Lukondya has been in the care of the Children’s Centre for over 12 years. So, the thought of leaving must be a bit daunting, but having completed his final school exams, he wants nothing else but to join ‘his band of brothers’ doing motor mechanics at Kalwande College.

A visit was arranged, along with a couple of nights stay in Mwanza, a place Lukondya had never visited before. He was impressed by the multi-storey buildings and how busy it was. At college, the students said Kalwande was a good and safe environment and he would have to work hard as the subjects were tough. Typically, the ‘Mayega boys’ said they would help him and Lukonyda reflected on his life at the Children’s Centre – he was happy with his progress there and would be sad to leave his ‘close family’.