Street children photo project

If you've seen "Born into Brothels" or come across the Shootback book made by children in the Nairobi slums, then this project will sound familiar to you. It shares the same principles and the same goals, but it deals with children living on the streets of Chennai, India.
Nearly 18% of the population of Chennai (Madras) lives on the street, so there's no single prototype street child. Their family histories, work schedules and different personalities make each child totally book-worthy and unique. And it's difficult to find a common thread to bind each child into a single, themed book.
So here's what I'm talking about ... history: I spent three weeks in Chennai, India this summer with a team of Americans from the Bay Area. From our larger team, about six of us took on a very special project for the third week of our stay. We selected thirteen street children from the hundred or so that had participated in our day-camp program the previous two weeks. At the beginning of the week, we taught them how to operate a disposable camera and sent them "home" with the instructions that they were to capture scenes of their daily life.
Upon collecting and developing the rolls of film, the seven of us (along with our amazing, *amazing* translators) interviewed each child, asking them the stories behind the subjects of their pictures. Through this interviewing process, we got to know these kids. As they opened up to us, with details of their hardships, their sorrows, as well as their joys and hopes, we felt drawn into their world...
Now, back in the States, we have pages of notes and tons of photographs, both of the kids and the ones taken by the kids -and we're still trying to put all the pieces together and figure out how we can create something that will both express these children's lives as well as benefit the kids.
If we produce a book that successfully portrays what life is like for the street kids, then how do we funnel the proceeds right back to them? How can they benefit? Ideally, we'd love to see them all attend school, but that is a tricky step to take, especially when their parents rely on their daily income to keep the family fed.
I don't know ... but I'm sure there are ideas out there, ways to make something like this work.