Where Children Sleep By James Mollison

“Prena lives in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her room is a tiny, cell-like space at the top the house where she is employed as a domestic worker. Her diet is mainly rice and vegetables. She is fourteen years old and one thousands child domestic workers in the country. Prena carries out household chores such as sweeping, cleaning, cooking and washing. She starts work at five in the morning and finishes at six in the evening. For this, she earns five hundred Nepali rupees per month (about .50). She sends the money back to her parents, who have eight other children to support. Prena visits her family twice a year. She goes to school three times a week – which is the main highlight in her life. She admires her teacher, who has made it his mission to educate children like Prena. She would like to be a doctor when she is older.”