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Description
For generations, the Zabaleen people have hauled away Cairo's refuse and lived on the fringes of society. But thanks to an enterprising recycling school, the poor and mostly illiterate inhabitants of 'Trash City' are receiving education and job training for the first time. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Egypt.
Runtime
8 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2010
Database
Alexander Street
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