Because even the best dreams have a dark side this is one of the shadows of Manila's Smokey Mountain ...
Old open dump, which operated for 40 years, an estimated 30,000 the number of squatters living there, trying somehow to salvage what they could sell to survive, in 2 million tonnes of waste ...
is a hell where the children are naked, and people who wear green shorts are those who are 'lucky' to have the license to go rummaging through the garbage of Manila.
I have accompanied a Japanese student, Yuri, who was a volunteer in the NGO 'Basura House', literally 'house-bin', which makes medical check up and distribution of drugs. During the meeting
distribution over 200 people are passed, mothers aged 17 years or, for paracetamol and vitamins.
One would think that it shows the misery of the world and this is partly true, but there is not much ...
There, as everywhere in this country, one part hope, children playing, big smiles which we know that all is not lost, a huge potential, life ...
PS: I want to say that all images in this blog are copyright klo-in-manila. .. if you want them to another site, or any other use, ask me and put the link to that blog, thank you!
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