GOLDEN TRIANGLE, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - China has leased the eastern shore of the Mekong river from Laos for a period of 99 years to develop resorts, hotels and casinos.
[ 01/09 ]
MAE SUAY, DISTRICT CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - Agents for human trafficking target ethnic minority communities, because they are livelihood vulnerable and often in state of stress due to debt levels.
[ 02/09 ]
MAE SUAY, DISTRICT CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - Agents for human trafficking come in and offer upfront payments. They offer employment for their young people.
[ 03/09 ]
MAE SUAY, DISTRICT CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - Projects such as "Keep Girls Safe" provide shelter and education for the young people, especially for the ones that are at high-risk in the age of 16.
[ 04/09 ]
CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - Dream Camp 2011: children get the opportunity to play and learn.
[ 05/09 ]
MAE SUAY, DISTRICT CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - During the rainy season the villagers don’t have any daytime activity. They cook and eat. Or go fishing or they repair the house.
[ 06/09 ]
MAE SUAY, DISTRICT CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - They live self-sufficient and grow their own crops. So basically they don’t need any money, except for modern and luxury things like television or motorbikes as well as medical help and
sanitation.
[ 07/09 ]
MAE SUAY, DISTRICT CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - Life in the mountain villages is very basic.
[ 08/09 ]
MAE SUAY, DISTRICT CHIANG RAI, THAILAND 2011 - The annual swing ceremony is a ritual in which thanks are given to the spirits of deceased ancestors.
[ 09/09 ]