These pictures are taken not to show any cultural variances but to provide some support to these poor people who lost their family during the disaster. The old lady is of 60 now and the girl is her granddaughter who is now 14. Except these two members, others were killed by the recent landslide. Neither the old lady nor the young girl can handle the family. It seems hard for them to manage food and clothing for them. They need support at least for upcoming few years then the girl will be strong enough to look after herself and her grandmother. The girl doesn’t go to school so is illiterate. The help could be food and clothing.
Another picture is of a family where 6 children are staying with their mother. Their father died three years ago and has very little land, which is destroyed by the landslide. The biggest child is 12 and the youngest is 2. Six children are born within 10 years and the lady is struggling to feed them. The mother and son refused the offer of educational sponsorship for the biggest boy, saying the boy is to look after household work and his brothers and sisters. One boy goes to school and hopefully others also will be joining primary school from next year. The lady has deep interest on educating her children but has economic problem. Living a widow life in traditional village is itself a challenging and still she has the challenge to feed and educate 6 children. She needs help. The potential help could be food, clothing and sponsorship of the kids’ education.
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