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Arissa suffers from Cerebral Palsy and was in a very poor way when we met her in February. She was...

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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008

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Mari spent the first 9 years of her life breaking granite with her bonded labour parents. We freed...

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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008

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Waiting for the Friday afternoon free clinic, the gypsy men are easily spotted by the colourful headgear.

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Uploaded on Apr 15, 2008

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Thursday afternoon market in Manampathy. Fresh vegetables for the Mettupalayam School nutrition programme. Did someone say 5 a day?

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Uploaded on Apr 15, 2008

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The smiles say it all.

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Uploaded on Apr 15, 2008

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Senior ayah preparing the children's school lunch. Now widowed, Annamal has worked at IRDT...

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Uploaded on Apr 2, 2008

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Two Mettupalayam School council members writing out their thoughts on how to improve...

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Uploaded on Apr 2, 2008

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Near our project at Mettupalayam is a small Hindu temple which is visited by the...

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Uploaded on Apr 2, 2008

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Two Mettupalayam boys with an old and battered portable radio. I'm not even sure that it worked, but boy, did it impress his friend! www.irdt.co.uk

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Uploaded on Apr 1, 2008

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Nambikki School children, just enjoying being children.

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Uploaded on Apr 1, 2008

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I love the appearance of this child, it is simultaneously charming and challenging. The brown hair...

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Uploaded on Mar 31, 2008

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Old fella coming to collect his meal at a kitchen station.

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2006

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Sylvi is one of the quarry children. She goes to school now.

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2006

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The taller girl is Gomathi, the School Council leader. She is such a lovely person. When she makes...

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2006

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As Mettupalayam project reaches twenty years of age, it's nice to see things like soap being used. I...

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2006

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The quality of the water available to the people living at the quarry has vastly improved in the last year.

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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2006

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