I have met many children and young people in various difficult situations. One of the worst meetings for me was a meeting with three month old Luyono. It was in Kenya in 2008. We met during a visit to the dump in Kibarani outside the coastal town of Mombasa. He was laying in the lap of her mother Asha.
Asha sat in the shade inside the garbage dump and sold changaa (homemade alcohol). She brewed it herself and sold to those who worked at the dump. Everything was done with little Luyono in the lap.
Asha had five children, two went to a preschool where Star of Hope did some extra work efforts. Two pictures of the siblings: