Reyna, Peru
	Zumzum, Yemen
	Kevin, Marie Josee Baudot and Mimsy, Mauritius; and Alice, Ivory Coast
	Bhagi, Nepal

This collection contains true stories of child laborers turned advocates, poetry and art, and Youth Action Plans to build community knowledge of global child labor issues. The stories were developed from interviews undertaken by the International Center on Child Labor and Education with children and teenagers during the Children's World Congress on Child Labor in Florence, Italy, May 10-13, 2004, and the Children's World Congress in New Delhi, India, September 4-8, 2005. The poetry, painting and Youth Action Plans were initiated, carried out, and/or contributed by youth from across the United States.

True Stories

Africa (Anglophone)

• Alemtsehay, Ethiopia
• Mesfin, Ethiopia
• Kevin, Mauritius
• Mimsy, Mauritius
• Maphefo, South Africa

Africa (Francophone)

• Alice, Ivory Coast

Central America, Mexico and Caribbean

• Ana Luisa, Honduras
• Carlos, Mexico
• Miguel, Nicaragua

South America

• Reyna, Peru
• David, Peru
• Rebecca, Peru

South Asia

• Mukesh, India
• Shiv, India
• Suman, India
• Puran, India
• Samsur, India
• Bhagi, Nepal
• Raju, Nepal
• Ashraf, Pakistan
• Bukhtiar, Pakistan
• Kafait Ullah, Pakistan
• Memoona, Pakistan
• Rizwan, Pakistan
• Umair, Pakistan
• Usman, Pakistan
• Zahida, Pakistan
• Zuhaib, Pakistan

South East Asia

• Lilibeth, Philippines

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