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Many displaced and orphaned
children live on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. These children, who
are often runaways from slave-like conditions in carpet factories, suffer
from disease, malnutrition and neglect, but will now have a chance to
have a roof over their heads, consistent food in their stomachs and an
education.
We work closely with Rokpa International, an organization that oversees
the intervention work and schooling of street kids.
Street kids try to stay warm in winter time in
Kathmandu by burning trash.
These boys were runaways from child-labor in carpet
factories. They
lived in a shack in the dump. Where are they now? We know where
the one in the middle is: he's a boy we put into school, he's now in the
10th grade and wants to be a teacher when he is done with school.
Food is given to boys who might otherwise not eat
on this day.
This boy was found
with his face burned and his eyes swollen shut. With
simple medical intervention and antibiotics he was able to regain his
sight.
Happy kids at
school. The best hope for the young is education.
These former street
boys hold a goat at their school.
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