No child would ask for a life on the streets

"No child would ask for a life on the streets, but I had to accept it."

Ashraful knew what he wanted in life - it was a better education. For for the 14-year-old that opportunity lay in the busy metropolis of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Like the estimated 1.1 million 'street children' around the world, Ashraful soon realised that life on the streets was full of uncertainties and perils.

"Everyone tried to exploit me - the police, older children, snatchers - everyone." He would fit his three hours of school calsses around his work as a newspaper seller, where he was paid around 50 pence for a 12-hours day. The long, gruelling days started at 6am and went on late into the night, leaving him with jsut a few hours  to rest.
 
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