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Chickens Changed Her Children's Lives

25 7月 2019
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When Esnart’s husband passed on, she was left to look after her children and her elderly mother. Through the Gift Catalogue, her family received five chickens that have now multiplied to 332! "I am a great example of what chickens can do," says Esnart.

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Childhood Lost: Trading School for the Brick Fields

12 7月 2019
Hunger Crisis
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Tarina* works in the brick fields to support her family. She is 12 years old. Each day, she earns 50 to 60 taka (S$0.80 to S$1) by breaking bricks. “If I stop breaking bricks, how will [my family] pay off our loans?” she says.

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Girls Protecting Girls: Simran's Story of Courage

10 7月 2019
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With the beginning of World Vision’s work in Simran’s village, families started to recognise children’s importance. “People care about us now and they know that we are the future of our country,” says Simran, smiling.

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Sold and Exploited: Of Slavery and Abuse

09 7月 2019
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"For the next three years, I was enslaved to this family. The Chinese couple married me to their son. But I wasn't treated as a wife and this was not a marriage," says Hnin.

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9-Year-Old Khatema Fights Against Her Own Child Marriage

04 7月 2019
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What started as a normal day for Khatema, 9, joyfully playing in the village with her friends quickly turned into one of the worst days of her life. Her world and her dream of becoming a teacher came crashing down when her brother interrupted their game with a message: Their father had decided to marry her off. 

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