After almost 20 years, the Simon Lembi in good health found. The now adult man disappeared in 1999 at the age of 14 without a trace in Brussels. The positive outcome may offer hope in other old files. “We hope never,” says Nel Broothaerts of Child Focus. “We are trying these things are always under the attention.”
At Child Focus, there are many dozens of verdwijningszaken open. “Many of the young people who ran away. Those things are usually quickly a good outcome”, says Nel Broothaers. “But there are also six long-term verdwijningsdossiers open. It is important that we never give up hope.”
Previous week was still launched by Child Focus in Brussels a campaign in partnership with Deliveroo, the action ‘Ride to Find’. “In February, driving almost 100 Deliveroo-couriers in Brussels around with a verdwijningsaffiche on their backpack. So, we hope to have valuable tips to get inside about six long-term missing children and young adults.”
It comes to these six children and young adults with:
1. Gevriye Cavas