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Life in poverty on show

Children's charity Barnardo's has put together a free exhibition to highlight the plight of the 3.8 million children living in poverty in the UK.

'Seeing is Believing - Poverty in the UK' is a collaboration betweenchildren, young people and parents from across the country who useBarnardo's services, with photography, film, installations and writtenwords revealing their experiences.

Contributors include young people leaving care and families living onrun-down estates.

One example is Mirium, 29, an asylum seeker from Kenya, who with herthree-year-old son David lives on 88 per week. The exhibitionsays, 'This is not a happy place to live. The only place for David toplay is on the balcony, which is on the 12th floor and not properlyprotected. There is no play area nearby. This is no place to bring up achild.'

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