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  • Bapak Sibali with his becak sepeda at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Sibali, 49, is originally from Takalar, Sulawesi.  He found out he had leprosy in 1972 but stayed with his family until 1978, when he moved to Jongaya.  He met his wife, who also has leprosy, at the settlement.  They have one child who is 5 years old.  Since 1999 he has worked as a tukang becak sepeda, pedalling customers all over Makassar.
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  • Ibu Nuria, Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Nuria was born in Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Timor, in 1933.  She lived through WWII and was in Class 3 when the Japanese invaded.  She contracted leprosy in 1962 and after losing her foot, she moved to Jongaya in Makassar.  She now lives in a shelter for older people at the settlement.  Ibu Nuria volunteers for Permata and helps out at the weekly self-help group.
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  • Bapak Jamal with his wife at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Jamal, 38, was born in Jongaya.  He discovered he was infected with leprosy in 2000 but quickly realised what it was and received prompt medical treatment - he has no obvious after effects from the infection. Bapak Jamal is married with 3 children - none of whome have leprosy - and for the last year has been running a fried chicken business which he set up using a loan from Permata.  His wife cooks and both Bapak Jamal and his son sell the chicken outside Jongaya.  He also volunteers with Permata and runs surveys and research projects about leprosy in Jongaya and Makassar.
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  • Bapak Nurdin with his wife Ibu Fatma, adotped daughter Ratma and granddaughter Ningsi at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Nurdin, 52, discovered he had leprosy at the age of 12 and moved to Jongaya leprosy settlement in 1969.  He met his wife - who also has leprosy - at the settlement after she moved there in 1980.  They have 4 children and several grandchildren, including Ratma who they adopted after her parents died.  Bapak Nurdin supports his family by working as a carpenter.  As a Bugis from Makassar, he started work as a boat builder, but started his own business making furniture in 1970.  He now makes wooden puzzles which he exports to Holland.
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  • Ibu Bunga outside her kiosk at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Bunga, 33, discovered she had leprosy when she was 9 and moved to the Jongaya leprosy settlement within a year.  She is originally from Makassar.  She lives with her husband and grandmother and now runs a small kiosk from her home.  Ibu Bunga started the kiosk using money borrowed from Permata as part of a credit scheme set up to support small businesses in the settlement.
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  • Bapak Lahakim working on Jalan Sulawesi, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Lahakim, 52, is originally from Baru, Sulawesi, but moved to Jongaya in 1968 at the age of 10.  He has worked as a parking attendant on Jalan Sulawesi, Makassar, since 1990.
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  • Haji Rahmatiah at her home in the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Haji Rahmatiah, 62, has lived in Jongaya for over 20 years.  She was 7 when she discovered she had leprosy but stayed in Pare Pare, Sulawesi, until 1974 when she moved to Makassar.  She met her husband, Ilyas, 62, at the Daya leprosy hospital in the city whilst they were both receiving treatment.  They have no children but her extended family live with her in the same house.  Ilyas is blind and so Haji Rahmatiah supports her family by working as a tailor and by making bags and handicrafts.  She also used to run a saving and loan scheme used by members of a self-help group in Jongaya.
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  • Bapak Sandrey with his becak motor in the Jongaya leprosy settlment, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Sandrey was born in 1963 and has lived in the Jongaya leprosy settlement for 30 years.  He discovered he had leprosy when he was 7 but stayed with his family in Gowa until he was old enough to move to the settlement.  Bapak Sandrey married and had a son in 2003, but his wife died recently.  Since 1987 he has worked as a tukang becak motor driver in Makassar.
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  • Bapak Alimuddin at his recycling business outside Jongaya leprosy settlment, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Alimuddin, 47, is a Bugis, originally from Bone, Sulawesi.  He found out that he was infected with leprosy at the age of 12 and moved to Jongaya leprosy settlement in 1980.  He is married with four children - none of whom have leprosy.  He used to work as a parking attendant in Makassar but with recent increases in taxes, could no longer support his family and so set up his own recycling business using seed money from Permata.  The business has been running for just two week
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  • Bapak Alimuddin at his recycling business outside Jongaya leprosy settlment, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Alimuddin, 47, is a Bugis, originally from Bone, Sulawesi.  He found out that he was infected with leprosy at the age of 12 and moved to Jongaya leprosy settlement in 1980.  He is married with four children - none of whom have leprosy.  He used to work as a parking attendant in Makassar but with recent increases in taxes, could no longer support his family and so set up his own recycling business using seed money from Permata.  The business has been running for just two week
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  • Bapak Arsyad at the Jongaya leprosy settlment, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Arsyad, 60, works as a parking attendant on Jalan Sulawesi, Makassar.  He is originally from Takalar and has been at the Jongaya leprosy settlement for 30 years.  He lives in a shelter for older people along with Bapak Baharuddin.
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  • Ibu Nuria, Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Nuria was born in Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Timor, in 1933.  She lived through WWII and was in Class 3 when the Japanese invaded.  She contracted leprosy in 1962 and after losing her foot, she moved to Jongaya in Makassar.  She now lives in a shelter for older people at the settlement.  Ibu Nuria volunteers for Permata and helps out at the weekly self-help group.
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  • Bapak Jamal with his wife at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Jamal, 38, was born in Jongaya.  He discovered he was infected with leprosy in 2000 but quickly realised what it was and received prompt medical treatment - he has no obvious after effects from the infection. Bapak Jamal is married with 3 children - none of whome have leprosy - and for the last year has been running a fried chicken business which he set up using a loan from Permata.  His wife cooks and both Bapak Jamal and his son sell the chicken outside Jongaya.  He also volunteers with Permata and runs surveys and research projects about leprosy in Jongaya and Makassar.
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  • Bapak Sandrey with his becak motor in the Jongaya leprosy settlment, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Sandrey was born in 1963 and has lived in the Jongaya leprosy settlement for 30 years.  He discovered he had leprosy when he was 7 but stayed with his family in Gowa until he was old enough to move to the settlement.  Bapak Sandrey married and had a son in 2003, but his wife died recently.  Since 1987 he has worked as a tukang becak motor driver in Makassar.
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  • Bapak Nurdin with his wife Ibu Fatma, adotped daughter Ratma and granddaughter Ningsi at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Nurdin, 52, discovered he had leprosy at the age of 12 and moved to Jongaya leprosy settlement in 1969.  He met his wife - who also has leprosy - at the settlement after she moved there in 1980.  They have 4 children and several grandchildren, including Ratma who they adopted after her parents died.  Bapak Nurdin supports his family by working as a carpenter.  As a Bugis from Makassar, he started work as a boat builder, but started his own business making furniture in 1970.  He now makes wooden puzzles which he exports to Holland.
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  • Bapak Lahakim working on Jalan Sulawesi, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Lahakim, 52, is originally from Baru, Sulawesi, but moved to Jongaya in 1968 at the age of 10.  He has worked as a parking attendant on Jalan Sulawesi, Makassar, since 1990.
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  • Haji Rahmatiah at her home in the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Haji Rahmatiah, 62, has lived in Jongaya for over 20 years.  She was 7 when she discovered she had leprosy but stayed in Pare Pare, Sulawesi, until 1974 when she moved to Makassar.  She met her husband, Ilyas, 62, at the Daya leprosy hospital in the city whilst they were both receiving treatment.  They have no children but her extended family live with her in the same house.  Ilyas is blind and so Haji Rahmatiah supports her family by working as a tailor and by making bags and handicrafts.  She also used to run a saving and loan scheme used by members of a self-help group in Jongaya.
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  • Bapak Sibali with his becak sepeda at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Sibali, 49, is originally from Takalar, Sulawesi.  He found out he had leprosy in 1972 but stayed with his family until 1978, when he moved to Jongaya.  He met his wife, who also has leprosy, at the settlement.  They have one child who is 5 years old.  Since 1999 he has worked as a tukang becak sepeda, pedalling customers all over Makassar.
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  • Ibu Bunga outside her kiosk at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Bunga, 33, discovered she had leprosy when she was 9 and moved to the Jongaya leprosy settlement within a year.  She is originally from Makassar.  She lives with her husband and grandmother and now runs a small kiosk from her home.  Ibu Bunga started the kiosk using money borrowed from Permata as part of a credit scheme set up to support small businesses in the settlement.
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  • Taupik, 14, with friends and a volunteer teacher at the school supported by Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, in a class at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, and Annie, 8, collecting plastic and metal waste on an older section of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, collecting plastic and metal waste for recyling at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, collecting plastic and metal waste for recyling at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Annie, 11, waking through a muddy area at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idirs, 13, and Annie, 8, carrying sacks of plastic and metal waste for recycling at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Annie, 11, and Erni, 10, searching for plastic and metal to recycle amongst newly dumped waste at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A full classroom at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Children playing at the school supported by Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, spitting because of large amounts of dust in the air at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, watching a truck deliver a load of dusty waste at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, searching for plastic and metal at the active section of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Ibu Hamriani with her husband Bapak Agus and daughter Nurlina at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Hamriani, 39, moved to the Jongaya leprosy settlement 13 years ago.  She discovered she had leprosy much earlier but left the infection untreated until too late and now has problems with her toes and fingers.  She is married to Bapak Agus, 43, and they have one daughter together, Nurlina, 11, who was born in the house where she now runs a small kiosk selling general goods.
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  • Ibu Buhariah beside her food kiosk at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Buhariah, 39, is originally from Panglep, Sulawesi.  She discovered she was infected with leprosy at the age of 7 and received treatment at home and at the Daya leprosy hospital before moving to Jongaya when she was 16.  She married in the settlement in 1998 but has no children.  She runs a small business selling prepared food such as fish, tempe and vegetable dishes.  Up until a year ago, Ibu Buhariah would sell from the side of the road outside her house, but she has now bought a mobile kiosk using a loan from Permata.
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  • Bapak Mustari Lotong with his wife, Ibu Kagau, daughter and grandchildren, Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Mustari Lotong, around 70 years old, is a Rukun Warga in Jongaya leprosy settlement - he works for and represents the community.  He found out he had leprosy around the age of 10 and moved to the settlement shortly after.  His wife, Ibu Kagau, 57, discovered she had leprosy when she was 9 years old and came to Jongaya a year later.  Both are originally from Sulawesi.  They met at Jongaya and married in 1970 after Bapak Mustari's first wife died.  Bapak has 7 children and 5 grandchildren from his marriage to Ibu Kagau, and another 7 children from his first marriage.  None of his children or grandchildren have leprosy.
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  • Ibu Hamriani inside her small kiosk at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Hamriani, 39, moved to the Jongaya leprosy settlement 13 years ago.  She discovered she had leprosy much earlier but left the infection untreated until too late and now has problems with her toes and fingers.  She is married to Bapak Agus, 43, and they have one daughter together, Nurlina, 11, who was born in the house where she now runs a small kiosk selling general goods.
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  • An instructor teaching a young blind boy to play football, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The ball has a bell inside so allow the players to locate it more easily.
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  • A doctor examining a young child at a small clinic, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Pregnant woman being examined at an antenatal clinic, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A farmer with discarded planks in an area of cleared forest, nr Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Seedlings are being planted in the area to prevent soil run-off inot an important water source below.
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  • A man preparing water hyacinth, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The hyacinth is then used to produce material for sandals.
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  • Women running a lottery-style microfinance scheme, Tallo, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A man welding in a street, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, with an intact glass bottle at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, working alongside a bulldozer on the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Many of the pickers follow the bulldozers as they move newly dumped waste, uncovering plastic and metal for recycling in the process.
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  • Blind pupils at a school reading braile books for homework, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A family-run stall selling food at the side of the street, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, and Annie, 8, returning home with sacks of recycled waste at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, returning home with a sack of plastic and metal waste for recycling at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Ashuar, 12, climbing up an older section of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, walking alongside a other pickers in the active section of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, walking alongside a bulldozer on the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Many of the pickers follow the bulldozers as they move newly dumped waste, uncovering plastic and metal for recycling in the process.
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  • Buyung in Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Buyung, 29, is single and has lived in Jongaya with his family since he was 3.  His parents moved to the settlement from Gowa, Sulawesi, after his father discovered he had leprosy.  Buyung himself found out he was infected with the disease when he was 10 but received prompt medical treatment and has no after effects from the infection.  He now runs a small motorbike repair business in Jongaya and also volunteers for Permata.
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  • Bapak Abustan with a class of children studying the Quran at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Abustan, 54, is an Imam who teaches the children of Jongaya the Quran.  He is originally from Wajo, Sulawesi, but moved to the settlement 19 years ago.  He first discovered he had leprosy in 1975 and was treated for the disease two years later at a local health clinic.  However, he suspects he had leprosy before this but his family were too scared and ashamed to seek treatment for him.  He met his wife in Jongaya 15 years ago and now has 3 children, all girls.  His wife and children are all free from leprosy.
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  • A blind girl in a braile library, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A farmer with mushrooms growing naturally on a rotten log, nr Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Community members in a plant nursery, nr Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The group plant seedlings in cleared areas of forest to prevent soil run off into an important water source.
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  • A woman cooking crisps in her home, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The crisps are sold later.
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  • A cockerel outside a house, Tallo, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Children playing amidst rubbish and waste, Tallo, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Plastic waste and rubbish left by the shore of a lake, nr Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Pickers working in the active section of the 'Trash moutain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, sorting through metal waste collected for recycling at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Annie, 11, searching for plastic and metal between two bulldozers at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Many of the pickers follow the bulldozers as they move newly dumped waste, uncovering plastic and metal for recycling in the process.
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  • A man walking across the top of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Annie, 11, collecting plastic and metal waste for recycling from an older section of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Volunteer teacher at the school supported by Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, and Erni, 10, returning home with sacks of plastic and metal waste for recycling at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Erni (r),10, and Sida, 8, walking to work at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Children in a class at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Ashuar, 12, and Sida, 8, searching through bags of discarded waste at the 'Traah mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • The view from on top of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, sharpening his picking tool at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, working in front of a bulldozer on the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Many of the pickers follow the bulldozers as they move newly dumped waste, uncovering plastic and metal for recycling in the process.
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  • Farmer planting a seedling in an area of cleared forest, nr Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The seedlings are used to prevent soil run off into an important water source.
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  • A man harvesting water hyacinth from a pond, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The hyacinth is then used to produce material for sandals.
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  • Sharks for sale at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Young boy eating besides a pool filled with pollution and plastic waste, Tallo, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Community members in a plant nursery, nr Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The men plant seedlings in cleared areas of forest to prevent soil run off into an important water source.
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  • Vitamin B complex next to a live fish holding tank at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. According to a worker at the facility, the solution is injected into the spine of the fish to 'calm' them during shipping.
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  • Children singing at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Annie, 11, in a class at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Idris, 13, in a class at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Annie, 11, and Taupik, 14, collecting plastic and metal waste at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Annie, 11, and Taupik, 14, collecting plastic and metal waste from an older section of the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, sorting through metal waste collected for recycling at the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Children in a class at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Children in a class at the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Ashuar, 12, blowing bubbles in a bowl of soapy water outside his house just outside the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Taupik, 14, working alongside a bulldozer on the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Many of the pickers follow the bulldozers as they move newly dumped waste, uncovering plastic and metal for recycling in the process.
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  • Taupik, 14, walking behind a bulldozer on the 'Trash mountain', Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Many of the pickers follow the bulldozers as they move newly dumped waste, uncovering plastic and metal for recycling in the process.
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  • Ibu Hamriani inside her small kiosk at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ibu Hamriani, 39, moved to the Jongaya leprosy settlement 13 years ago.  She discovered she had leprosy much earlier but left the infection untreated until too late and now has problems with her toes and fingers.  She is married to Bapak Agus, 43, and they have one daughter together, Nurlina, 11, who was born in the house where she now runs a small kiosk selling general goods.
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  • Bapak Abustan with a class of children studying the Quran at the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bapak Abustan, 54, is an Imam who teaches the children of Jongaya the Quran.  He is originally from Wajo, Sulawesi, but moved to the settlement 19 years ago.  He first discovered he had leprosy in 1975 and was treated for the disease two years later at a local health clinic.  However, he suspects he had leprosy before this but his family were too scared and ashamed to seek treatment for him.  He met his wife in Jongaya 15 years ago and now has 3 children, all girls.  His wife and children are all free from leprosy.
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  • Pregnant woman being examined at an antenatal clinic, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Community members in a plant nursery, nr Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  The group plant seedlings in cleared areas of forest to prevent soil run off into an important water source.
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  • Seamstress working in her home shop, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A customer at a women's collective producing traditional clothing, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A woman selling Bakso Pangsit, or noddle soup with dumplings, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Boats moored in a narrow inlet at a market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indoonesia.
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  • Children playing in the rain outside the school supported by the Sacred Childhoods Foundation, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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