In 2008 I was working as a volunteer in Pragathi Vidya Samasthe school in Bagepalli, Karnataka, India, teaching computer basics to the students. This photo was taken early one morning, just before starting classes. Most of the children attending the school come from extremely poor backgrounds. In South India, poverty prevents them from continuing their education, and that can lead to child labour, so the work of these non-profit projects that support community-based education and secondary schooling is really important. The school in Bagepalli is run by the non-profit Indian organization PVS, and financed by Forkids, a Spanish NGO based in Barcelona.
Photo Finish: Eduard Muntaner-Perich



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