When I found this picture on the Free the Children website it grabbed my attention more than all the others. When I look at this photo I see a young boy who could be a son or nephew playing on his farm or a friends or relatives farm, what stands out even more is that to be he could be anywhere, Canada or even the U.S. Sadly he is not. Its amazing how many children in third world countries can still keep a bright face even though they they may be sick or starving. This little boy looks so happy to just be alive but who knows how much longer that could be, and is he really getting the best out of life? Free the Children is an organization of children helping children through education. Every child has the right to an education and they all deserve to get one. I could have posted a picture of children in third world countries learning in new schools set up by the foundation, but I didn't. This was the picture that really captured me, I want people to see it and think about what a day in the life of this little boy is like, he is always smiling but what does the smiling cover up? This picture also states that somehow this is boy has a farm and it can't help but bring to mind the question, does he work there? Does this young boy already work at a farm in the hot sun when he could be learning instead? Children are working under harsh conditions in poor civilizations right now, all around the world. Children are starving and they are sick, they are orphans or have parents with extremely low incomes. These are the children that Free the Children help by building schools, supplying clean water sources, building medical centers and ultimately saving kids from child labour or exploitation. Every kid has the right to a good life, some just need help getting that life started.
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