In Reply to: Begging children posted by Stuff on Monday, 20. June 2005 at 15:43 Bali Time:
I recently returned for Bali and noticed the increase since January of children begging in the streets. One night one child was begging outside Garden View with a very young mum and her baby, my husband took a photo of her she was laughing as she had not seen on of herself. However the next night she was begging in a different location and I recognised her, but this time she had a different mum!! It is hard to walk by, but the problem will only increase if they get lots of people giving to them We take over lots of clothes to give away, they can keep them, give to relatives or even sell in the markets, we do not care it is theirs to do whatever.