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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0162.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0149.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0062.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Labourers have their rest on their carts and rickshaws in the back alleys of the market in the pink city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India..Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Fairtrade personnel inspect tests being done on textiles in the testing lab at the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Students march back to class after morning assembly in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. This school was built using the Fairtrade Premium funds of the Fairtrade cotton farmers and producers in Karhi village of Khargone. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A fleet of school busses that was bought using Fairtrade Premiums that was given to the Fairtrade Cotton Farmers are parked in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar Karhi school compound in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Adarsh Patidar, aged 15, poses for a portrait in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Adarsh, the son of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer, wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a cotton farmer. The school was built using the Fairtrade Premium of the Fairtrade Cotton Producers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Ankit Bamaniya, aged 5, studies English in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. The son of a cotton farmer, Ankit wants to be a Doctor when he grows up, so that he can help everyone in need. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Children from ages 4 to 16 line up for morning assembly in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. This school was built using the Fairtrade Premium funds of the Fairtrade cotton farmers and producers in Karhi village of Khargone. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Stitching teacher Kavita Yadav (centre), 34, who is hired using the Fairtrade Premiums to teach women sewing, poses for a portrait with her students in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Kavita travels to a different village every few weeks to conduct the stitching course that is free for women, as she is funded using the Fairtrade Premiums from Fairtrade cotton farmers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Line workers sew garments together into finished products at the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers working on textiles in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers test textiles in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers working on textiles in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers work on dying textiles in the Dye House at the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers unload a tractor of cotton at the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Views of parts of the sprawling Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton being processed into yarn and thread in the Spinning Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton being processed into yarn and thread in the Spinning Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton being processed into yarn and thread in the Spinning Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton being processed into yarn and thread in the Spinning Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton being processed into yarn and thread in the Spinning Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton being processed into yarn and thread in the Spinning Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade personnel inspect the processing of raw cotton in the Spinning Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton in the Blow Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A worker walks past raw cotton stacks in the Raw Material Godown of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers sew clothes in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers sew clothes in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Producer Narendra Patidar, 49, clutches a bunch of cotton in his farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Narendra employs 5 labourers at his farm and pays them 5 rupees per kilogram per worker while each worker can pick up to 40kg per day. He joined Fairtrade because he believes it's good for the community. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Kamal, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Dharmendra Meda, 20, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Dharmendra Meda, 20, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers unload raw Fairtrade cotton from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Farmer Leaders during the presentation that was given by Fairtrade personnel from India and Switzerland in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade personnel from Switzerland and India make a presentation to a small group of Fairtrade Cotton Farmer Leaders in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade personnel from Switzerland make a presentation to a small group of Fairtrade Cotton Farmer Leaders in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Adarsh Patidar, aged 15, poses for a portrait in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Adarsh, the son of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer, wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a cotton farmer. The school was built using the Fairtrade Premium of the Fairtrade Cotton Producers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Three female students (L-R: Mayuri Rathore, 12; Antim Sharma, 11; and Shivani Patidar, 11) share a computer during the Computer Class in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. The school was built using the Fairtrade Premium of the Fairtrade Cotton Producers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Mamta Patidar, aged 24, marks work from her class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Mamta teaches Hindi General Knowledge. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Varsha Karma, aged 28, stands for a portrait in her class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Varsha teaches a variety of subjects to her 5 year-old students. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Ankit Bamaniya, aged 5, studies English in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. The son of a cotton farmer, Ankit wants to be a Doctor when he grows up, so that he can help everyone in need. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Ankit Bamaniya, aged 5, studies English in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. The son of a cotton farmer, Ankit wants to be a Doctor when he grows up, so that he can help everyone in need. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-0969.jpg
  • Varsha Karma, aged 28, teaches her class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Varsha teaches a variety of subjects to her 5 year-old students. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Mamta Patidar, aged 24, teaches her class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Mamta teaches Hindi General Knowledge. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Hemant Jat, aged 6, studies in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Hemant is the son of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer and his ambition is to be a Police Officer. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Anjali Kanel, aged 6, studies in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Anjali is the daughter of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer and her ambition is to be a Computer Engineer. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Anjali Kanel, aged 6, studies in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Anjali is the daughter of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer and her ambition is to be a Computer Engineer. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A student heads to class after morning assembly in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. This school was built using the Fairtrade Premium funds of the Fairtrade cotton farmers and producers in Karhi village of Khargone. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Hemant Jat, aged 6, studies in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Hemant is the son of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer and his ambition is to be a Police Officer. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Anjali Kanel (centre), aged 6, says a prayer together with other children during morning assembly in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Anjali is the daughter of a Fairtrade cotton farmer and her ambition is to be a Computer Engineer. This school was built using the Fairtrade Premium funds of the Fairtrade cotton farmers and producers in Karhi village of Khargone. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Children from ages 4 to 16 line up for morning assembly in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. This school was built using the Fairtrade Premium funds of the Fairtrade cotton farmers and producers in Karhi village of Khargone. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Farmers and their bullock-carts come to unload cotton at a ginning factory contracted by Pratibha, a Fairtrade-certified establishment, in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Farmers and workers unload cotton from the bullock-carts at a ginning factory contracted by Pratibha, a Fairtrade-certified establishment, in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers working with the cotton ginning machines at a ginning factory contracted by Pratibha, a Fairtrade-certified establishment, in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers waiting for the next tractor-load of cotton at a  ginning factory contracted by Pratibha, a Fairtrade-certified establishment, in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Farmers and their bullock-carts come to unload cotton at a ginning factory contracted by Pratibha, a Fairtrade-certified establishment, in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers waiting for the next tractor-load of cotton at a  ginning factory contracted by Pratibha, a Fairtrade-certified establishment, in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A long line of trucks and tractors wait in queue at a cotton ginning factory in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Mamta Jat (centre), 35, learns how to sew a garment in a stitching course taught by Kavita Yadav who is hired using the Fairtrade Premiums to teach in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Mamta's husband is a Fairtrade cotton farmer, but the stitching course, is free for all interested women from the village, both Fairtrade or not. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade personnel Markus and Melanie Durr take notes while interviewing Fairtrade cotton farmers in their farm house in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A fairtrade cotton farmer's wife, Lalita Jat, 40, mends a cotton collection sack in her home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Lalita had attended the sewing course started by the Fairtrade cotton farmers using the Fairtrade Premium and she is now able to save money for her family by making clothes and mending cotton collecting sacks. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A fairtrade cotton farmer's wife, Lalita Jat, 40, mends a cotton collection sack in her home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Lalita had attended the sewing course started by the Fairtrade cotton farmers using the Fairtrade Premium and she is now able to save money for her family by making clothes and mending cotton collecting sacks. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A fairtrade cotton farmer's wife, Lalita Jat, 40, mends a cotton collection sack in her home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Lalita had attended the sewing course started by the Fairtrade cotton farmers using the Fairtrade Premium and she is now able to save money for her family by making clothes and mending cotton collecting sacks. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A fairtrade cotton farmer's wife, Lalita Jat, 40, mends a cotton collection sack in her home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Lalita had attended the sewing course started by the Fairtrade cotton farmers using the Fairtrade Premium and she is now able to save money for her family by making clothes and mending cotton collecting sacks. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A fairtrade cotton farmer's wife, Lalita Jat, 40, mends a cotton collection sack in her home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Lalita had attended the sewing course started by the Fairtrade cotton farmers using the Fairtrade Premium and she is now able to save money for her family by making clothes and mending cotton collecting sacks. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Hemant Jat, 6, finishes his homework with the help of his sister, Sapna Jat, 18, at home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Hemant, the son of a Fairtrade cotton farmer, wants to be a police man when he grows up and gets a 5% discount of school fees at the Vasudha school. His father Nandaram would be happy if Hemant took over the farm but if he does well in school, he could look for other careers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Three generations of cotton farmers: (L-R) Nitin Jat, 20, Chetan Jat, 42, and Bhagirata Jat, 72, pose for a family portrait in their home in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Nitin, wants to continue doing Fairtrade cotton farming like the generations before him, but would like to also have a government job in the village so he can have an added source of income and pension (as did his grandfather). Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Nusrat Jahan Popy (16) 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. Popy says, "I feel helpless, not angry (if my parents would try to marry me off). I can do stitching and we want to be allowed to work so that we can earn money to support ourselves in our studies and to rid ourselves of poverty and gain 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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