Children wait to get their meal from members of the Village Pilote association during a food distribution to street children amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dakar, Senegal April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
DAKAR (Reuters) - Dozens of children in plastic sandles and shabby clothing rounded a street corner in Senegal's capital Dakar and sprinted towards a car manned by volunteers bearing sandwiches and water.
The daily food distribution is run by Village Pilote, a local charity that has stepped up its efforts to help Dakar's street children during the coronavirus outbreak.
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