Guest Post: A Day In the Dump

Guest Post: A Day In the Dump
Post Date April 08, 2013
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It’s great to see alumni of The Cartwheel Initiative doing great things in communities around the world.  Here’s what Sean Murray has been up to in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.  Keep up the good work Sean!

 

A Day In the Dump: By Sean Murray

When you go to Jardim Gramacho, or “The Garden” don’t plan on doing much else that day.

At one of the world’s largest landfills—think the landmass of 244 football fields just miles from the picturesque beaches of Rio de Janeiro—the stench clings to your …

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The Participants in Cartwheel’s Sri Lanka Project:

The Participants in Cartwheel’s Sri Lanka Project:
Post Date May 26, 2012
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Our Sri Lanka 2011 Project was conducted in three schools in the northern province of the Sri Lanka: Mallavi Central College, Pandiyankulam College, and Pooneryn School, and there were nearly 250 participants in all. The gallery below is a small sampling of portaits of the students, please enjoy.

Also, here are the answers to some frequently asked questions concerning the kids:

What is the story with the uniforms?

- The uniforms are government issued– one per a child per a …

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