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Retrak
RETRAK, an organisation working to ensure no child is forced to live on the street, was formally registered as a UK registered charity No. 1122799 in June 1997. It's origins are in Kampala, Uganda, where it was launched as Tigers Club Football Club in 1994 and then registered as The Tigers Club Project in both Uganda and the UK in 1997. To reflect significant changes and an agreed strategy to expand beyond Uganda, Tigers Club Project was formally renamed and re-branded to RETRAK in 2005. Launch events were held in Morden, south London, Brussels and Kampala.

Following an invitation in 2002 by GOAL Ethiopia to explore possibilities and conduct needs analysis in the capital city of Addis Ababa, several feasibility visits and discussions were held over a three year period. This led to RETRAK establishing an office in 2005 and developing work in Addis Ababa and other locations in Ethiopia. In addition, an international office was set up in Nairobi, Kenya and the organisation was formally registered in both African countries. In Kenya, as well as forming a hub for communications, networking and operations, partnerships were formed with a local organisations in Eldoret, to share experience and facilitate effective social work amongst homeless children and young people. Details of these developments are found in the 2005 Annual Report of RETRAK. 

Rapid expansion followed and the organisation annual turnover grew from £10,000 in 1996 to over £500,000 in 2007/8.

The model or approach of work was based on five central "pillars" which were; relational, transitional, holistic, child-centred and professional. These were used to guide and inform strategic decision making as well as daily operations and are explained in depth in Working with Street Children - An Approach Explored by Andrew Williams