It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Sportrelief
Geanyne and her family didn’t only work on a landfill site – they had to live there too.
Every morning, she stepped out of her house and straight onto the rubbish dump to collect old bottles and cans with her younger sister Solange. They did it all to help their mum out, who was desperately trying to scrape together enough money to feed her family.
For Geanyne, it was worth it if it meant her much-loved baby brother would be safe from illness.
Unfortunately, Geanyne and her sister were not so lucky - they would regularly get injuries and infections because of where they lived and worked.
Thankfully, Geanyne found out about Passage House, an amazing centre for children who live or work on the streets.
There, she and her sister were given food, medical help, and a place to have a hot shower – as well as the chance to learn new skills and take pride in themselves. Geanyne spent hours every afternoon learning to read and write, and started to make friends with other young girls her age.