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For more than 20 years, Batang (Children in Visaya) Mekong has been working in the Inayawan garbage dump area where a majority of the inhabitants still work as ragpickers, sorting waste in the storage warehouses that dot the area.

The aim of the project is to accompany the families towards a better life. Batang Mekong acts on different levels to give families the means to move forward with the care and education of young children in the preschool and the professional and spiritual training of the parents.

Today, Batang Mekong runs 9 preschools that accomodate 106 children, 5 days a week.

Thanks to these preschools children develop in good conditions by providing them with an environment conducive to a healthy daily life. These good developmental conditions cover several aspects of the children’s lives: feeding, health and safety, hygiene, and playing and learning.