DJs, the toolkit offers an engaging and impactful learning experience. Available for free, it's an invaluable tool for youth workers, educators, and teachers looking to inspire the next generation.

For the past two years, LEJO Aalst has extensively implemented the StreetSmart Impact tool within their organisation. In this interview, Jef Prové shares insights into LEJO’s mission, the importance of impact measurement in their work and their experiences with our StreetSmart Impact tool.

On a recent trip to Bolivia, our master trainer Junieth Machado visited the organisation Sociedad San José in La Paz. This active and dynamic organisation has been working for over 145 years with children, adolescents, young people, and their families. They aim to join our network of partners.

During the first week of February, our first brand new mobile school of the year was launched in the city of Yaoundé in Cameroon. Our local partner NM House will utilise the tool to reach out to the numerous street-connected children in the Cameroonian capital.

From February 21 to February 23, youth work practitioners from the worldwide StreetSmart network gathered in Leuven for an enriching three-day seminar focusing on innovative and inclusive youth work practices.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, over 4.793.832 Ukrainian citizens have transited Romania. Most of the Ukrainian refugees are women, while 34% of the Ukrainian refugees are children. To meet the needs of these children, our StreetSmart partner Save the Children introduced a mobile school in the Romanian capital Bucharest in June 2022 to respond to the needs. In this interview with local coordinator Georgiana Dobre, we explore the challenges and successes of providing education and fostering connection for Ukrainian children and families since the beginning of the conflict.

Six months after the devastating earthquakes that hit south-east Türkiye and northern Syria, millions of children are still in need of psychosocial and educational support. To meet the huge needs in the field, StreetSmart recently joined forces with the Turkish association Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development (ISSDA) to bring non-formal educational activities and play to a container city in one of the hardest-hit areas in the region.