Discarded books carry the strength of words

Name: Discarded books carry the strength of words
Uploaded: 2019-02-08T13:39:16+00:00
Duration: 2 min 30 s
Channel: L'Orient - Le Jour
Description: For the last 21 years, José Alberto Gutierrez, a 55-year-old former employee at the Bogotá recycling center, in Colombia, has dedicated his life to recovering discarded books from the garbage so that they can be reused by children and young people in the country's most vulnerable areas.<br /><br />This story is produced by El Tiempo for the 2018 edition of Impact Journalism Day. #StoryOfChange

L'Orient - Le Jour

For the last 21 years, José Alberto Gutierrez, a 55-year-old former employee at the Bogotá recycling center, in Colombia, has dedicated his life to recovering discarded books from the garbage so that they can be reused by children and young people in the country's most vulnerable areas.  This story is produced by El Tiempo for the 2018 edition of Impact Journalism Day. #StoryOfChange

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