The streets have nurtured me into a father

From stealing to shoplifting and countless times in jail, Emilio Mpimbaza has wethered the storms of a harsh street life. However, rather than wallow in self-pity, he has dedicated his life to looking after street children through his organisation, Haven for African Children.

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The streets have nurtured me into a father
By NewVision Reporter
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Early life

"Our family was enviable before our parents divorced. As the last-born, I was loved and pampered," Mpimbaza remembers.

He was about three years old then and had just enrolled into

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