SCHOOL
SWEEPSTAKE (top)
A schoolgirl sweeping outside the village school. Girls have little
opportunity for education after leaving primary school and begin
domestic chores at an incredibly early age. Khmu village, Laos.
Kati Dshedshorov/ DevelopingDreams.com
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IN
A SPIN (top)
A lady with her spinning wheel in front of her home in a small village near
Vang Vieng. The local garment industry where her thread might end up, is
struggling with harming international trade policies imposed by rich countries.
Laos.
Ian Byrne/ DevelopingDreams.com
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CAN
YOU SEE THE LIGHT
The village classroom lit by the early morning sun is a hive of activity
before the teacher arrives. Pens and paper are expensive which leaves many
children with no other alternative but a small board and chalk to use. Hill
tribe village near Luang Prabang, Laos.
Ian Byrne/ DevelopingDreams.com
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LIGHT
MY WAY
A local craftsman makes lantern shades from hand-made mulberry paper
adorned with mountain flowers and ferns. Mulberry bark is pounded
into mulch, then formed into sheets and left to dry in the sun. Luang
Prabang, Laos.
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