i am standing at a gar bj mountain on the thai border with myanmar. here, people from myanmar make a living collecting garbage. >> the mountain of trash is guarded with people, searching for scraps of steel and plastic to sell. 13-year-old came here with his family five years ago. he earns about a dollar a day, too little to feed his family of four. picking things out of the garbage is the only way to get enough to eat. >> translator: my father is sick so i have no choice but to do this. >> reporter: a local ngo has built a school near the site to help the children. about 150 students attend the school. they all live at the dump, but get medical checkups and free meals. his younger brother started at the school two years ago. he stayed collecting garbage. he goes to the school to pick up his brother. he wishes he was also playing with his friends. but he has to support his family. he hopes one day he, too, will go to school and become a doctor. >> translator: working at the dump site is no fun at all. it's just that there's no alternative job. i want