Photo of Lakhimai Das, who lives in the RVC village in Simen Chapori with her 11 year old son Jagannath. Jagannath, who is in Class Five, lost his father at the age of four. She earns wage in a quarry and also as a farm laborer. She also weaves in her handloom and sometimes collects driftwood in river Simen. Her only hope is her son Jagannath. Her family was moved to this village after the devastating flood in the year 2000 when they lost everything they owned including the their original land. Lakhimai says that she cannot provide even the basic needs to her son. For example, he cannot read in the evenings due to scarcity of kerosene, and he often misses school due to lack of paper for notebooks or uniform. She hopes to support her son in his study by any means so that he can get a job when he grows up and support her as well as himself.
Photo by Ankur Bora, Texas
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