Week of November 7, 2009
Sun VillageElise Potaka
Sun Village in Beijing provides refuge for children whose parents are in prison.
Description
In traditional China, one person going to prison can bring shame to an entire family. The children of inmates, shunned by society and falling through the gaps in China's welfare system, often have to fend for themselves. But there are organizations working to change this.
Elise Potaka visited a refuge that provides these children with food, emotional support and a place to call home.