We have had boys change from being drug addicts to responsible young men - Dyer

With the emergence of drug addiction amongst young people, there are stories where we are reaching out to the boys on the streets and sharing opportunities for them through the Tagane Mai Program, and they are taking the step to change.

Inspire Pacific Village Coordinator, Richard Dyer has shared this on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan, where he relayed a story of a little boy who was addicted to methamphetamine and living on the streets in Suva, getting up and following them to be part of the program as he wanted to change his life.

Dyer says as a Coordinator, he knows what the young boys are going through as he has had his fair share of challenges in his own life.

He says he sometimes really struggled as a young boy and he can see what the young boys are going through.

Dyer says he worked with the young boys at the Juvenile Centre before moving to the Juvenile Ministries, and this then transformed into doing a lot more to assist the boys on the streets.

He says no one is forced as they take on boys that are willing to change.

Dyer also shares that they have also had parents who are reaching out for them to help their children.