Life in Hyderabad

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

INDIA | Monday, 7 January 2013 | Views [352] | View Larger Image

These two women earn money selling the likeness of deities and painted coconuts. Many Hindu worshipers buy these goods as religious offerings at Birla Mandir, a white marble temple further up the hill.

Although this little girl is not yet old enough, more than 90% of city children living below the poverty line are able to attend school. As India's economy expands, more of the poorest families are choosing to send children to low-cost private schools in hopes of helping them escape poverty.

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In-country migration, increased birth rates, and an infrastructure struggling to keep up leave many Indians with nowhere to dispose of garbage but the street. Waste pickers provide a valuable social, economic, and environmental service by collecting reusable or recyclable materials to sell.

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