Payatas is the dump site that 'replaced' smoky mountains, the original dumpsite. But life is still the same. Little malnourished children, dirty from the long days of picking 'fresh' truckload of rubbish, trying to scavenge, sort out, pick what can bring in some money for the family.
For more photos, i found a site by David Paul Morris. Whose photos spoke much truth. http://www.davidpaulmorris.com/stories/Payatas/
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Wow. It's hard to imagine what their life must be like, but the photos help a little.
Can't imagine how one could even start to help these people. There's a group called Opportunity International that might be in your area (http://www.opportunity.org). Might be worth checking out.
Joe, I once heard a story of a little boy who, seeing many stranded star fish on the beach, decided to throw them out to the sea one by one. An old man came asking him what difference it would make to all the star fish. It would be impossible to save them all. The little boy, holding one star fish in his hand said "It made a difference to this one" and smiled. We aim for the same effect :)
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