World Vision Report - Week of May 7, 2011

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Mexico's Street Children

Week of May 7, 2011

Mexico's Street Children

Kevin Cook/World Vision

Jesus Eduardo (left) and his sister, Monserrat, are two among thousands of children who live on the streets of Mexico City.

Description

Kari Costanza offers an Aid Worker's Diary on her encounter with a Mexican street kid. The teen scrapes by with barely enough to live on, but still is concerned about others.

Encore presentation from August 3, 2008.

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Date

May. 07, 2011

Location

Mexico

Reporter

Kari Costanza

Keywords

Aid Worker Diary street children poverty

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This Week's Stories

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Related Links

Unicef: Mexico at a glance.

Other recent stories from Mexico featured in the World Vision Report:

- Central American Migrants (May 7)
- Mexico Tourism (May 7)
- Missing the Train (May 7)
- Parachutes for Life (May 7)
- Mexico Soles (May 7)
- The Honor System (May 7)
- Bug Cuisine (May 7)
- Luis' Story (May 7)
- Lila Downs (May 7)
- African Migrants in Mexico (Apr. 30)
- iPhone App Polices Mexican Cops (Apr. 30)
- Railroad Worker in Mexico (Apr. 2)
- Sustainable City (Mar. 19)
- Casas por Cristo (Feb. 26)
- Cacao Farming in Mexico (Feb. 12)
- Mexican Train Treats (Feb. 12)
- Making Pinole in Mexico (Jan. 29)
- Migrant Shelter in Mexico (Jan. 15)
- Zapatista Dolls (Jan. 8)
- Pulque (Dec. 4, 2010)
- Flowers (Nov. 27, 2010)
- Zapatistas (Nov. 20, 2010)
- African Migrants in Mexico (Oct. 23, 2010)
- iPhone App Polices Mexican Cops (Oct. 23, 2010)
- Papaya Online (Oct. 9, 2010)
- Mariachi Bands (Oct. 2, 2010)
- River Coyote (Sep. 25, 2010)
- Canyon Songs (Sep. 25, 2010)
- Young Migrant (Sep. 18, 2010)
- Mexican Independence (Sep. 18, 2010)
- Riding the Train (Sep. 18, 2010)
- Camotero Cart (Aug. 21, 2010)
- Mushroom Festival (Jul. 17, 2010)
- Day of the Dead (Jul. 17, 2010)
- Life in Juarez (Jul. 3, 2010)
- World Cup Stickers (Jul. 3, 2010)
- Sustainable City (Jun. 12, 2010)
- Delivery Men (Jun. 5, 2010)
- Chicharrones (May 22, 2010)
- Taxes & Trinkets (Apr. 17, 2010)
- Ajijic Murals (Apr. 3, 2010)
- Stone Soup (Apr. 3, 2010)
- Garbage Picker (Mar. 13, 2010)
- Top of the Pops - Belanova (Mar. 13, 2010)
- Toymaker in Mexico (Feb. 27, 2010)
- Chocolate Atole (Feb. 20, 2010)
- Mexican Quake Response (Jan. 23)
- Lila Downs (Jan. 2, 2010)
- Missing the Train (Jan. 2, 2010)
- Backpack Music (Dec. 5, 2009)
- No Phones (Nov. 28, 2009)
- Mushroom Festival (Nov. 7, 2009)
- Day of the Dead (Nov. 7, 2009)
- Patient Zero (Oct. 17, 2009)
- The Secretes of Mole (Oct. 10, 2009)
- Corrupt Teachers (Aug. 15, 2009)
- Chocolate Atole (July 4, 2009)
- Migration Photos (June 27, 2009)
- Black Mexico (May 16, 2009)
- Begging in Mexico (May 9, 2009)
- Border Violence (Mar. 28, 2009)

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