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A poor, physically challenged boy with twisted limbs, who roams around Phnom Penh on a wheelchair. Getting some rest on a bench half under a tree in a bright, sunny afternoon. by: divyagupta Views[1432]

The two kids play at the children's park in Phnom Penh while their mother (in the background) sells refreshments outside. I wonder what their future holds; would they end up as hawkers too? by: divyagupta Views[914]

He is poor but happy; he goes to a learning center. He is camera-shy but I managed to have him trade his million dollar smile for a candy. by: divyagupta Views[1670]

He is below the poverty line and is picking up his mother's 'profession'. He is learning to beg. He and his sister look at tourists with hope in their eyes. I look at him and hope that India has a better future in store for hm. by: divyagupta Views[1290]

Power of Nun

PHILIPPINES | Sun, 2 Feb 2014 | By timtysonshort | Views [798] | Video

MANILA 8 TH OCTOBER 2012 Organisation: Laura Vacuna Foundation www. POWER OF NUN I am not used to listening to 15-year-old girls talk about how they were sexually abused and as a family man I can only hear their ... Read more >

Tags: don bosco, lauravicuna, manila, philippines, street children

Salaam Baalak Trust - One story

INDIA | Sun, 29 Dec 2013 | By tjrossi | Views [2227] | Comments [2]

Of all the interactions I've had with children at Salaam Balaak Trust perhaps the most powerful has been with Raju, a young Polio sufferer. Raju was born sometime around 1990 on the streets around New Delhi. He developed Polio at a young age which caused ... Read more >

Tags: beggars, delhi, disability, disabled, education, india, street children, volunteering

Street children - The challenge

INDIA | Fri, 8 Nov 2013 | By tjrossi | Views [2343]

I've been in Delhi more than a month now and many of you are probably wondering what I'm doing here each day. I'm volunteering for an organisation called Salaam Balaak Trust teaching English and trying to support older teenagers in their quest ... Read more >

Tags: begging, child labour, delhi, india, poverty, ragpicking, street children, village

i was warned, stuck on the boarder, & arrival to tanzania--bliss

TANZANIA | Sun, 16 May 2010 | By kena | Views [1172] | Comments [1]

i was told before i came to africa that i must adjust to the africa time. you know 1pm means any time after lunch...maybe even 5pm. i was adjusting well but i couldn't help but get frustrated by my latest experience in nairobi. i had been back to the ... Read more >

Tags: boarder, congo refugees, kilamanjaro, street children, tanzania