He lives with his parents, brother and siblings in a small yard with two other families. His parents have no income during the winter months. They struggle with access to drinking water, sanitation, along with air pollution in sub-zero temperatures. Munkhbold helps by fetching water, taking care of his younger brother, Munkhd, who has had jaundice since he was an infant, leading to a stroke. Two in every five people struggling with poverty in Mongolia are children under the age of fifteen, like Munkhbold.
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