TV presenter Fearne Cotton is fronting the campaign and World Visionrecently took her on a trip to Chennai, India. The following is one ofseveral case studies to originate from the project.
In the heart of Chennai lies a huge dump yard surrounded by slums. Manyfamilies and children must survive here - they pick recyclables from thewaste and sell them to shops for tiny amounts. Manikandan's family isone of many that strive to make a living out of this garbage collection.World Vision found nine-year-old Manikandan sorting through the garbagewith his mother. When staff initially identified him and his family,they were shocked to discover him working at such a young age and insuch poor surroundings. World Vision have since placed these children inschool and provided them with the education they need for a betterfuture.
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