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In the streets of the Ethiopian capital hundreds of disabled people beg, some from makeshift wheelchairs, the less fortunate dragging themselves on their hands from car to car.
Disabled people are seldom taken care of by institutions here; mostly they.
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[Author’s Note: This story was sparked by a prior one I wrote, so forgive me for the borrowing of the introduction].
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A religious student forced to beg for his Quranic teacher walks alongside cars stuck in traffic as he begs for change and food on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007. The overwhelming majority of Dakar’s child beggars are sent out...
