Guardian of The People

Two years ago, a landslip robbed a Rio Claro family of their home and livelihood, plunging them into a life of poverty. Now situated in Piparo, the children, including one with special needs, often go hungry. In this Guardians of the People, Akash Samaroo and Che Teekersingh tell us how rent is eating into their parents' meagre earnings, leaving the family yearning for more.