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Chicos de la Calle – Kids on the street ::: Ecuador 2008

The current population of Ecuador is almost 13 million people, 53% of which are children and adolescents who all wish for one thing: to improve their living conditions. This desire is especially obvious when looking at the active role they play in society, which has a major impact on a range of things from sports to culture to politics. Considering that opportunities to participate are very limited for young people,
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Kids in garbage dumps ::: Ecuador 2008

UNICEF and the Center for Development and Self-Management  (Centro de Desarrollo y Autogestión)  The UNICEF and dumps of Manabí province. Their goal is to help the children living on the waste dump to escape from this life by providing them the opportunity to receive schooling and professional training, so that they aren’t dependent on collecting and separating garbage.the Ecuadorian NGO Centro de Desarrollo y Autoge
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