Slums of Chennai
Though Chennai is a prospering town, poverty is still very much prevalent. Here's a look.
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A woman takes the scales off tiny fish in the slums of Chennai. Notice the flies on her hands. View photo »
A woman goes through trash in the slums of Chennai, just a few feet from where vitamins are being given to children. View photo »
A lovely young lady from the slums of Chennai. View photo »
At every vitamin distribution, we were treated to dancers, such as this young girl from the slums of Chennai. View photo »
Trash and toxic waste pile up near the Chennai dump. We gave out vitamins about 20 yards away. View photo »
Vitamin A is dropped into the mouth of a child who lives in the horrendous slums of Chennai. View photo »
More dancing in the slums of Chennai. View photo »
Ragpickers, or those who recycle trash, sort through scrap metal in the slums of Chennai. View photo »
Howard Schiffer addresses children and parents in Paddapai, a rural village outside of Chennai. View photo »
Spreading as far as the eye can see in both directions, the smoking garbage dump of Chennai sits a few yards from where thousands live. View photo »
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