Third Grade
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Laura Helps the Street Children of Ecuador
You might not think that one person can change things. One young woman named Laura found out that one person could help. She decided to help the street children of Ecuador.
Laura went to Quito, Ecuador. Quito is the capital of the country. She helped with a project called Sinsoluka. Sinsoluka's goal was to help the street children.
The street children lived in underground tunnels. They lived in parks. They lived in old buildings. Some of them had part-time jobs. Some of them began working when they were six years old. They shined shoes. They recycled garbage. Their families did not help them. They had no hope. Some of them tried drugs.
