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Street children in Ulaanbaatar Suhbat (26) |
Since he was 11 years old, Suhbat lives on the street in Ulaanbaatar. His parents live 500 km west
of Ulaanbaatar in a Yurt (mongolian: ger) on the countryside. 2 years ago his mother left his father,
and came to Ulaanbaatar. At times Suhbat visited her. His mother invited him to stay by her, but Suhbat
wouldn't stay. He thought that would not work out. Why Suhbat ran away from home 11years ago, and if
his father is the main reason, he didn't like to say.
To get money, food and clothes, Suhbat begs or sings in front of supermarkets. Sometimes
he get an occasional job. He began to smoke on the street and sometimes he drinks vodka. Overnight
Suhbat stays together with Tsog-Erdene, Ankhbayar and Ganbaatar in the entrance of a dwelling.
Because of the heater, they are able to come through the hard winter, but the nights are still very cold.
Suhbat would like to work for a company, which buys and recycles glass and plastic from
waste pickers.
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