Feeding children should be the government's responsibility

Any of you who have ever been to a poor place (3rd world country) know how hard it is to resist giving money to children who are pulling at your sleeves, and heartstrings, with their pleas for help. Here, they are everywhere, especially outside the boliches (clubs/bars) at night, begging. It is really horrible to see, and even though some of them dive to see up your skirt or try to light you on fire (that was only one night...) for the most part they are really cute kids that are visibly malnourished and homeless. Obviously, we've all seen Slumdog millionare, that stuff doesn't just go on in India. I have seen a few times now an adult man walking with these beggar kids away from their begging spots late at night (or early morning). So I figured out what I can do to help them, because clearly the money doesn't go anywhere good--buy them food! Obviously theres not always a hotdog or empanada (little dumplings of heaven) stand nearby, but when there is, it is 2-3 pesos out of my pocket (about 60 or 70 US cents) and a lot of food in their little 7-year old stomaches. Just now I was at the grocery store and 2 girls who must've been about 5 approached me and asked if I would buy them a yogurt. How can you say no to that?? They looked so dirty, and poor...so i bought them each a yogurt. I hope one day this governemnt can take care of its people...every day there are articles about how much the people here hate the government. Today there were reports of intense police brutality against workers in a factory. There are huuge rallies and demonstrations every single day. You can feel it in the air. The proverbial shit is about to hit the fan soon, for sure. My professor today told us, "you guys are in Argentina at a really important time. You are about to see some intense stuff go down..."