Source: Guardian
Country: Nepal
After she was orphaned in the quake that devastated Nepal six months ago, 13-year-old Pharbati narrowly escaped the clutches of people traffickers. Her story underlines the far-reaching emotional and financial repercussions of the disaster
When the morning lessons are over in the low, colourful classrooms of the child transit centre in Sindhupalchowk, its 28 residents pass the time playing football and hopscotch, or chatting under the shade of trees.
In the rare moments when the laughter and shouting subside and the valley falls silent, some of the young boys reach up to clasp the hands of the older girls.