Tanzania, June 15 -- Geita. In Lwamgasa, Geita Region, a 14-year-old boy (name withheld) who lives in Kwa Emmanueli area, spends his days breaking rocks under the scorching sun, helping support himself and his two brothers.

With no steady family income, the three rely on every shilling they earn to survive. From dawn to dusk, the boy, together with his 17 and 19-year-old brothers struggle to survive.

They chip stones into smaller pieces for a pay of Sh2,000 to Sh5,000 a day.

"Our mother left us and our father broke his leg and returned to our ancestral village. My elder brother and I grind rocks while my 17-year-old brother works at a cybercafe," the boy told The Citizen. "We look for food and clothing ourselves because there is no one...