Hope for Children's first days were not grand in scale. In the winter of 1993, we would simply meet children on the street and take them to cafes for a meal. In subsequent encounters we would find the same children and offer them clothing.

We tried to meet the needs of children as best we could, while dreaming of having a place where we could invite them. In March 1994, Hope for Children was officially registered and obtained an apartment. We began receiving our first children in April 1994.