“Untouchable” Dalit Girl

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Living in desperate poverty in the outskirts of the city, amongst the poorest of the poor, this little girl picks through dumped waste for her family’s living. With no toilets, clean water, electricity or medical care, she survives in a makeshift tent at the fringes of Indian society on wasteland and “untouchable” by birth.

According to my local friend, I am probably the only person from outside this small Dalit community who has ever held her hand. She and the other children there made my visit a very special one;  I won’t forget them.

The Joy Of Learning

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Living in the UK we often take for granted the tax payer funded state education system we have here. Its the norm for all children to go to school; in fact, if they don’t, parents can expect to be charged with a criminal offence and end up in court.

Of the tens of  millions of children living in poverty in India, only some are lucky enough to benefit from an education at all and those who don’t, end up wandering the streets or working instead. Thankfully there are many NGO’s and charities that provide an education to children whose families can’t afford the usual fees.

Here is a final set of pictures from the MS Foundation School in Andhra Pradesh. Happy children grasping the opportunity to go to school and learn and wear their uniforms with pride!

For more information about the MS Foundation school please visit Hyderapals

 

Small Friend, Big Personality

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The first friend I made in Hyderabad; Maheen. She is around 4 years old and lives under the car park at apartments where I was staying. She took me to meet her parents and little brother. Her grandfather isthe night watchman.

The first friend I made in Hyderabad.  If there was a smile to brighten up my day, it was Maheen’s!
She is around 4 years old and lives in a shed beneath the car park at apartments where I was staying.  She took me to meet her parents, little brother and her Grandfather, who is the night watchman.

My little friend posing beautifully for some portraits, Hyderabad, 2013
My little friend posing beautifully for some portraits, Hyderabad, 2013

Forgotten

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Young "untouchable" children camped in makeshift tents on wasteland, Hyderabad, India, 2013.My thanks to Tom Holloway and Indira Burgul for guiding my path to this place and to Priyanka and Zoe for being there with me. Most of the children here can't go to school so work or wander instead in an often dangerous environment. To see more of my pictures of the life changing work a local school does for children from very poor backgrounds, please click HERE.

Young “untouchable” children camped in makeshift tents on wasteland, Hyderabad, India, 2013.
My thanks to Tom Holloway and Indira Burgul for guiding my path to this place and to Priyanka and Zoe for being there with me. Most of the children here can’t go to school so work or wander instead in an often dangerous environment. To see more of my pictures of the life changing work a local school does for children from very poor backgrounds, please click HERE.

Windows

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In a small unknown and forgotten corner of the developing world, surviving  with some of the poorest people on earth,  a young Dalit girl smiles.  She wanted to smile and be in every photo I made there;  her real feelings though, lie deep within her eyes.

The place she calls home would would horrify any parent in the western world.

Dalit, untouchable, India, slumsPlease click HERE to see more of my pictures from a local school helping children from very poor backgrounds.

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