Monday, August 10, 2009

Orphanage kids


These kids are in the orphanage section of the 'social services complex' mentioned in the blog below. In three buildings, there are kids of all ages from new-borns to young adults in tertiary education. They are looked after by some 'mothers' and the older kids also look after younger ones. A few have been adopted by foreign families. On their menus of the day written on a board in their rooms, fruits are not mentioned. Whatever foods they have must be in meagre amounts as the total daily expenditure for a group of more than ten kids is just enough to feed a small family of three outside. Some people say they are lucky to have somewhere to live, food to eat and schools to go to ...












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