Do they really want to be trash pickers? They do not want to be a trash-pickers, but what they want is making sure that they can eat. And what they want is making sure that the kids can eat first. And the only way they can do is by instead of begging, they have better …
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Over the years, as the size of the Cirendeu open garbage dump in Jakarta grew, the 7 wells, used by more than 100 trash picker families living there have become contaminated. For years the rotting garbage, with help from torrential rains and flooding, has been polluting their water supply. These families wash, cook and drink …
It started in April 2015 with Darni. As she began to learn more complicated skills in her sewing classes, she had difficulty seeing small details. I told her to go get her eyes checked. New eyeglass frames are very expensive, but it just so happened that Noto, Darni’s husband, had found a pair of glasses …
