A world of caos, without rules or standards, creates children of like characteristics.  Most of the poeple that live in the dump are born and pass through a wild, unstructured life onto death without ever knowing structure or rhythm and the peace these can bring. 

Alcoholism and drug addiction do incalculably much to worsen the already desperate situation. The Treasures need to be given the opportunity to make decisions that can change their lives and then to be guided in such a way that these changes can be realized.

The outcome of this form of poverty is:

• People who blame others for their circumstances
• They don´t take responsibility for their actions
• They are not aware that they need help
• They sniff glue, get drunk to forget and withdraw from hunger and the reality they live in.

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Watch the following video and better understand this form of poverty: