Their instruments may be garbage, but the music will bring tears to your eyes

In Cateura, a Paraguay slum, impoverished children make beautiful music on instruments constructed almost entirely of materials reclaimed from the dump. These children are part of the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra, led by local musician Favio Chávez. Rodolfo Madero, executive producer of a documentary about the orchestra, says, "It's been an important change for the community to see these kids rising above the reality that they live in a landfill." Some parents were even inspired to quit using drugs after their children joined the orchestra. And money from the orchestra's concerts goes into a fund that gives small no-interest loans to families to repair their homes or build extra rooms. 

Mother Jones, 5/13/2013