A shoeshiner boy wearing a balaclava sta

A shoeshiner boy wearing a balaclava stares at the camera inside the building of "Nuevo Dia", a self-managed organization of shoeshiners 18 January, 2006 in La Paz. There the members of the organization, some of whom are as young as eigth-year-old, can have their meals for less than 25 cents of USD a day. The elder ones manage the organization, and the shoeshiners with a higher level of schooling teach the less educated members. Bolivia's President-elect Evo Morales will take on 22 January the presidency of South America's poorest country. AFP PHOTO/AIZAR RALDES (Photo credit should read AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images)