Austere living conditions for Vietnam ethnic minority children
(VOV) -Children growing up in the northwest region of Vietnam most often experience harsh living conditions closer to nature – rife with hunger and discomfort.
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Red Dao ethnic minority children help their mothers in the rice paddy fields at Hoang Su Phi in Ha Giang province |
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Mong ethnic minority children paddle a raft on Noong Lake at Phu Linh village in the Vi Xuyen district of Ha Giang province |
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Mong ethnic minority boy walks to school in freezing weather at Trung Hai hamlet of the Y Ty village in Bat Xat district of Lao Cai province |
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H’Mong boy warms up with his family at Bat Xat district of Lao Cai province |
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Pupils at Y Ty primary school dress in warm clothes donated by charities |
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Dao ethnic minority children wearing home-made nylon shirts to fend off cold weather |
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Dao girl in front of winter wood stack in the Khoang Hamlet in Sapa in Lao Cai province |
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Despite difficulties, children still regularly attend school |
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A boarding school in the Xin Man district of Ha Giang province |
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Ethnic minority pupils play games |
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Phu La ethnic minority newborn in the poorest village of Nam Sai in Sapa district in Lao Cai province |
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Phu La ethnic minority boy on his mother’s back
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Phu La ethnic minority children play traditional game at Sa Pa in Lao Cai province |