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This Quechuan community based in the very remote, mountainous region of the Peruvian Andes is living in very harsh and challenging conditions. Unable to grow enough food for their children, the families survive by eating mostly potatoes. The only other nutritious food easily available locally is fruit. Meat, milk and other protein items are very hard to come by due to a lack of funds and the...
Kwangware is one of the largest slums on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya with more than 400,000 people, most of them living on less than $1 a day; 65% are children and youth. Unemployment is staggering. KSCYP was founded in 2002 by former street kids to create social and economic opportunities to get at-risk youth off the streets of their community. HIV/AIDS are rampant and the community does...
Cambodia continues to rely heavily on foreign aid to help care for its people and stabilize the economy. Approximately 70% of the workforce is employed in farming, yet nearly half of Cambodia’s children continue to suffer from severe malnutrition. LHA, in Siem Reap, provides a home, education, healthcare, love and opportunity for orphans. LHA also runs other programs such as a sewing...
A journey to Samburu is about 180 miles along eight hours of rough road from Nairobi. When it rains, the trip can take up to 20 hours. The Samburu tribe of Northern Kenya is an isolated tribe presently suffering a devastating drought. Handicapped children in the Samburu region are often considered bad omens to their family and are sometimes left behind when families move on looking for food....