20 years ago, 11 persons came together with just an idea to volunteer their time to engage children who were terminally ill, abandoned and HIV-infected, with games and activities that could help them feel joy and hope again. The idea was to bring together children who needed support, with people who could care and create meaningful engagement. However, when they worked with young people from vulnerable backgrounds who experienced extreme adversities in their daily lives, they realized that merely engaging with children was not enough, especially, when the intent was to help them leapfrog into an unpredictable and complex future successfully.

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