Cairo+Slum+10k


 * Cairo Slum ** You are probably wondering... Cairo? Who are they?? Well, let me tell you! Cairo is in Egypt, and poor people in Cairo are making a difference by recycling! 80% of Cairo's garbage is recycled!! That is __A__ __LOT__ of recycling! Also, they use donkey carts to carry their trash because trash trucks can't go on to the small roads. And guess what? Not only men work to do the recycling, but women and children help sort out through garbage. The Zabaleen turn a profit by reselling their recycled material. Now, I don't know about you, but I think that is a pretty cool way to make money! Also, any extra organtic waste they can't resell they give to their pigs. So, do think these people need some attention?? Well, some people are starting to notice a diffrence. Wouldn't you? So, to help some people are donating money to help them build schools. Now, you are probably thinking of the schools where you learn math and English. Well, these schools teach students how to recycle and has taught over 150 kids in the past six years. Also, they recycled almost a million plastic containers! The school is about as big as a mobile home. So, the kids at the school wash bits of plastic that have been machine shredded. Then, they use a spinner to dry the plastic shards. Then, they bag the plastic and send it out to be melted down and reused. So, my personal opinion and thoughts are that everyone should be like the Zabaleens. We should be eager to help the environment and willing to give up a little time of each of our owns day and think. What kind of world do we want?