For people who live in poverty, a natural disaster represents much more than a minor setback. More than 1.5 million Cambodians have been devastated by recent flooding, half of which are children. Many families have been left without shelter, their crops for the year ruined.
October 3, 2011
Bala (not her real name) is only eight years old. She spends her days in a dusty, dirty brickfield in India working alongside her parents and 11-year-old brother. Together, the family of four makes 1,000 bricks a day and earns $5.56. It's barely enough to feed themselves and avoid starvation.Bala and her family are too…
October 3, 2011
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti two years ago, the Salesian Professional School lay in ruins. Destroyed was the oldest and largest vocational training school in the country, and one of the few to hold accredited status.Today, reconstruction is nearly complete. And thanks to a significant grant recently announced by the Clinton…
October 3, 2011
In the remote regions of Cambodia, children suffer in isolation with little or no chance to break free from poverty and despair. It's an endless cycle that continues generation after generation.Now, for the first time ever, there's reason for hope. The new Don Bosco Technical School in Kep opening this month will use the internet…