Sugar Is Not Enough

Depicts the difficult work day of a fourteen-year old son of sugar cane farmers in Ecuador, as head of the family because his father works far away, coming home only occasionally. Shows a never-ending series of tasks, including cutting, crushing and refining the sugar cane as a cash crop for family support, going to school in a nearby town, and helping his mother with younger siblings as well as hunting and fishing.

More in Just One Child Series

  1. My Dad's Given Up 1983
  2. No Place To Be Me 1983
  3. Sugar Is Not Enough 1983
  4. What Will I Be Tomorrow? 1983

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