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Azzam Elder has an established career as a notable Michigan lawyer and respected international businessman, but he recently took time to join a charitable trip to Nicaragua to work with the “children of the dump.” For over a decade, the world has been aware of the deplorable state of the lives of these children, but the situation continues to worsen. Azzam Elder travelled to Nicaragua in order to lend a hand to the organizations that are constantly working to help these children. Azzam Elder was interested in offering aid in Nicaragua because he had seen the pictures and heard the stories of the Nicaraguan children forced to live and work in these dumps. The children rummage through the dumps to find food to live off of as well as in scraps that can be sold in order to provide a little bit of income. In the 1990s, an Italian missionary discovered the people that were living off of the city dump in Chinandega, Nicaragua and subsequently launched the effort to improve the living situations of these poverty-stricken families and children. Rotarian Success While in Nicaragua, Azzam Elder found that the efforts of Rotary Clubs have made a marked difference in the dumps. Azzam Elder was a part of a team from the Rotary Clubs of Dearborn and Houston. Over the last decade, Rotary Clubs have worked in the dumps with a goal of taking children out of the dump, providing them with an education, and helping them to find jobs. Azzam Elder heard many stories of Rotarians successfully extracting children from this poverty-stricken life and providing them with a hopeful future. Unfortunately, the dump continues to grow, so more and more children still find themselves stuck with making a living off of the dump. Future Work Although Azzam Elder has now returned to his work as the founder and CEO of Halo-Bloom, LLC, he hopes to continue to support the work being done in the dumps. You can get involved too by participating in the following ways: - Visit Nicaragua. Like Azzam Elder, you can join a Rotary Club trip and spend time working with the children in the dumps. - Contribute financially. If you are unable to travel to Nicaragua, you can always provide financial support to an organization working in the dump. - Spread the word. Although the plight of the children of the dump is no secret, it no longer attracts much media attention. By sharing the story of the dump with your community, you may be able to raise more support for the organizations that continue to rescue children from the dump every day.
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