Pooja and Hemu are the oldest of six siblings and therefore bear the responsibility of collecting water. Although Hemu loves to study and spends one hour studying at home, she is unable to attend [...]
Pooja and Kamla live with her parents and siblings (2 brothers and 2 sisters). Like many girls living in the Thar Desert, Pooja wakes up at 5:00 am and then helps her mother to collect water for [...]
Please note that Kavita and Pooja were not at home at the time this picture was taken. Because her father was injured in an accident and she is the eldest of four siblings, 9-year-old Kavita [...]
Sangeeta, who is 12 years old, helps her mother collect water from a local pond and then with her sister, assists her mother in picking crops. Sangeeta is unable to attend school regularly due to [...]
Radha, Kiran, and Mamta live with their parents and siblings in the Kushlawa village in the Jodhpur district. Radha and Kiran, who are 12 and 10 years old, wake up early to help their mother [...]
Hastu is 8 years old and lives with her sister Pushpa who is 5 years-old and parents in Khushlawa village, Rajasthan, India. Hastu loves to study and wants to be a doctor. Pushpa and Hastu’s [...]