NewsWhore
09-06-2006, 06:40 PM
The Barcelo Foundation and the Spanish "Cometas de Esperanza" (Kites of Hope) group are beginning their joint project to rescue the "garbage divers" who scavenge on the Rafey open-air garbage dump in Santiago. The kids range from age 5 to 14, and according to a study carried out by the organizations, they have never attended school. The project director Oscar Faes Garcia said that the groups have already built a school in the Santa Lucia barrio, and it is there that the children will receive instruction in the three Rs as well as technical job training and music. The foundations will ensure a complete supply of materials for the school as well as the uniforms for the students. According to Faes Garcia, the Spanish organization wants to educate the children so that they do not look upon the garbage dump as an easy source of income.
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