People around the World
Living on a Dump site in the PHILIPPINES
by Jessica (17)

The dumpsite Children at the dumpsite drop in centre Where do You Live? What Country? THE PHILIPPINES How far away is the nearest village, town or city? What is its Name? QUEZON CITY What is life like for you where you live? In the morning we will scavenge in the dumpsite so that we can sell what we collect and give the money to our parents. In the afternoon we attend the 'drop-in' centre school which has recently been set up. We are very short of money and the school teachers have a hard job teaching us in the small schoolroom with very limited resources. What is similar about your lives? What is different about your lives? What do you like and dislike about his or her life and why?