"But,what really was amazing to me was he leaned in, he looked directly into our eyes, quite aware of what was happening and said to us, 'How can we help?

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

It's just that we have to open our eyes and see." Abe attributes the increase in child poverty to the country's changing demographics, struggling economy and high social security premiums.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25