Childhood

Achinto and Mary Shaw

Correspondence e-mail: achinto{at}vsnl.com; mary.shaw{at}bristol.ac.uk

Throughout the world the living conditions for children, and their health outcomes, vary immensely. Some children enjoy the safety and security of home, family, and all they need to thrive; others have to contend with conditions of extreme poverty. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 200 million child labourers worldwide.1

These images of children in Calcutta, by Indian photographer Achinto, powerfully illustrate the circumstances of such children who are forced to fend for themselves, yet they also capture something of the universal spirit of childhood.


Raju, rag picker


Child on burning garbage


Boy blowing balloon


Children in park


    Notes
 
Photographs by Achinto Text By Mary Shaw


    Reference
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1 International Labour Organization. Global Report 2002: A Future Without Child Labour. Geneva: ILO, 2002.





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