Kesz, a boy who came from poverty, knows how unhealthy life on the streets is and helps children by educating them on hygiene. At the age of 4, Kesz escaped his abusive Father’s clutches, only to live in the dumpsite for the next three years. “My family picks garbage to sell, garbage to use and garbage to eat. I used to drink water from a pothole...even from sewage canals...”. Garbage is a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. Kesz had to live amongst it and even eat it; he knows first hand how unhealthy this is. Due to Kesz’s knowledge of how unhealthy life on the streets is, Kesz has a true understanding on how to help kids around the Philipines “...sharing your simple knowledge of hand washing and brushing teeth will lead a street child to a better health.” After being saved by Mr Harnin, Kesz made his life goal to help the children of the streets to become more educated on the facts of hygiene, and more. On his 7th birthday, Kesz created an organization to help street children, so they can have more knowledge on staying cleaner than he did. By giving children education, Kesz is raising hopes to a better life witha possible job, so they could acquire money to live in suitable conditions. Kesz grew up in a life of poverty, which gave him a mission to educate street children on hygiene and give them the knowledge to battle diseases and live longer.
After being given another chance at life, Kesz started an organization at the age of 7, to give to the street children of Philippines some hope. Throughout the whole event of Kesz falling into a pit of fire, Kesz was rescued by Mr. Harnin, to this day Kesz looks back at that fire, and thinks of it as the best thing that ever happened to him. “Looking back, the fire that burned my skin and flesh is the same fire that started a flame in my soul. A flame that would warm cold hearts, a flame that would shed light to the path of the lost, a flame that would spark hope, lighting an entire sea of darkness and desperation.” After falling into a burning pit of fire at the dumpsite, Kesz would cry himself to sleep. This gave him a desperation in his heart to give something to the children of the streets in the Philippines, hope, to give them a better chance at life. That spark is what created his organization, that spark is the reason there has been children with a place to turn to. “Please join me in helping street children achieve better health and better lives. Let us join our properly washed hands and open our hearts to the homeless and the hopeless.” Whilst creating the organization “Campioning Community Children” Kesz, made his goal for the organization to give children of the streets, hope, giving him, a possible life to live for, like; a family, a job, etc.. Kesz, born into a life with no hope and nobody to care for him, is today the leader of “Championing Community Children” which gives exactly what Kesz needed when he was younger - someone to rely on and something to keep fighting for. Hope.
Ever since Kesz’s 7th birthday, he has been determined and has been striving towards his goal. By giving hope and an education on hygiene to children of the streets, they can stay healthy and disease free. Kesz deserves the right to call himself the annual 2012 Children's Peace Prize Award. Having being a huge inspiration for children all around the world and especially the Philippines, he is giving them a hopeful, better life and longer life. Kesz has given the children of the Philippines the strength to stand up for what he believes is right.
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