TO THINK ABOUT

• 45% of the population is under 18
• 26,000 children work in urban areas of Paraguay
• 28% of female prostitutes in the capital were under the age of 16

One of the youth recites during the Father's Day program.

“The kids were so excited about the Mother’s Day event that they immediately wanted to do something for Father’s Day. Yet, not one of them had a good relationship with their fathers. Incredibly, one by one the kids are coming on their own and offering to participate. So, we’re gong counter culture on this one in a matriarchal society where the man is not expected to be faithful to his wife, married to his children’s mother, at home, sober or counted on to provide for the family.”