Fundación PETISOS in Argentina works to provide children with free education and extracurricular activities so that they don’t have to work. Its founder, Elena Durón Miranda, had started it when she saw 3-year olds trying to find food in dumpsters. Working to prevent child abuse, it works with families and communities to build life and school skills.
Source: Fundación PETISOS
Check out CNN’s coverage of this great work. After all, kids should not be getting their food from dumpsters.
Tags: Argentina, Brittany Stahl, children's rights, CNN, Elena Durón Miranda, Featured, Fundación PETISOS
Category: Class Act, Food Politics
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It’s absolutely shocking to read about something like 3-year olds pulling food from dumpsters. Thank goodness there are organizations like this, and people like her, who make the world a better place.
Latin America needs a lot of organizations like this one!I hate to see small children working and homeless!
It just put tears in my eyes when I read the line that 3-year old trying to find food in dumpsters. I know it’s happening in many countries, but reading it and visualizing it hits home. I totally support this type of organization.
I can’t believe that, I’m so glad that someone is trying to do something about it, just need more of them!