Building a future

Homeless children in the Indian capital city of New Delhi are saving and drawing money from a bank that they have opened in a homeless shelter. Ajay Kumar, left, and Rohit Kumar (no relation) are in charge of the savings and current accounts respectively. They are elected to the positions by the account holders which vote every six months for new managers.

Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times / June 6, 2008

Homeless children in the Indian capital city of New Delhi are saving and drawing money from a bank that they have opened in a homeless shelter. Ajay Kumar, left, and Rohit Kumar (no relation) are in charge of the savings and current accounts respectively. They are elected to the positions by the account holders which vote every six months for new managers.

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