The student had planned for the placement to be the first stop on a gap year but the weeks spent with the street children stopped her in her tracks. Remarkably, Letty was registered as the legal guardian of nine of the children when she was just 22 years old. Since then, Letty set up her UK-registered charity, Street Children Iringa, in 2017. As the children raised in the family home are now adults, Letty's focus for 2026 is underway with plans in motion to expand Street Children Iringa's reach. To donate to Street Children Iringa, visit, totalgiving.co.uk/charity/street-children-iringa or for more information, visit streetchildreniringa.org.

Source: Daily Mail January 10, 2026 14:31 UTC