Facebook profile Twitter profile Linkedin profile Contact information

Cambodia, Children of the Dump (29 images)

Display Options

VIEW SLIDESHOW

Share Share

BATCH DOWNLOAD


  • A girl finds herself a pair of adult's shows whilst scavenging for recyclable waste at the city dump. The metal hooks are used to tear open plastic bags and scrape through the potentially hazardous refuse.
  • Scavengers follow the bulldozers closely to retrieve freshly exposed recyclable waste.
  • A child takes cover from the sun in a makeshift shelter on the city dump.
  • Dawn at the city dump. A day's labour collecting recyclable waste on the city dump can generate a payout equivalent to US$2.
  • The city dump is the place of work and play for children who collect recyclable refuse.
  • A makeshift shelter on the city dump.
  • Having worked for several hours, a man rests at dawn before continuing to scavenge for recyclable waste on the city dump.
  • Used hypodermic needles and other hospital waste are amongst the hazardous materials to which people scavenging on the city dump are exposed daily.
  • Children living in the shadow of the city dump who do not scavenge recyclable waste are still exposed to the hazardous material daily.
  • The city dump is the place of work and play for children who collect recyclable refuse.
  • A youth admires pictures of soccer players he has found in the refuse. Soccer is popular throughout Asia, where impoverished villagers could surprise European travellers with thorough knowledge of league tables and cup tournaments.
  • The city dump is the place of work and play for children who collect recyclable refuse.
  • A tally is kept of money owed for recyclable material collected on the city dump.
  • Recycle cans and bottles are weighed for their meagre value. A day's labour collecting recyclable waste on the city dump can generate a payout equivalent to US$2.
  • A day's labour collecting recyclable waste on the city dump can generate a payout equivalent to US$2.
  • Children burn the plastic from electric cable to retrieve the copper wire for recycling.
  • Having spent the early hours of the day searching refuse for recyclables, girls living next to the city dump bathe and dress in the few clean clothes they have.
  • Children living next to the city dump bathe before gathering to receive meals made available by French NGO, Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (For the Smile of a Child). Doctors and nurses from France regularly visit during their vacation time to volunteer their services in support of the NGO.
  • Children living in the shadow of the city dump who do not scavenge recyclable waste are still exposed to the hazardous material daily.
  • Children living next to the city dump gather to receive meals made available by French NGO, Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (For the Smile of a Child). Doctors and nurses from France regularly visit during their vacation time to volunteer their services in support of the NGO.
  • In the village next to the city dump a medical team from the French NGO, Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (For the Smile of a Child) visits each morning to tend to ailments suffered by the children who are constantly exposed to health risks associated with the refuse. Doctors and nurses from France regularly visit during their vacation time to volunteer their services in support of the NGO.
  • In the village next to the city dump a medical team from the French NGO, Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (For the Smile of a Child) visits each morning to tend to ailments suffered by the children who are constantly exposed to health risks associated with the refuse. Doctors and nurses from France regularly visit during their vacation time to volunteer their services in support of the NGO.
  • Children living next to the city dump receive meals made available by French NGO, Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (For the Smile of a Child). Doctors and nurses from France regularly visit during their vacation time to volunteer their services in support of the NGO.
  • Students of Pour un Sourire d'Enfant's (For the Smile of a Child) school exercise before morning classes.
  • Students of Pour un Sourire d'Enfant's (For the Smile of a Child) school practice playing basketball.
  • Students of Pour un Sourire d'Enfant's (For the Smile of a Child) school exercise before morning classes.
  • Students of Pour un Sourire d'Enfant's (For the Smile of a Child) school join their morning classes.
  • Senior students receive instruction in the kitchen from a Parisian Chef. Pour un Sourire d'Enfant's (For the Smile of a Child) school offers practical vocational training to students who would otherwise be stuck in a cycle of poverty.
  • Senior students learn the restaurant business. Pour un Sourire d'Enfant's (For the Smile of a Child) school offers practical vocational training to students who would otherwise be stuck in a cycle of poverty.