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Full house: former street children in Manila

Andy Brown, Tue, Oct 4 2011 10:38 AM

Last year I visited Manila, capital of the Philippines, with photographer Sharron Lovell to document a day in the life of three marginalised children. I was in Manila again recently and spent an afternoon with street educator Butch Nerja, revisiting the children.

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Educating Sally: a street child goes to school

Andy Brown, Tue, Sep 13 2011 6:12 AM


On the streets of Manila, homeless Sally is the first of her siblings to go to school. The Philippines will always have a special place in my heart. I lived and worked here for three months in 2009, following Typhoon Ketsana and the flooding of Manila.

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Philippines blog: Childhope street education

Tianna Rounds, Tue, Dec 7 2010 2:43 PM

My first impressions of Binondo, one of Manila’s slum areas and home to many children living on the streets, was quite daunting. We briefly visited the area to introduce ourselves to the street educators from Childhope and meet some of the children the organisation serves

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A Day in the Life: Mary's story

Andy Brown, Mon, Nov 15 2010 11:00 AM

Thirteen-year-old Mary lives and works with her family on the streets of Manila, capital of the Philippines. The family occupy a corner of the pavement outside Starbucks in Binondo Square, where they sell cigarettes and newspapers, cook and eat, and sleep outside at night.

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A Day in the Life: Crisanto's Story

Andy Brown, Mon, Nov 15 2010 10:00 AM

Fifteen-year-old Crisanto lives at Pangarap Shelter for Street Children in Manila, capital of the Philippines. He ran away from home when he was nine because his father was an alcoholic and would beat him when he got drunk. Crisanto lived on the streets for two years.

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A Day in the Life: Kristine's Story

Tianna Rounds, Mon, Nov 15 2010 9:00 AM

Fourteen-year-old Kristine lives at Nayon ng Kabataan, a shelter for vulnerable children in Manila, capital of the Philippines. When Kristine was five years old, she and her brothers were abandoned in a flat for over two weeks. They were referred by a friend and brought to the shelter.

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