“We found the need in Guatemala was even greater than we thought. Children, even very small ones, roam the streets, selling bits of candy of pencils, even lottery tickets in a pitiful struggle to earn a living. Though there are child labor laws, and the government supplies some schools, Guatemala is 80% illiterate because there are not enough schools to go around, and even if there were, many children could not afford to go.”
– Jeanne Clarke Wood, from the 1st Children Incorporated newsletter, 1964
