The Light Within

South Asia

A young girl holds a sledgehammer used in the relentless work of mica mining. The tool is heavy in her small hands, evidence of labor no child should be required to perform. Yet what holds us is not only what she carries, but the unwavering presence in her gaze, a reminder that exploitation does not define the entirety of a human life.This Lisa Kristine photograph was made possible by the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation in partnership with a Human Thread Foundation to eradicate slavery and human trafficking.
A young girl holds a sledgehammer used in the relentless work of mica mining. The tool is heavy in her small hands, evidence of labor no child should be required to perform. Yet what holds us is not only what she carries, but the unwavering presence in her gaze, a reminder that exploitation does not define the entirety of a human life.This Lisa Kristine photograph was made possible by the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation in partnership with a Human Thread Foundation to eradicate slavery and human trafficking.

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