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Find out moreEducation lift for child street workers
20-July-2010
Children in Ecuador are now going to school thanks to Plan.
Child street workers in Quito, Ecuador, are now receiving an education thanks to Plan.
Thousands of indigenous families migrate to the city each year but when they arrive they often experience discrimination against their language and culture - limiting their access to jobs and education. Many of them are forced to become street vendors, including 2200 children.
Education for all
Watch the video below to see how the Plan-supported Inter-Cultural Bi-Lingual Emperimental Centre is helping children whose families work in San Roque Market. Many of them would probably never have the chance to attend a regular school.
The centre provides lessons across 7 levels in both Spanish and the Kichwa language.
Marcia, a third grade student, believes the centre is vital: "I would like children not to work. I want them to study because the most important thing is to study, to learn how to read - as I am doing."
Find out more about Plan's work in Ecuador.
Learn about Plan's education work.