Bataa grew up with his mother, his sister and his brother and never met his father because he left them
when Bataa was very young. His mother used to work for a building company, but was still unable to
earn enough money to support her children. In 1998 she moved, and brought Bataa and his brother to
the Life Skills Centre. At this centre Bataa was often beaten by the older boys as well as by the
director of the Centre. He disliked living there so much that he ran away after one month and left
his only brother behind. The night he ran away, a woman who was working as a night watchman found
him and brought him to the CAIC.
One month later Bataa was moved to the Child Protection Centre which Bataa says was worse
than the Life Skills Centre. Again, Bataa was abused by the older boys and was scared during the
entire two years he was there. He was forced to do all the washing for the older boys and was never
allowed to go outside. Once he was finally able to run away, Bataa returned to the streets for
another year at the age of ten. The police found him and brought him back to the CAIC where he
remained for four months.
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A World Vision social worker met him and asked if he would like to attend their Summer Camp,
a proposition to which he enthusiastically agreed. After his time at the camp, he was taken into
Lighthouse 3 where he has been living now for a year.
Bataa wants to work as a truck driver in the future.
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