Photographs by Paula Bronstein/Liaison.


Altanchimeg, 17, has been living on the streets for eight years. Now eight months pregnant, she's cooking for two. "I'd rather stay down here than at the shelter," she says of her life in the sewers. "No one pays attention to me there. I'll stay here with my friend until my baby comes."

Websites of some organizations which aid homeless kids in Mongolia:
Save The Children | World Vision U.S. | World Vision International | UNICEF

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