OneWorld.net (U.S.)

WASHINGTON, Jun 26 (OneWorld.net) - A children's center in Nepal is opening a new world of opportunities to young people like Maya Waiba, who was less than 10 years old when lured into an abusive job in a carpet factory. Now Maya is getting an education and dreaming of a bright future.

[OneWorld.net - In Brief] Pakistani children whose lives have been thrown into disarray by the recent fighting are finding a measure of stability in tent-schools at the refugee camps where they now live. Over 2.5 million people have been displaced by the conflict in the northern Swat valley.