Smokey Mountain - Children of a charcoal burners' camp in Manila © Hartmut Schwarzbach
Smokey Mountain - Children of a charcoal burners' camp in Manila © Hartmut Schwarzbach
On her ninth birthday, Annalyn S.* was photographed by German photographer Hartmut Schwarzbach, happily jumping on a red sofa that she had found on the garbage dump near the city of Manila (Philippines).
That’s where her family lives in a charcoal burners camp.
Like most other children in this camp, Annalyn has to search for wood among the garbage every day, bring it to an oven and monitor the charcoal production amidst acrid smoke and unbearable heat. Together with her siblings and parents, she has to bring thousands of liters of water to extinguish the fire and collect the finished charcoal.
Many of the children can neither read nor write and do not attend any school.
One day, Annalyn wants to be a teacher.
3rd Prize at UNICEF Photo of the year 2007 for Hartmut Schwarzbach
Poster donated by UNICEF Italy at the Roberta Smedili Association for the realization of the third edition of sorriso di Roberta per l'UNICEF - UNICEF Arte© to be held in Milazzo (ME) 28 to 30 May 2011.
On her ninth birthday, Annalyn S.* was photographed by German photographer Hartmut Schwarzbach, happily jumping on a red sofa that she had found on the garbage dump near the city of Manila (Philippines).
That’s where her family lives in a charcoal burners camp.
Like most other children in this camp, Annalyn has to search for wood among the garbage every day, bring it to an oven and monitor the charcoal production amidst acrid smoke and unbearable heat. Together with her siblings and parents, she has to bring thousands of liters of water to extinguish the fire and collect the finished charcoal.
Many of the children can neither read nor write and do not attend any school.
One day, Annalyn wants to be a teacher.
3rd Prize at UNICEF Photo of the year 2007 for Hartmut Schwarzbach
Poster donated by UNICEF Italy at the Roberta Smedili Association for the realization of the third edition of sorriso di Roberta per l'UNICEF - UNICEF Arte© to be held in Milazzo (ME) 28 to 30 May 2011.
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of poverty in the Philippines where a country rich of natural resources but exploited by the corupt system ruled by corupt politicians thet made the people very poor.
love, jaya
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