We can stop children falling through the cracks of our fractured world

Jan 21, 2018

A kid touches a crack on a wall at his damaged home in the community of Oaxaca, on the outskirts of Mexicali April 7, 2010. Scared families south of the Mexico-California border readied to sleep outside for a second night on Monday after a big earthquake tore cracks in roads and houses and dozens of aftershocks rattled the area. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO - Tags: DISASTER) - GM1E6480BDO01

'New cooperative ventures can ensure children have some hope when things start to fall apart' Image: REUTERS/Tomas Bravo

Kevin Jenkins

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