"This is Sabina, she is my eldest sister’s daughter. Sabina never had the opportunity to go to school. She lives at the market where she weaves and sells Tais. At night she sleeps under a table.”
”I took this photo because I felt sorry for this man. He carries vegetables all day to sell. They are heavy and he doesn’t make much money, yet he still smiles.”
”In Timor the two main cultures are Catholicism and Animism. Both traditions are very important to family. When someone in our family is sick we scrape powder from the buffalo horns and drink it with water to make us well. The doctor at the hospital said it’s not good for us but that’s what we believe.”
“Henrik is my best friend. We share everything, our lunch our feelings and we help each other with our homework. Every afternoon after school we pray at this statue so that we will arrive home safely.”
”Many people in Dili cook satay on the street to sell. It is good because at home most Timorese eat only rice and vegetables for dinner, so for twenty-five cents we can buy some meat to add to the meal.”
“I use this table to study every night. We have four rooms at our house and eight people live here so this room is used as a lounge room in the day and a bedroom at night.”