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Organisation aims and activities: Casa Alianza aims: to provide
residential and non-residential
homes for street children between
the ages of zero and 18; to prepare
them with job and life skills for the
future; to be an advocate for street
children, trying to change the reality
that produces them in the first place;
and to provide legal defence for
children.

Further details: Casa Alianza focuses on rehabilitation; education; skills training; legal defence. Casa Alianza has a rapid response email network for human rights activists who would like to be kept informed of human rights abuses against street children.

Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation

Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Undertake legal casework on behalf of children, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations

Areas of expertise: Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children working and living on the street, Individual cases of violations, Justice, Sexual exploitation and abuse

Countries in which this organisation works: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua

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Last updated 18/02/2009 12:16:11

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Casa Alianza - Covenant House Latin America