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  • After loosing to her opponent during a Muay Thai boxing match, Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is being comforted by her father at en event organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Next to her instructor Wichai Saengkeaw, 42, Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, has injured her left foot during training, and she is relaxing on a hammock while watching television in her front yard, in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is practicing high kicks in the gym where she trains in Muay Thai boxing, in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is breathing deeply after training hard until evening at the gym where she practises Muay Thai boxing, in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Man are buying tickets before the start of a Muay Thai boxing event, organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is relaxing on the floor the gym where she practises Muay Thai boxing, in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • A young woman is recording a Muay Thai boxing match on her mobile phone and selfie stick, while attending an event organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • An adolescent girl is sitting on the stage, awaiting the start of her Muay Thai boxing match, in a small arena set up in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is learning the hands position for clutching, as shown by her instructor Wichai Saengkeaw, 42, at the gym where she practises Muay Thai boxing, in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is lifting a weight using her neck and mouth while training at the gym where she practises Muay Thai boxing, in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • An adolescent girl is praying before the start of a Muay Thai boxing match, organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Announcements are being made to the crowd and fighters during a Muay Thai boxing event, organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Browsing on her mobile phone, Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is being driven to a Muay Thai boxing match, where she will fight in a local arena set up in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is lifting herself while training with another fighter at the gym where she practises Muay Thai boxing, in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • An adolescent girl is relaxing for a second, while sitting at her corner during a break of her Muay Thai boxing match, organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is hitting her opponent in the stomach using the knee, during a Muay Thai boxing match organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • While her cousin is reading a school book, Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is playing with a toy guitar and relaxing on an hammock in the front yard of her home in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • A Muay Thai boxing match is about to restart after a break, in a small arena set up in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Phatsorn Bunmasen, 14, is exchanging hip kicks with her opponent during a Muay Thai boxing match organised in a village near Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand.
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  • Marvin, 20 years old, former gangster, teaching a life orientation lesson to young neglected youngsters in the School of Hope in Athlone, Cape Town, RSA, where troubled young kids at risk are getting education (run by Thembalitsha.org.za a local NGO). Marvin was a hit-man, working also for different gang such as 'The Americans' and the 'Junior Mafia' between the age of 15 and 19. He grow up in the mainly 'coloured' area of  Heideveld, where unemployment is rife and gangs are flourishing. He was also addicted by crystal meth (aka 'tik'), a dangerous chemical drug very common in South Africa's poorest neighbourhoods. Thanks to his family, after having been to reformatory, he was helped to get out of the gangs and to join a free academy for skills development aimed at empowering troubled youths through training and discipline, called Chrysalis (www.chrysalisacademy.org.za). He finished a three month course there and he is now about to  start working in the tourism industry; he know the wrongs has done and he does not want to go back to that life anymore. Chrysalis aim at reducing the levels of crime and violence in the Western Cape by transforming 'youth at risk' into strong, positive community leaders of the future through intensive continuous training. ?After I left the gang I was working for in the Woodstock area of Cape Town I have made myself some enemies; I cannot go back there anymore because someone has still anger left for me?I don?t want that life anymore, I want to live peacefully and fulfil my aspirations, you see: it is a matter of having little short-term goals, once you have achieved one you go onto the next, and so on. Always think you can do it, don?t give up, go for it again. I was running in dark corners, there was no way out, I did not have a goal, I had no dreams. You need to believe that you are worthwhile. Life is hard, it depends on you on how you want to make your life. Make everyday your day."
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  • Marvin, 20 years old, former gangster, by a wall of a school close to the impoverished area of Heideveld, Cape Town, RSA. Marvin was a hit-man, working also for different gangs such as 'The Americans' and the 'Junior Mafia' between the age of 15 and 19. He grow up in the mainly 'coloured' area of  Heideveld, where unemployment is rife and gangs are flourishing. He was also addicted by Crystal Meth (aka 'tik'), a dangerous chemical drug very common in South Africa's poorest neighbourhoods. Thanks to his family he was helped to get out of the gangs and to join a free academy for skills development aimed at empowering troubled youths through training and discipline, called Chrysalis (www.chrysalisacademy.org.za). He finished a three month course there and he is now about to  start working in the tourism industry; he know the wrongs has done and he does not want to go back to that life anymore. Chrysalis aim at reducing the levels of crime and violence in the Western Cape by transforming 'youth at risk' into strong, positive community leaders of the future through intensive continuous training. Marvin is actually heading life orientation lessons to institutes as the School of Hope, in Athlone, Cape Town, where troubled young kids at risk are getting education (run by Thembalitsha.org.za a local NGO).
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  • Marvin, 20 years old, former gangster, teaching a life orientation lesson to young neglected youngsters in the School of Hope in Athlone, Cape Town, RSA, where troubled young kids at risk are getting education (run by Thembalitsha.org.za a local NGO). Marvin was a hit-man, working also for different gang such as 'The Americans' and the 'Junior Mafia' between the age of 15 and 19. He grow up in the mainly 'coloured' area of  Heideveld, where unemployment is rife and gangs are flourishing. He was also addicted by crystal meth (aka 'tik'), a dangerous chemical drug very common in South Africa's poorest neighbourhoods. Thanks to his family, after having been to reformatory, he was helped to get out of the gangs and to join a free academy for skills development aimed at empowering troubled youths through training and discipline, called Chrysalis (www.chrysalisacademy.org.za). He finished a three month course there and he is now about to  start working in the tourism industry; he know the wrongs has done and he does not want to go back to that life anymore. Chrysalis aim at reducing the levels of crime and violence in the Western Cape by transforming 'youth at risk' into strong, positive community leaders of the future through intensive continuous training. ?After I left the gang I was working for in the Woodstock area of Cape Town I have made myself some enemies; I cannot go back there anymore because someone has still anger left for me?I don?t want that life anymore, I want to live peacefully and fulfil my aspirations, you see: it is a matter of having little short-term goals, once you have achieved one you go onto the next, and so on. Always think you can do it, don?t give up, go for it again. I was running in dark corners, there was no way out, I did not have a goal, I had no dreams. You need to believe that you are worthwhile. Life is hard, it depends on you on how you want to make your life. Make everyday your day."
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  • Aghele Rezaie, 30, (right) the famous Afghan actress who has taken part in the controversial movie 'At Five in the Afternoon' (Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 2003) is helping her son, Tamim, 8, (left) with his daily homework in their home in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'At Five in the Afternoon' focuses on the life of a progressive young woman who dreams of growing up to become the President of the Republic despite her oppressive home life and a strained relationship with her bigoted but loving father. The film follows the daily struggles of Afghan women in post-Taliban Afghanistan with tenderness and hope against a tragic background of death and despair.
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  • Aghele Rezaie, 30, (right) the famous Afghan actress who has taken part in the controversial movie 'At Five in the Afternoon' (Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 2003) is portrayed while sitting in her home in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'At Five in the Afternoon' focuses on the life of a progressive young woman who dreams of growing up to become the President of the Republic despite her oppressive home life and a strained relationship with her bigoted but loving father. The film follows the daily struggles of Afghan women in post-Taliban Afghanistan with tenderness and hope against a tragic background of death and despair. .
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  • Aghele Rezaie, 30, (right) the famous Afghan actress who has taken part in the controversial movie 'At Five in the Afternoon' (Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 2003) is portrayed while sitting in her home with her family in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'At Five in the Afternoon' focuses on the life of a progressive young woman who dreams of growing up to become the President of the Republic despite her oppressive home life and a strained relationship with her bigoted but loving father. The film follows the daily struggles of Afghan women in post-Taliban Afghanistan with tenderness and hope against a tragic background of death and despair.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • Poonam, 13, (right) is playing with the family's mobile phone next to her oldest sister Arti, 19, (left) and their mother, Sangita, 42, while sitting on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 9, (front) is running away from her sister Jyoti, 10, (left) while playing with friends on the streets of Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 11, is standing inside her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 12, (right) is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, next to her oldest sister Arti, 18, in the front yard of their family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Jyoti, 10, (left) and her younger sister Poonam, 9, (right) are oiling their hair while getting ready for school, as they stand inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • After having washed her hair, Poonam, 13, (left) is waiting for chai tea to be served by her oldest sister Arti, 19, while sitting on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • (right to left) Jyoti, 11, Poonam, 10, and their older sister Arti, 16, are warily observing their friend and neighbour, Pooja, 16, connecting electric cables near Poonam's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • After a long day in school with her older sister Jyoti, 14, Poonam, 13, is relaxing inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies of Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Jyoti, 14, (left) and her younger sister Poonam, 13, (right) are praying before starting lessons inside a classroom of the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located close to their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • Poonam, 9, (front) is running away from her sister Jyoti, 10, (left) while playing with friends on the streets of Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • On Children's Day 2014, November 14, Poonam's sister Jyoti, 13, is arguing with a classmate over a piece of chalk, while playing around near a blackboard, inside a room of the cozy, private schooll the sisters regularly attend since 2011, located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 9, is leaning on her desk during a lesson in a cozy, private school located by her newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Before lessons begin, Poonam, 12, (left) and her sister Jyoti, 13, (right) are standing on the street facing the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 13, (right) is reviewing her homework and her older sister Jyoti, 14, is reaching her schoolbag for a pen, while sitting on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 11, (centre) her older sister Arti, 17, (left) and their young friend Dipshika, 4, (right) are applying a Bindi decoration to their forehead while inside the family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. A Bindi is a forehead decoration worn in South Asia. Traditionally it is a bright dot of red colour applied in the centre of the forehead close to the eyebrows.
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  • Among other pupils, Poonam, 9, (centre/front) her brother Ravi, 11, (right/front) their sister Jyoti, 10, (right/back) are praying on their very first day in a cozy, private school located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 14, is combing her hair while sitting on the floor of her newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Dark clouds are raising over the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • Poonam is looking outside while standing by the entrance of her newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies of Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 12, (centre) and her sister Jyoti, 13, behind her, are praying before lessons begin, while standing inside a classroom of the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • Jyoti, 13, (centre) is laughing with her sister Poonam, 12, (right) while completing their homework as their older sister Arti, 18, is applying nail polish, (left) sitting on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies of Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • (left to right) Ravi, 14, Sanjita, 41, Poonam, 12, Arti, 18, and Jyoti, 13, are sitting together watching television inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, a water-affected urban colony of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Arti, 15, Poonam's eldest sister, (front) is taking stitching lessons in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Arti, 19,  (left) is talking to relatives on the family's mobile phone while her youngest sister Poonam, 13, is standing next to her, in the court yard of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 10, (centre) is playing a game on the new generation smartphone belonging to Neelam, 32, Alex Masi's translator, while Jyoti, 11, (right) Poonam's sister, and Ravi, 12, (left) their older brother, are watching over, eager to try. The children now live in a newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. After being in constant touch with the family since 2011, Neelam has become a trusted friend to rely on for any serious problem or advice.
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  • Sachin, 18, (centre) Poonam's oldest brother, is cooking corn the family is now selling, while sitting on his father's trolley, bought with part of the money donated by 'The Photographers Giving Back Awards' in 2011, in order to improve the family's quality of life, near their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • While in the process of combing her hair, Poonam, 11, (bottom) is helping her brother Ravi, 13, to decorate their family's newly built home before the celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Ravi, 11, Poonam's older brother, is relaxing on a bed, while eating biscuits inside his family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam's older sister Jyoti, 14, is playing with a bowl of fresh rice while lying on the floor of her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 10, (right) and her older sister Jyoti, 11, are having an argument while completing some homework on the floor inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 10, (left) and her older sister Jyoti, 11, are walking hand in hand near their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Jyoti, 10, (right) is touching her younger sister's arm, Poonam, 9, while standing in the court yard of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 13, (left) and her oldest sister Arti, 19, having a cup of Indian chai tea, are relaxing on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Jyoti, 10, (left) and her younger sister Poonam, 9, (right) are oiling their hair while getting ready for school, inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 10, (centre) is being bitten on the arm by a stray puppy taken from the streets of Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. Sachin, 18, (right) Poonam's disabled, oldest brother, a boy affected by a lower limbs paralysis, is playing games on a cellphone, while (right) Jyoti, 11, Poonam's sister, and Sangita Jatev, 39, their mother, are sitting in the front yard of their newly built home.
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  • Poonam, 13, (left) is playing a game on the family's mobile phone while her older sister Jyoti, 14, is playing with a carton box on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 10, (left) and her older sister Jyoti, 11, (right) are studying together while sitting inside their family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 9, is standing inside her old home, where she lived until June 2011, on the day Alex and the young girl have met again, after his image of her, sitting under the heavy rain, was granted 5000 US dollars by 'The Photographers Giving Back Awards', in Sweden, destined towards her wellbeing, in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Dark clouds are raising over the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • For India's Independence Day, Poonam, 10, (third from left) her sister Jyoti, 11, (third from right) and the pupils attending their cozy, private school are celebrating along the streets of Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Ready for another day in the cozy, private school they have been attending since 2011, Jyoti, 11, (left) and her younger sister Poonam, 10, (right) are about to leave their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies of Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 12, (centre) is sitting with her sister Jyoti, 13, (left) on the floor of the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam's sister Jyoti, 15, is combing her hair while inside her newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Sangita, 40, (centre) is checking the size of a new dress for her daughter Jyoti, 12, (left) while Poonam, 11, (right) is waiting for her turn, inside a small clothes shop in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 13, (left) and her oldest sister Arti, 19, having a cup of Indian chai tea, are relaxing on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 13, (centre) is having her homework checked by a teacher, while sitting on the floor of a classroom inside the cozy, private school she regularly attends with her older sister Jyoti, 14, since 2011, and located close to their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 9, (left) her sister Jyoti, 10, (centre) and their brother Ravi, 11, (right) are about to start their very first day in a cozy, private school located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 12, (right) is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, next to her oldest sister Arti, 18, while in the front yard of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Under the supervision of their parents, Jyoti, 13, (left) her sisters Arti, 18, (back) and Poonam, 12, (front) are making Rangolis, Hindu floor decorations, ahead of celebrations for Diwali, the festival of lights, while in front of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. A Rangoli, also known as Kolam or Muggu is folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor, in living rooms or courtyards, using materials such as rice, dry flour, coloured powders and flower petals.
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  • Poonam and her family are living in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • (left to right) Jyoti, 10, Poonam, 9, and Sachin, 17, sitting on his wheelchair, are playing around in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Fist up towards the sky, Rashida Bee, 57, (centre) is demonstrating along other 1984 'survivors' next to the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, on the evening of the 29th anniversary since the infamous 'Gas Disaster', on December 2, 2013. Rashida Bee is the founder of 'Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre', one of two vital medical institutions funded by 'The Bhopal Medical Appeal'.
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  • Jyoti, 10, (left) is embracing her older sister Arti, 15, while Poonam, 9, (right) is playing around next to them, in the front yard of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Next to her older sister Jyoti, 13, Poonam, 12, (right) is washing dishes in front of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 12, (centre) is walking with her mother Sangita, 41, (right) and her older sister Jyoti, 13, out shopping on a street close to their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies of Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 12, is turning on the old television inside her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 11, is arguing with her mother Sangita, 40, while standing inside the kitchen area of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam, 10, carrying firewood collected from a local vendor, is walking back to her newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Arti, 16, Poonam's eldest sister, is cooking some chapattis, the typical flat India bread, while sitting next to the fireplace inside her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam's older sister Jyoti, 14, (right) is reaching for electrical wires in order to start the family's small fan while their mother is busy mending some clothes with a sewing machine inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam's older sister Jyoti, 10, is learning the English alphabet written in large letters on a wall inside her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • While having an afternoon chai tea, Poonam, 13, (right) is reviewing school homework with her older sister Jyoti, 14, sitting with their older brother Ravi, 15, on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam, 10, is looking at the mirror while standing inside her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Jyoti, 12, is holding a candle during the celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, while standing in the front yard of her family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Sangita Jatev, 38, is brushing her daughter Poonam's hair while in the front yard of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • In the early morning, Poonam, 12, (left) and her sister Jyoti, 13, are ready to leave home to attend lessons at the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies of Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • (right to left) Poonam, 12, is standing next to her sisters Arti, 18, and Jyoti, 13, while their mother is washing dishes in front of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Alongside other pupils and her older sister Jyoti, 12, (back/right) Poonam, 11, (centre) is sitting of the floor during a lesson at a cozy, private school located by their newly built home, in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • During lesson, Poonam, 9, is leaning on her desk inside the cozy, private school she regularly attends with her sister Jyoti, 10, since 2011, and located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 10, feeling unwell in the middle of the afternoon, is sleeping next to her mother, Sangita Jatev, 39, inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Ready for another day in school, Jyoti, 11, (left) and her younger sister Poonam, 10, are about to leave their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • On Children's Day 2014, November 14, 2014, Poonam's sister Jyoti, 13, is arguing with a classmate over a piece of chalk, while playing around near a blackboard inside the cozy, private school Poonam and she regularly attend since 2011, located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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