Kenya: mothers and children scratching a living on Eldoret dump

From Global development | The Guardian Mon Sep 1 2014, 10:52:26

Extreme poverty drives some Kenyans to scavenge through rubbish dumps for materials to sell for recycling. At the main dump in Eldoret, a town in Kenyas Rift valley with a population of 280,000, people sift through debris, despite the risks of disease and injury, and the threat of violence. Even though primary education is free in Kenya, many children work at the dumps to help support their family

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