And we try to reach more kids because we believe that in unity there is strength. Our group started six or seven years ago. Today it consists of 19 kids and we meet every Friday night at a member s house. We study the problems faced by kids in the district especially their health problems. There s not enough medicines for them.
Exploitation is our biggest problem.
One 12 year-old boy I know has to work at the market packing and unpacking crates. He is there every day after school and all day in vacation. Some have carried out clean-up campaigns in their shantytowns. One group got their parents to pressure the municipality for better garbage collection. Another bought a pair of shoes for a boy so he could work.