This photograph was taken in India, by Gautam Basu, and won CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year in 2011.
The area they are in is referred to as the 'Pipe Slum' and are old pipes that were discarded by the city after the completion of a water project. The rest of the slum is made up of ramshackle shanties that are built over and around the pipes. The area is also home to a number of children attending a nearby compassion project.
Malcolm_Flex on August 18th, 2017 at 20:16 UTC »
That's a strong ass mother. Trying her best to make sure her kids are taken care of, even while living in a god damn concrete cylinder.
Sammie_SU on August 18th, 2017 at 21:27 UTC »
Some back story of the image:
This photograph was taken in India, by Gautam Basu, and won CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year in 2011.
The area they are in is referred to as the 'Pipe Slum' and are old pipes that were discarded by the city after the completion of a water project. The rest of the slum is made up of ramshackle shanties that are built over and around the pipes. The area is also home to a number of children attending a nearby compassion project.
Like India, Manila in the Philippines also has homeless people and families living in similar concrete and steel pipes. These steel pipes were intented to be used by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on the construction of a water system. News article http://i.imgur.com/0q2qmUs.jpg http://i.imgur.com/XcEwBKS.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ShmbTPP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YSuCSHV.jpg
starwire on August 18th, 2017 at 21:32 UTC »
Our neighbour's kid was diagnosed with leukemia. He said his entire life became simple, when compared with the importance of his son getting better.