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Stories Of Change
We would like to share with you the life of street and working
children and the journey they have embarked with the support of
Butterflies, to discover their talents and regain respect and dignity
which is theirs.
In its 17 years of existence, Butterflies has come across numerous
cases of children being harassed
 abused, neglected, as well as
exploited. These are children who are very low in the social
hierarchy. They are the powerless, the voiceless, and the exploited.
Street and working children come from families that live in chronic
poverty and have no access to education, basic health care, adequate
nutrition, leisure time and the safety and security of their homes,
families and communities. These children fled from hunger and violence
at home to seek a better life in the cities only to experience worse
forms of violence and betrayal by adults. What is amazing is how these
children who survive all adversities are positive and dare to look for
a bright future. Every day they struggle to earn a living.
These are stories of little heroes and heroines who struggle for their
survival in a harsh and brutal world and yet maintain their dignity,
hoping and dreaming of a better tomorrow.
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