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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13, red scarf) hands over a list of potential child brides while speaking in a monthly meeting of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13, red scarf) speaks during a monthly meeting of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13, red scarf) speaks during a monthly meeting of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Atul Chauhan, the chancellor of Amity University, an Indian university that will be opening a campus in Dubai in the near future, poses for a portrait in the sprawling Amity University campus in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.  Dubai, a regional hub for education, is one of 25 countries in which they are expanding over the next four to five years. Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Atul Chauhan, the chancellor of Amity University, an Indian university that will be opening a campus in Dubai in the near future, poses for a portrait in the sprawling Amity University campus in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.  Dubai, a regional hub for education, is one of 25 countries in which they are expanding over the next four to five years. Photo by Suzanne Lee/The National
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13) sits for a portrait in the meeting hut of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13) sits for a portrait in the meeting hut of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13) sits for a portrait in the meeting hut of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13, red scarf) speaks during a monthly meeting of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13) sits for a portrait in the meeting hut of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Tamanna Jinnat (13, red scarf) speaks during a monthly meeting of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. Tamanna explains, "we have an organised system: we have a list of girls who are potential child brides and we check on them. Another initiative is making sure that there is birth registration for babies so that there will be a proof of their age." Tamanna's mother said that "at your age, you are not aware of the benefits of an early marriage," to which Tamanna replied, "how about issues of maternal mortality from being too young to bear children?". She also wants to be allowed to work part time so she can support her own education and independence. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, sits amongst other rag-picker's children in class in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Mamta (standing, in pink), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Mamta (standing, in pink), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Chandrawati (center, in black), age unknown, sits on the floor amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Chandrawati (center, in black), age unknown, sits on the floor amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Vicky Nath, 11, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Vicky dropped out of school for 2 years to work as a domestic help daily-wage labourer but was re-enrolled last year as part of the Nai Duniya program and is in Class 4 now. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, talks of being a cultural musician at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Kusum Devi (center, in red), 10, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012.  Kusum walks to and from her school daily, one kilometer away from her village. When she is not schooling, she takes care of her family and their livestock. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Journalist Suryatapa Bhattacharya reports in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • An overview of the rag-picker's colony Lodha Basti, in Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of the children living here are rag-pickers like the rest of their families. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Rinka (center, in green), age unknown, squats amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sajna (center, in black), age unknown, sits amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Mamta (standing, in pink), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, sits amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Activity center teacher Shiksha Sharma (standing, center) has been teaching the rag-picker's children for 3 months in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Chandrawati (standing, in black), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Rag-picker Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. She goes to school from 8-12 in the morning, and studies again at the activity center after her work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Rag-picker Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. She goes to school from 8-12 in the morning, and studies again at the activity center after her work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Rag-picker Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. She goes to school from 8-12 in the morning, and studies again at the activity center after her work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, poses for a portrait in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, poses for a portrait in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and hence their children are not learning the traditional trade. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
    suzanne20120615-nat-snake-charmers-0...JPG
  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • A group of travelling Rajasthani snake charmers sit in their temporary camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath (extreme right), a snake charmer. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Vicky Nath, 11, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Vicky dropped out of school for 2 years to work as a domestic help daily-wage labourer but was re-enrolled last year as part of the Nai Duniya program and is in Class 4 now. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, holds his snake charming musical instruments, that he now uses in cultural performances (without the snakes), at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, holds his snake charming musical instruments, that he now uses in cultural performances (without the snakes), at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Kusum Devi (center, in red), 10, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Kusum walks to and from her school daily, one kilometer away from her village. When she is not schooling, she takes care of her family and their livestock. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Kusum Devi (center, in red), 10, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012.  Kusum walks to and from her school daily, one kilometer away from her village. When she is not schooling, she takes care of her family and their livestock. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, talks of being a cultural musician at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • An overview of the Nai Duniya Children's Activity Center in the rag-picker's colony Lodha Basti, in Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of the children living here are rag-pickers like the rest of their families. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Activity center teacher Shiksha Sharma has been teaching the rag-picker's children for 3 months in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, kneels amongst other rag-picker's children in class in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Mamta (standing, in pink), age unknown, leads the class in learning basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Most of these children work as rag-pickers. They go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sundar (center, in black), 8-9 years, sits amongst other rag-picker's children as they learn basic numerics in the Nai Duniya activity center in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Sundar walks 1.5km to and from her rag-picking work each day. Most of these children are rag-pickers themselves. They are now able to go to school from 8-12 in the morning, and study again at the activity center after work at 4pm. A new program to encourage the rag-picker's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming the next generation of rag-pickers in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Snake charmer Baba Prakash Nath (center, in red & white), 35, sits in a temporary camp of travelling snake charmers from Rajasthan who have pitched camp in remote Lodha Basti, Manana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "The government banned our trade but didn't give us any alternative options of livelihood," says Baba Prakash Nath. India's traditional snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and  are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Manju Devi, 15, sits in the compounds of her home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Her late father was a snake charmer and her mother has gone through multiple operations to remove a tumor, so she had to drop out of school to look after her siblings and to contribute to the household income by working as a brick carrier from 8am to 5pm in construction sites for INR 25 (USD 0.45)per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Sanjay Kumar, 22, a former snake charmer, holds his snake charming musical instruments, that he now uses in cultural performances (without the snakes), at his home in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. "Only during elections does the government pay attention to us," he says. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • Kusum Devi, 10, sits amongst other snake charmer's children in Naraina gaon, Titana village, Samalkha town, Haryana, India on 15th June 2012. Kusum walks to and from her school daily, one kilometer away from her village. When she is not schooling, she takes care of her family and their livestock. India's snake charmer communities suffer from a loss of livelihood because of stringent wildlife laws and are forced to resort to begging or working as daily wage labourers. A new program to encourage the snake charmer's children to attend school is underway, to keep them from becoming daily-wage child labourers or joining their parents in scavenging and begging in cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National
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  • A student drinks Safe Water Network iJal water at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • Nitu and Suki (in pink) (not their real names), stand for a portrait with their family in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, Nitu was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Her sister, Suki, now age 20, was married off at age 12 but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Choti Devi (right), aged 63, harvests Bengal Gram from her field in Balaji ki Dhani, Bauli, Nagaur District, Rajasthan, together with hired labour. Barefoot solar engineer Santosh Devi who graduated from a  solar course in the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, had provided Choti Devi with solar power and lanterns improving her life by allowing her to protect herself from poisonous monsoon insects and work late in the fields, cook in the night, and protect her cattle when they return from grazing after sunset. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Santosh Devi, aged 19, poses for a portrait in her workshop at home. She graduated 2 years ago from the solar engineering course of the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. She has since solar powered 20 homes in her village, Balaji Ki Dhani, Bauli, Nagur District, Rajasthan, making it the first village in India to be 100% solar powered in all houses. Above this, she does all maintenance for the neighbouring village, Gudda Ki Dhani, where the previous male solar engineer had left the village to find unrelated work in the city. Barefoot College prefers training women to be solar engineers for this reason that they have higher chances of staying in the village instead of moving to the cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Children attend a classroom at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • Children attend a classroom at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • Suki (not her real name), sits for a portrait next to the hand loom in her house in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 20, Suki was married off at age 12, but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Suki (not her real name), sits for a portrait next to the hand loom in her house in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 20, Suki was married off at age 12, but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Nitu (not her real name), sits in her kitchen in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, she was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Nitu (not her real name), sits in her kitchen in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, she was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Nitu (not her real name), stands at the doorway at her home in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, she was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Suki (not her real name), churns milk as her young son plays with a goat in her house in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 20, Suki was married off at age 12, but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Child bride Rina Akhter Meghla (14) sits for a portrait in the meeting hut of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. "I was about to be wed. The groom was already selected. I told my parents that I didn't want to get married now because I just will be a servant to my husband. I wanted to be independent." Her parents had said that they wanted to marry her off because she was watching too much television and not doing well in school, after which she promised to stop watching TV and improve her grades. Her ambition is to be a police inspector. The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Jewel Mahammud Kawsan (17, center right) speaks during a monthly meeting of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. When asked if an abused wife could return to her family, Jewel says, "Society doesn't take it well. It is not accepted if she leaves the husband's house. Even (her own parents) will tell her to be accommodative even if her husband beats her, because after marriage, that is now her real address." Jewel also tells a true story of a girl who used to be a member of the children's group. When she turned 14/15, her parents wanted to marry her off. The children's group went to village elders to counsel the family and the marriage was stopped. The children felt proud but sadly, after 2 months, she was quietly married off. Now, at 18, she is a mother of a girl child and is not happy in the marriage. Her husband is also a young boy but is violent in nature and beats her. She is tied to motherhood and house chores and not allowed to join the other children. The families are also fighting because of dowry related issues." The Bhashantek Basti Childrens Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Young girls sit in a group at a monthly meeting of a Children's Group in Bhashantek Basti (Slum) in Zon H, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23rd September 2011. The Bhashantek Basti Children's Group is run by children for children with the facilitation of PLAN Bangladesh and other partner NGOs. Slum children from ages 8 to 17 run the group within their own communities to protect vulnerable children from child related issues such as child marriage. About 20150 people live in the Bhashantek urban slum, with an average household size of 5 in housing sizes of 8 x 9ft made of bamboo, tin sheets and scrap materials. The average annual income is USD 200. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The Guardian
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  • Choti Devi (right), aged 63, harvests Bengal Gram from her field in Balaji ki Dhani, Bauli, Nagaur District, Rajasthan, together with hired labour. Barefoot solar engineer Santosh Devi who graduated from a  solar course in the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, had provided Choti Devi with solar power and lanterns improving her life by allowing her to protect herself from poisonous monsoon insects and work late in the fields, cook in the night, and protect her cattle when they return from grazing after sunset. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Choti Devi, aged 63, speaks about the benefits of solar power while in her field in Balaji ki Dhani, Bauli, Nagaur District, Rajasthan. Barefoot solar engineer Santosh Devi who graduated from a solar course in the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, had provided Choti Devi with solar power and lanterns improving her life by allowing her to protect herself from poisonous monsoon insects and work late in the fields, cook in the night, and protect her cattle when they return from grazing after sunset. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Sanjit "Bunker" Roy (b. 1945) is an Indian social activist and the founder of the Barefoot College (est. 1971) in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. .The college takes men, women and children who are illiterate and semi-literate from the lowest castes, and from the most remote and inaccessible villages in India and other countries in Africa and South Asia, and trains them to become "barefoot" water and solar engineers, architects, pathologists, midwives, accountants, and etc.. These villagers then work within their own communities, thus making them less dependent on "outside" skills. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Sanjit "Bunker" Roy (b. 1945) is an Indian social activist and the founder of the Barefoot College (est. 1971) in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. .The college takes men, women and children who are illiterate and semi-literate from the lowest castes, and from the most remote and inaccessible villages in India and other countries in Africa and South Asia, and trains them to become "barefoot" water and solar engineers, architects, pathologists, midwives, accountants, and etc.. These villagers then work within their own communities, thus making them less dependent on "outside" skills. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • (L-R) International students of the Barefoot Solar Engineering class, Kingzing Chodon (aged 30) from Lour, Bhutan; Precious Molobane Mamogale, aged 42, from Fetakgomo, Lompopo, South Africa; and Matildah Chikwata (aged 43) from Chibaya, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, pose for a group portrait in class. They are all students in a 6 month course in solar engineering in the Barefoot College in Tilonia village, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • An Indian staff collects exercise books from the international students in the solar engineering class in the Barefoot College in Tilonia village, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Barefoot college preferably hires local villagers to be trained up to be staff of the college. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Villagers go about their daily affairs near the Barefoot College in Tilonia village, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 1st April 2011. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Santosh Devi, aged 19, poses for a portrait on the rooftop with her solar panels. She graduated 2 years ago from the solar engineering course of the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. She has since solar powered 20 homes in her village, Balaji Ki Dhani, Bauli, Nagur District, Rajasthan, making it the first village in India to be 100% solar powered in all houses. Above this, she does all maintenance for the neighbouring village, Gudda Ki Dhani, where the previous male solar engineer had left the village to find unrelated work in the city. Barefoot College prefers training women to be solar engineers for this reason that they have higher chances of staying in the village instead of moving to the cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Santosh Devi, aged 19, makes tea in her kitchen. She graduated 2 years ago from the solar engineering course of the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. She has since solar powered 20 homes in her village, Balaji Ki Dhani, Bauli, Nagur District, Rajasthan, making it the first village in India to be 100% solar powered in all houses. Above this, she does all maintenance for the neighbouring village, Gudda Ki Dhani, where the previous male solar engineer had left the village to find unrelated work in the city. Barefoot College prefers training women to be solar engineers for this reason that they have higher chances of staying in the village instead of moving to the cities. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Views of the Barefoot College in Tilonia village, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Views of the Barefoot College in Tilonia village, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Kamla Devi, aged 38, from Shironj, Ajmer, Rajasthan, was Rajasthan's first woman Barefoot Solar Engineer. She had become a Barefoot Solar Engineer 17 years ago and has been practicing since. Now, besides being a solar engineer, she empowers other women and teaches at the Barefoot College in Tilonia village, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Children attend a classroom at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • Children attend a classroom at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • A student drinks Safe Water Network iJal water at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • A student drinks Safe Water Network iJal water at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • A student drinks Safe Water Network iJal water at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • Children line up to drink Safe Water Network iJal water at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • Children line up to drink Safe Water Network iJal water at a school in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • School children walk along houses in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • School children walk along houses in village Gorikothapally, Telangana, Indiia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Photographer: Suzanne Lee for Safe Water Network
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  • Nitu and Suki (in pink) (not their real names), stand with their camel in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, Nitu was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Her sister, Suki, now age 20, was married off at age 12 but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Nitu and Suki (in pink) (not their real names), stand for a portrait in their house in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, Nitu was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Her sister, Suki, now age 20, was married off at age 12 but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Nitu and Suki (in pink) (not their real names), stand for a portrait in their house in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, Nitu was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Her sister, Suki, now age 20, was married off at age 12 but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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  • Nitu and Suki (in pink) (not their real names), stand with their camel in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, Nitu was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Her sister, Suki, now age 20, was married off at age 12 but only went to live with her husband when she was 14. Her husband died three years after she moved in, leaving her with a daughter, now 6, and a son, now 4. She has no parents-in-laws and thus returned to her parents house after being widowed because her brother-in-law, who had become the head of the family after his brother's death, had refused to allow Suki to inherit her deceased husband's fair share of agriculture land. Although Suki's father wants her to remarry, she refuses to, hoping instead to be able to support her family through embroidery and tailoring work. The family also makes hand-loom cotton to subsidize their collective household income. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
    suzanne20121004-plan-bikaner-0676.JPG
  • Nitu (not her real name), stands with her camel for a portrait in her house in Jhaju village, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India on 4th October 2012. Now 18, she was married off at age 10 to a boy of around the same age, but only went to live with her in-laws when she was 12, after she had finished studying up to class 6. The three sisters, aged 10, 12, and 15 were married off on the same day by their maternal grandfather while their father was hospitalized. She was abused by her young husband and in-laws so her father took her back after hearing that her husband, who works in a brick kiln, was an alcoholic and was doing drugs and crime. She had only spent a few days at her husband's house at that time. Her father (now out of the hospital) has said that she will only be allowed to return to her husband's house if he changes his ways but so far, the negotiations are still underway. Photo by Suzanne Lee for PLAN UK
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