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Hundreds of children and their families live and work at the dumpsites around Port Moresby. Conditions are dirty and dangerous. Children experience serious health problems, as well as missing out on an education.
Peter Laiam and his wife Matilda -- themselves former residents of Baruni waste dump -- established St Peters Literacy School to teach children from the dumpsites to read, write and count. Last year, 22 children graduated from the program and obtained a place at a regular public school for the first time in their lives.
ChildFund Australia has recently started working with the school to improve the health, nutrition and living conditions of the kids, and to increase the number of places available at the school so more children from the dumpsites can attend.