Since the start of January 2014, a Christian group in Guatemala has begun meeting the practical needs of some of the young abused girls from Guatemala’s streets and introducing them to Jesus at the same time.
For a long time, the Oasis centre had received calls from Guatemala’s Child Protection Agency, as well as organisations like International Justice Mission, asking if they could provide help for girls as young as ten, who had suffered from systematic sexual abuse and were pregnant.
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The Oasis is a campus of residential homes for Guatemalan girls. The Kids Alive Guatemalan staff work with government authorities to provide a safe haven for girls who have been forced into child labour, or experienced physical or sexual abuse (often all three), and have either been abandoned or have fled for their safety and lives. They come to the Oasis with the scars of exploitation.
