Philippines government admits to relocating street kids - Finally!
Social welfare secretary Corazon Soliman said that nearly 500 people were taken from the streets of Manila to an upscale resort in the outskirts. House of Representatives member Terry Ridon called for an inquiry, saying the move was a “clearing operation”. Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines last week and left on January 19. Terry Ridon said the government relocation scheme was “truly horrendous, given the fact that Pope Francis visited our country to – first and foremost
Volunteer with the Street Children of India
There is no accurate data on street kids living in India, just the fact that it has the largest number of child workers in the world. This sentence alone says so much about the issue that there is no need to flash numbers with six zeros or report on statistics that would overwhelm most who come across them. We simply don’t know the gravity of the situation. What we do know is that there is an astonishing number of children growing up on the streets of India, who are mostly lo
