https://allisonjoyce.com/ 2026-05-09 weekly 1.0 https://allisonjoyce.com/about 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/1754053270736_COPY-ALLISONJOYCE-2025-FTM_01.jpg Image https://allisonjoyce.com/page-1753131608835 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/portraits 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/singles 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_am80en_BISHWA_ALLISONJOYCE_010915_19_v1-copy_thumb.jpg Muslim devotees arrive to Tongi on the last day of the annual Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi, Bangladesh. The Bishwa Ijtema is the second largest gathering of Muslims in the world, after the Hajj, and is organized by World Tablig Council, which preaches teachings of Islam and prophet Mohammad. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) Muslim devotees arrive to Tongi on the last day of the annual Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi, Bangladesh. The Bishwa Ijtema is the second largest gathering of Muslims in the world, after the Hajj, and is organized by World Tablig Council, which preaches teachings of Islam and prophet Mohammad. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_s50jff_SHAMLI_ALLISONJOYCE__26_thumb.jpg A child sits outside his tent while his mother cooks in the Malakpur relief camp in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Riots between Muslims and Jat Hindus broke out at the end of August and lasted until the beginning of September, 2013. More than 55 people were killed, hundreds were injured, at least 6 women were gang raped, and almost 50,000 people fled to relief camps in the immediate aftermath. The cold winter has led to the death of over 34 children in the relief camps. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images) A child sits outside his tent while his mother cooks in the Malakpur relief camp in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Riots between Muslims and Jat Hindus broke out at the end of August and lasted until the beginning of September, 2013. More than 55 people were killed, hundreds were injured, at least 6 women were gang raped, and almost 50,000 people fled to relief camps in the immediate aftermath. The cold winter has led to the death of over 34 children in the relief camps. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_704tw2_AJWS_ASJ-143-copy_thumb.jpg A mosque that was damaged in the earthquake is seen in Palu, Indonesia. Photo by Allison Joyce A mosque that was damaged in the earthquake is seen in Palu, Indonesia. Photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_dqb5v6_SINGLES_01_thumb.jpg A woman prays at the National Mosque, Baitul Mukarram, during Eid al-Fitr, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. A woman prays at the National Mosque, Baitul Mukarram, during Eid al-Fitr, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_fz44or_SINGLES_03-copy_thumb.jpg A Hijra (transgender) performs at the Hijra talent show, part of the first ever event called Hijra Pride 2014, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2013 Bangladesh officially recognized Hijras as a third gender, though homosexuality still remains illegal. Despite these strides Hijras continue to face violence and harassment as part of their daily life in Bangladesh. A Hijra (transgender) performs at the Hijra talent show, part of the first ever event called Hijra Pride 2014, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2013 Bangladesh officially recognized Hijras as a third gender, though homosexuality still remains illegal. Despite these strides Hijras continue to face violence and harassment as part of their daily life in Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_0f1x7v_SINGLES_08-copy_thumb.jpg A festival goer is seen during the 124th annual Lalon festival in Kushtia, Bangladesh. The Lalon Shah festival is an annual festival celebrating the life and death of Fakir Lalon Shah, who was a Bangladeshi mystic, baul, philosopher, musician, writer and advocate of religious tolerance. Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims follow his teachings and attend the festival, which comprises of 3 days of music, dance, and consumption of marijuana, which is referred to as {quote}siddhi{quote}, or enlightenment. A festival goer is seen during the 124th annual Lalon festival in Kushtia, Bangladesh. The Lalon Shah festival is an annual festival celebrating the life and death of Fakir Lalon Shah, who was a Bangladeshi mystic, baul, philosopher, musician, writer and advocate of religious tolerance. Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims follow his teachings and attend the festival, which comprises of 3 days of music, dance, and consumption of marijuana, which is referred to as {quote}siddhi{quote}, or enlightenment. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_9d8rzx_SINGLES_13_thumb.jpg 32 year old Mahada Khatum, 5 year old Hasan Sharif, and 9 year old Umma Kulsum are seen outside their home in the Shamalapur Rohingya refugee settlement in Chittagong district, Bangladesh. 12 years the family escaped violence and discrimination from the Zomgara Baharchara village in the Meherulla district of Myanmar. Last week Tomás Ojea Quintana's, the UN special rapporteur on Human Rights, said that recent developments in Myanmar's Rakhine state were the latest in a {quote}long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community which could amount to crimes against humanity{quote}, and that the Myanmar government's decision not to allow Rohingya Muslims to register their ethnicity in the March census meant that the population tally was not in accordance with international standards. Over the years hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have taken refuge in Bangladesh to escape the deadly sectarian violence in Myanmar. 32 year old Mahada Khatum, 5 year old Hasan Sharif, and 9 year old Umma Kulsum are seen outside their home in the Shamalapur Rohingya refugee settlement in Chittagong district, Bangladesh. 12 years the family escaped violence and discrimination from the Zomgara Baharchara village in the Meherulla district of Myanmar. Last week Tomás Ojea Quintana's, the UN special rapporteur on Human Rights, said that recent developments in Myanmar's Rakhine state were the latest in a {quote}long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community which could amount to crimes against humanity{quote}, and that the Myanmar government's decision not to allow Rohingya Muslims to register their ethnicity in the March census meant that the population tally was not in accordance with international standards. Over the years hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have taken refuge in Bangladesh to escape the deadly sectarian violence in Myanmar. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_yffqv1_SMOG_ASJ_021_thumb.jpg People walk near India gate amid heavy dust and smog in Delhi, India. People in India's capital city are struggling with heavily polluted air after low winds, holiday fireworks residue and crop-burning in neighboring states contribute to the haze, which has reduced visibility to 400 meters. The pollution levels have risen to 15 times more then the safe limit, a news reports said. Thousands of schools have been ordered closed, cricket matches canceled and residents warned to stay inside. The US embassy has said that it is {quote}very concerned{quote} about the impact of the pollution on Americans living in Delhi and the public at large. People walk near India gate amid heavy dust and smog in Delhi, India. People in India's capital city are struggling with heavily polluted air after low winds, holiday fireworks residue and crop-burning in neighboring states contribute to the haze, which has reduced visibility to 400 meters. The pollution levels have risen to 15 times more then the safe limit, a news reports said. Thousands of schools have been ordered closed, cricket matches canceled and residents warned to stay inside. The US embassy has said that it is {quote}very concerned{quote} about the impact of the pollution on Americans living in Delhi and the public at large. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_0tx7og_SUNDARBANS_ALLISONJOYCE__107_thumb.jpg A woman rows through a dense canal to fish in the Sundarbans forest. The Sunderbans forest in Southern Bangladesh is the largest mangrove forest in the world. There are an estimated five hundred Royal Bengal tigers in the Sunderbans, and about fifty to sixty thousand people depend on the land, rivers and forest for their living. As climate change, hurricanes and cyclones continue to affect the area, the fresh water that once irrigated farmers fields has turned salty, rendering the fields useless. Many people live barely one meter above sea level. Because of rising sea levels and shrinking forest, humans and tigers are fighting for space. The farmers are forced into the forest to hunt for honey, fish, or collect crabs, putting them at risk for a tiger attack. A woman rows through a dense canal to fish in the Sundarbans forest. The Sunderbans forest in Southern Bangladesh is the largest mangrove forest in the world. There are an estimated five hundred Royal Bengal tigers in the Sunderbans, and about fifty to sixty thousand people depend on the land, rivers and forest for their living. As climate change, hurricanes and cyclones continue to affect the area, the fresh water that once irrigated farmers fields has turned salty, rendering the fields useless. Many people live barely one meter above sea level. Because of rising sea levels and shrinking forest, humans and tigers are fighting for space. The farmers are forced into the forest to hunt for honey, fish, or collect crabs, putting them at risk for a tiger attack. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_7j9igu_LADAKH_SOLAR_ALLISONJOYCE_59-copy_thumb.jpg Monks touch solar panels at the Shachukul Monastery, of which the dormitory and school are reliant on solar energy, in Chosling village in Ladakh, India. Speaking two days after US President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India was “part of the world’s shared heritage” and that India would “continue working...above and beyond the Paris accord”. India saw nearly $10 billion invested, both in 2015 and in 2016, in renewable energy projects. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) Monks touch solar panels at the Shachukul Monastery, of which the dormitory and school are reliant on solar energy, in Chosling village in Ladakh, India. Speaking two days after US President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India was “part of the world’s shared heritage” and that India would “continue working...above and beyond the Paris accord”. India saw nearly $10 billion invested, both in 2015 and in 2016, in renewable energy projects. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_z9i2mi_12asjaj12_thumb.jpg Cyrus Fakroddin and his pet goat Cocoa take a taxi ride in New York. Cocoa is a 3-year-old Alpine Pygmy mixed goat who lives with Cyrus in Summit, New Jersey. They frequently take trips into Manhattan to enjoy the city. Fakroddin has raised Cocoa since she was 2 months old and treats her like a human. {quote}She doesn't like goats, she doesn't like farms, she likes the people and the city.{quote} Fakroddin said. Cyrus Fakroddin and his pet goat Cocoa take a taxi ride in New York. Cocoa is a 3-year-old Alpine Pygmy mixed goat who lives with Cyrus in Summit, New Jersey. They frequently take trips into Manhattan to enjoy the city. Fakroddin has raised Cocoa since she was 2 months old and treats her like a human. {quote}She doesn't like goats, she doesn't like farms, she likes the people and the city.{quote} Fakroddin said. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_qfac7q_HURRICANE_SANDY_20_thumb.jpg 3-year-old Fiana waits for her parents to vote in the presidential elections in a tent in Midland Beach in the Staten Island borough of New York City. As Staten Island continues to recover from Superstorm Sandy, a few polling stations have been relocated due to power outages or ongoing use as an evacuation center. 3-year-old Fiana waits for her parents to vote in the presidential elections in a tent in Midland Beach in the Staten Island borough of New York City. As Staten Island continues to recover from Superstorm Sandy, a few polling stations have been relocated due to power outages or ongoing use as an evacuation center. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_o7g1sv_MALDIVES_ALLISONJOYCE_07_thumb.jpg Local women swim in the ocean in Guraidhoo, Maldives. The Maldives is one of the world's lowest-lying countries; more than 80% of the Maldives’ land is less than one meter above sea levels, making it extremely vulnerable to climate change. At current global warming rates, 80% of the Maldives could be submerged by 2050. At the recent UN General Assembly, when discussing the threat of climate change, Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said “There is no guarantee of survival for any one nation in a world where the Maldives cease to exist.” (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) Local women swim in the ocean in Guraidhoo, Maldives. The Maldives is one of the world's lowest-lying countries; more than 80% of the Maldives’ land is less than one meter above sea levels, making it extremely vulnerable to climate change. At current global warming rates, 80% of the Maldives could be submerged by 2050. At the recent UN General Assembly, when discussing the threat of climate change, Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said “There is no guarantee of survival for any one nation in a world where the Maldives cease to exist.” (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_m3086w__ASJ_CORONA_THAI_133_thumb.jpg Buddhist monks wear face shields amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 as they collect alms in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand has more than 1,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases and has entered a state of emergency in order to take stronger measures against the spread of the virus. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) Buddhist monks wear face shields amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 as they collect alms in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand has more than 1,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases and has entered a state of emergency in order to take stronger measures against the spread of the virus. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_kgbx1h_060721_ASJ_GETTY_COVID18_thumb.jpg he body of 35 year old Amena, who died of Covid-19, is taken on a stretcher at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh enacted a nationwide lockdown on July 1st in an effort to contain a third wave of Covid, as cases have surged, fueled by the Delta variant first detected in neighboring India. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) he body of 35 year old Amena, who died of Covid-19, is taken on a stretcher at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh enacted a nationwide lockdown on July 1st in an effort to contain a third wave of Covid, as cases have surged, fueled by the Delta variant first detected in neighboring India. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_oign8w_BLOOMY_SL_ASJ_43-copy_thumb.jpg A vendor waits for customers at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has to repay about $2 billion in foreign debts before the end of 2021. The shortage of foreign currency caused by a pandemic recession has hindered the ability of the government to import goods. Prices for essential items, including food and cooking gas, have soared. The government has asked India for a loan for petrol and diesel. Some analysts say that Sri Lanka may be forced to seek a bailout. A vendor waits for customers at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has to repay about $2 billion in foreign debts before the end of 2021. The shortage of foreign currency caused by a pandemic recession has hindered the ability of the government to import goods. Prices for essential items, including food and cooking gas, have soared. The government has asked India for a loan for petrol and diesel. Some analysts say that Sri Lanka may be forced to seek a bailout. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_fhqaba_singles_update_20002_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugees queue for a blanket distribution in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The UN's International Court of Justice in The Hague began on Tuesday hearing a case filed by The Gambia against Myanmar over the Rohingya genocide case. Rohingya refugees queue for a blanket distribution in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The UN's International Court of Justice in The Hague began on Tuesday hearing a case filed by The Gambia against Myanmar over the Rohingya genocide case. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_s6phfm_CIRCUS_AllisonSarahJoyce478-copy_thumb.jpg A man holds a Bangladesh flag as he rides a motorbike in a {quote}wheel of death{quote} at a circus in Bangladesh. A man holds a Bangladesh flag as he rides a motorbike in a {quote}wheel of death{quote} at a circus in Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_7zfh2g_singles_update_20001_thumb.jpg Momin Mohammad brushes his teeth by the canal outside his home in the Hazaribagh neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Momin has lived here for 15 or 20 years and works loading and unloading leather in the tanneries, earning 6,000 to 7,000 (about $77 to $90) taka a month. He says that living in the neighborhood is difficult but he has no other options. Often he and his family have health problems including diarrhea, headaches and jaundice. Hazaribagh was just listed in a report by Green Cross Switzerland and Blacksmith Institute as the 5th most polluted place on earth. It houses 95% of Bangladesh's leather tanneries, and every day they dump 22,000 cubic liters of toxic waste, including the cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, into the capital city's main river and key water supply, the Burgiganga. Most of the laborers work with the hazardous chemicals without any safety precautions, and there have been reports of horrific workplace accidents in the factories. Residents of the neighborhood slums are exposed to the extreme air, water and soil pollution. The tanneries export millions of dollars of leather good around the world, including the US and Europe. Momin Mohammad brushes his teeth by the canal outside his home in the Hazaribagh neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Momin has lived here for 15 or 20 years and works loading and unloading leather in the tanneries, earning 6,000 to 7,000 (about $77 to $90) taka a month. He says that living in the neighborhood is difficult but he has no other options. Often he and his family have health problems including diarrhea, headaches and jaundice. Hazaribagh was just listed in a report by Green Cross Switzerland and Blacksmith Institute as the 5th most polluted place on earth. It houses 95% of Bangladesh's leather tanneries, and every day they dump 22,000 cubic liters of toxic waste, including the cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, into the capital city's main river and key water supply, the Burgiganga. Most of the laborers work with the hazardous chemicals without any safety precautions, and there have been reports of horrific workplace accidents in the factories. Residents of the neighborhood slums are exposed to the extreme air, water and soil pollution. The tanneries export millions of dollars of leather good around the world, including the US and Europe. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_jimky1_HURRICANE_SANDY_16_thumb.jpg Kathy Lahey sifts through her damaged home for items to save in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. With the death toll currently over 100 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy. Kathy Lahey sifts through her damaged home for items to save in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. With the death toll currently over 100 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_rjv4ix_THESURFGIRLS_19-copy-2_thumb.jpg 12 year old Shobe Majaraz hugs 12 year old Suma on the beach in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 12 year old Shobe Majaraz hugs 12 year old Suma on the beach in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_eouvve_DAY3_ROHINGYA_ASJ_05_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugees walk through early morning mist in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees walk through early morning mist in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_h51fpj_FB_ASJ_ROHINGYA_04_thumb.jpg Rohingya Muslims celebrate at a fair during Eid al-Adha in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. Rohingya Muslims celebrate at a fair during Eid al-Adha in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_bb0jlh_SINGLES_10-copy_thumb.jpg A festival goer dances during a live music event during the 124th annual Lalon festival in Kushtia, Bangladesh. The Lalon Shah festival is an annual festival celebrating the life and death of Fakir Lalon Shah, who was a Bangladeshi mystic, baul, philosopher, musician, writer and advocate of religious tolerance. Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims follow his teachings and attend the festival, which comprises of 3 days of music, dance, and consumption of marijuana, which is referred to as {quote}siddhi{quote}, or enlightenment. A festival goer dances during a live music event during the 124th annual Lalon festival in Kushtia, Bangladesh. The Lalon Shah festival is an annual festival celebrating the life and death of Fakir Lalon Shah, who was a Bangladeshi mystic, baul, philosopher, musician, writer and advocate of religious tolerance. Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims follow his teachings and attend the festival, which comprises of 3 days of music, dance, and consumption of marijuana, which is referred to as {quote}siddhi{quote}, or enlightenment. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_2br1v6_jpgs_HAIR_ASJ_03_thumb.jpg 28 year old Rupa has her hair shaven to donate to the Gods at the Thiruthani Murugan Temple in Thiruttani, India. Rupa donated her hair with the wish that her daughter's illness is cured. The process of shaving ones hair and donating it to the Gods is known as tonsuring. It is common for Hindu believers to tonsure their hair at a temple as a young child, and also to celebrate a wish coming true, such as the birth of a baby or the curing of an illness. The {quote}temple hair{quote}, as it's known, is then auctioned off to a processing plant and then sold as pricey wigs and weaves in the US, Europe and Africa. 28 year old Rupa has her hair shaven to donate to the Gods at the Thiruthani Murugan Temple in Thiruttani, India. Rupa donated her hair with the wish that her daughter's illness is cured. The process of shaving ones hair and donating it to the Gods is known as tonsuring. It is common for Hindu believers to tonsure their hair at a temple as a young child, and also to celebrate a wish coming true, such as the birth of a baby or the curing of an illness. The {quote}temple hair{quote}, as it's known, is then auctioned off to a processing plant and then sold as pricey wigs and weaves in the US, Europe and Africa. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_eyc6c5_ASJ_ROHINGYA__thumb.jpg A Rohingya refugee is seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees said on August 21st that they did not want to return to Myanmar without their rights and citizenship, as repatriation is set to start on August 22nd. August 25th marks the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Myanmar's military crackdown on the ethnic Muslim minority forced over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh from violence and torture. The United Nations has stated that it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. A Rohingya refugee is seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees said on August 21st that they did not want to return to Myanmar without their rights and citizenship, as repatriation is set to start on August 22nd. August 25th marks the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Myanmar's military crackdown on the ethnic Muslim minority forced over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh from violence and torture. The United Nations has stated that it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_7zg7mj_baanklang_ALLISONJOYCE_104_thumb.jpg Walita Lalam poses for a photo in her kitchen with her seeds in Baan Klang village, Lampang province, Thailand. Walita Lalam poses for a photo in her kitchen with her seeds in Baan Klang village, Lampang province, Thailand. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_slztaj_CIRCUS_ALLISONJOYCE__88_thumb.jpg Sheuliy, shuts her eyes as Rezaul Karim throws flaming knives at her during a performance at the Olympic Circus in Jamsha, Bangladesh. Sheuliy, who doesn't know her age, got married to another circus worker when she was 10 or 11 years old. She never had a chance to go to school. Rezaul, who is 52 years old, joined the circus when he was a teenager. He dropped out of school when he was 12 years old. Rezaul enjoys his work in the circus. He like performing and watching his friends perform, and he enjoys the music. Generations of low income families are born into circuses with rarely the hope of ever working in different profession or escaping the harsh realities of the circus. The children, often very young, are trained to be full working members usually without the opportunity for an education. As modernization slowly takes over landscape of Bangladesh, the circus is a dying art form and is moving further and further away from mainstream entertainment. Sheuliy, shuts her eyes as Rezaul Karim throws flaming knives at her during a performance at the Olympic Circus in Jamsha, Bangladesh. Sheuliy, who doesn't know her age, got married to another circus worker when she was 10 or 11 years old. She never had a chance to go to school. Rezaul, who is 52 years old, joined the circus when he was a teenager. He dropped out of school when he was 12 years old. Rezaul enjoys his work in the circus. He like performing and watching his friends perform, and he enjoys the music. Generations of low income families are born into circuses with rarely the hope of ever working in different profession or escaping the harsh realities of the circus. The children, often very young, are trained to be full working members usually without the opportunity for an education. As modernization slowly takes over landscape of Bangladesh, the circus is a dying art form and is moving further and further away from mainstream entertainment. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_4uk3x5_90_thumb.jpg Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_by4pa6_060721_ASJ_GETTY_COVID04_thumb.jpg Medical workers distribute doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh enacted a nationwide lockdown on July 1st in an effort to contain a third wave of Covid, as cases have surged, fueled by the Delta variant first detected in neighboring India. Medical workers distribute doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh enacted a nationwide lockdown on July 1st in an effort to contain a third wave of Covid, as cases have surged, fueled by the Delta variant first detected in neighboring India. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_d5c0px_MENTALHEALTH_ASJ_BANGLADESH_14_thumb.jpg 35 year old patient Barvine Akhter lies in a rice paddy outside the intake center of Pabna Mental Hospital in Pabna, Bangladesh. Mental health in Bangladesh is largely neglected and under financed, and the stigma of mental health is huge. In rural areas there are few doctors and families generally take the patient to a traditional healer first, who usually tries to exorcize the Jinn (spirits) with holy water and versus from the Koran. Families who have a mentally ill family member sometimes tie them up out of desperation and lack of education and options. There is only one government run mental hospital with 500 beds in the entire country. Less than 0.5% of government health budget is spent for mental health. 35 year old patient Barvine Akhter lies in a rice paddy outside the intake center of Pabna Mental Hospital in Pabna, Bangladesh. Mental health in Bangladesh is largely neglected and under financed, and the stigma of mental health is huge. In rural areas there are few doctors and families generally take the patient to a traditional healer first, who usually tries to exorcize the Jinn (spirits) with holy water and versus from the Koran. Families who have a mentally ill family member sometimes tie them up out of desperation and lack of education and options. There is only one government run mental hospital with 500 beds in the entire country. Less than 0.5% of government health budget is spent for mental health. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_bo0mf7_ADANI_ASJ__86_thumb.jpg A man rows a boat to Kanewal village lake, a village without electricity, in Gujarat, India. A man rows a boat to Kanewal village lake, a village without electricity, in Gujarat, India. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_o7x8uc_JAN9_singles__0058_thumb.jpg Firoz Milon collects waste on the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He sells one kilo of waste for 20 taka and says he averages 400-600 taka per day of work. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. Firoz Milon collects waste on the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He sells one kilo of waste for 20 taka and says he averages 400-600 taka per day of work. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_v46y8u_ADANI_ASJ__87A_thumb.jpg A house is seen in Kanewal village lake, a village without electricity, in Gujarat, India. A house is seen in Kanewal village lake, a village without electricity, in Gujarat, India. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_z02o6z_ALLISONJOYCE_1YRSA_01149_thumb.jpg Children are let out from class for the day from a solar powered {quote}floating school{quote} operated by Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha in Pabna district, Bangladesh. About 3 million people live on geographically isolated islands, known as {quote}chors{quote}, with no roads, no electricity, and no medical facilities. Every year, the nation is inundated with monsoonal rains which can flood up to two thirds of the country. Approximately 10 million people live in parts of Bangladesh lying less than a meter above current sea levels. Children are let out from class for the day from a solar powered {quote}floating school{quote} operated by Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha in Pabna district, Bangladesh. About 3 million people live on geographically isolated islands, known as {quote}chors{quote}, with no roads, no electricity, and no medical facilities. Every year, the nation is inundated with monsoonal rains which can flood up to two thirds of the country. Approximately 10 million people live in parts of Bangladesh lying less than a meter above current sea levels. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_bmm2zp_AJWS_ASJ-163_thumb.jpg A woman sits on a seawall in Palu, Indonesia. A woman sits on a seawall in Palu, Indonesia. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_0awio3_AllisonJoyce_Korail02_thumb.jpg Young girls pick through trash along Banani Lake in the Korail slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Korail is one of Dhaka's largest slums. Young girls pick through trash along Banani Lake in the Korail slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Korail is one of Dhaka's largest slums. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_rm8201_ALLISONJOYCE_1YRSA_00547_thumb.jpg Bangladeshi Buddhists light a large paper balloon into the sky during Probarona Purnima in Ramu, Bangladesh. The Probarona Purnima festival celebrates the conclusion of the three-month long seclusion of the monks inside their monasteries for self-edification. Last year, on September 29th 2012 a muslim mob attacked and destroyed temples and homes of Buddhists after an anonymous person posted a photograph of a desecrated Quran on a local Buddhist boy's facebook wall. The community did not participate in Probarona Purnima last year in protest of the attacks. Bangladeshi Buddhists light a large paper balloon into the sky during Probarona Purnima in Ramu, Bangladesh. The Probarona Purnima festival celebrates the conclusion of the three-month long seclusion of the monks inside their monasteries for self-edification. Last year, on September 29th 2012 a muslim mob attacked and destroyed temples and homes of Buddhists after an anonymous person posted a photograph of a desecrated Quran on a local Buddhist boy's facebook wall. The community did not participate in Probarona Purnima last year in protest of the attacks. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_f6274m_JAN9_singles__0056_thumb.jpg People are seen on a chor in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. People are seen on a chor in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pn41or4n_h4ckpa_JAN9_singles__0057_thumb.jpg People work in a dying factory in Shyampur, whose waste is dumped into the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) People work in a dying factory in Shyampur, whose waste is dumped into the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://allisonjoyce.com/indias-rambo-circus 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_pkkhne_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__01_thumb.jpg A performer practices A performer practices https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_2xcpjb_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__04_thumb.jpg Performers get ready before a show Performers get ready before a show https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_2svj6y_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__12_thumb.jpg Circus workers blow up balloons Circus workers blow up balloons https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_vo42wy_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__18_thumb.jpg A clown washes dishes before a show at the Rambo Circus in Pimpri, India. A clown washes dishes before a show at the Rambo Circus in Pimpri, India. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_t2dsdh_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__06_thumb.jpg Children of circus performers play Children of circus performers play https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_1l84h6_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__19_thumb.jpg Circus workers prepare before a show Circus workers prepare before a show https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_d7rqkd_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__10_thumb.jpg A performer practices backstage before a show A performer practices backstage before a show https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_flqejn_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__03_thumb.jpg Biju puts on gloves before a performance Biju puts on gloves before a performance https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_xuxbho_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__20_thumb.jpg A child holds cotton candy before a show A child holds cotton candy before a show https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_7415dt_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__15_thumb.jpg Tickets are sold Tickets are sold https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_obexaz_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__17_thumb.jpg CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__17 CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__17 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_yzxejw_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__05_thumb.jpg Circus workers perform during a show Circus workers perform during a show https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_znr7fn_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__07_thumb.jpg CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__07 CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__07 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_sfix2omh_t9it4o_CIRCUS_INDIAN_ASJ__11_thumb.jpg Circus workers perform during a show Circus workers perform during a show https://allisonjoyce.com/growing-up-in-the-bangladesh-circus 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/eid-during-covid 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/the-hijra-village-of-bangladesh 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_pdntig_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_01_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Suravi and Hashi cook breakfast together on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Suravi and Hashi cook breakfast together on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_uhy83b_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_02_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Nishi has her hair done before going to sign land titles at a government office on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Nishi is president of the Sherpur Hijra Welfare Association. Her role is keeping them organized, united and managing employment for the members so they don’t have to beg door to door. In 8th grade she realized that she was not a boy. One day she found a Hijra group and joined them when she was 15 years old. Before moving to this village life was hard for her and her group. Landlords were constantly giving them trouble. “Now this place is my own. My own house and my own land. Here, freedom is absolute.” She says. She got a grant from the government to buy livestock. “In society we are not allowed to eat in any restaurant and people won't let us go near any mosque. People verbally abuse us. In this place i is not happening. No one here shows us any abger or abuses us. My goal is to make everyone self reliant and help everyone to get jobs or run a business. We need more help, but I feel confident that this is possible.” Nishi says. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Nishi has her hair done before going to sign land titles at a government office on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Nishi is president of the Sherpur Hijra Welfare Association. Her role is keeping them organized, united and managing employment for the members so they don’t have to beg door to door. In 8th grade she realized that she was not a boy. One day she found a Hijra group and joined them when she was 15 years old. Before moving to this village life was hard for her and her group. Landlords were constantly giving them trouble. “Now this place is my own. My own house and my own land. Here, freedom is absolute.” She says. She got a grant from the government to buy livestock. “In society we are not allowed to eat in any restaurant and people won't let us go near any mosque. People verbally abuse us. In this place i is not happening. No one here shows us any abger or abuses us. My goal is to make everyone self reliant and help everyone to get jobs or run a business. We need more help, but I feel confident that this is possible.” Nishi says. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_fisk7f_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_03_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Hijras sign land titles at a government office on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Hijras sign land titles at a government office on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_xdr2b1_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_04_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Hijras joke around on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Hijras joke around on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_6olem9_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_06_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: The Hijras sing and play music with husbands in their village on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: The Hijras sing and play music with husbands in their village on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_j8j9ct_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_07_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Nishi has her hair combed on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Nishi is president of the Sherpur Hijra Welfare Association. Her role is keeping them organized, united and managing employment for the members so they don’t have to beg door to door. In 8th grade she realized that she was not a boy. One day she found a Hijra group and joined them when she was 15 years old. Before moving to this village life was hard for her and her group. Landlords were constantly giving them trouble. “Now this place is my own. My own house and my own land. Here, freedom is absolute.” She says. She got a grant from the government to buy livestock. “In society we are not allowed to eat in any restaurant and people won't let us go near any mosque. People verbally abuse us. In this place i is not happening. No one here shows us any abger or abuses us. My goal is to make everyone self reliant and help everyone to get jobs or run a business. We need more help, but I feel confident that this is possible.” Nishi says. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Nishi has her hair combed on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Nishi is president of the Sherpur Hijra Welfare Association. Her role is keeping them organized, united and managing employment for the members so they don’t have to beg door to door. In 8th grade she realized that she was not a boy. One day she found a Hijra group and joined them when she was 15 years old. Before moving to this village life was hard for her and her group. Landlords were constantly giving them trouble. “Now this place is my own. My own house and my own land. Here, freedom is absolute.” She says. She got a grant from the government to buy livestock. “In society we are not allowed to eat in any restaurant and people won't let us go near any mosque. People verbally abuse us. In this place i is not happening. No one here shows us any abger or abuses us. My goal is to make everyone self reliant and help everyone to get jobs or run a business. We need more help, but I feel confident that this is possible.” Nishi says. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_b42qdt_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_05_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Shuvoja Jahan sits by her village lake on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Shuvoja was interested in the Hijra community since she was a child and when she was 14 she ran away from home to live with them. They recognized the first time they saw her that she was one of them. She didn't talk to her family for 5 years after she ran away. When she finally went back one time to visit them, they were angry to find out that she had become a Hijra. They locked her in a room for a week and beat her and burned her with cigarettes before she was able to escape.  In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Shuvoja Jahan sits by her village lake on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Shuvoja was interested in the Hijra community since she was a child and when she was 14 she ran away from home to live with them. They recognized the first time they saw her that she was one of them. She didn't talk to her family for 5 years after she ran away. When she finally went back one time to visit them, they were angry to find out that she had become a Hijra. They locked her in a room for a week and beat her and burned her with cigarettes before she was able to escape.  In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_wisuma_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_10_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Ducks are corralled for the night on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Ducks are corralled for the night on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_g8rabu_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_09_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Boiskahi runs her shop on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. When Boishaki was young, her father died. When her mother got re-married Boishaki was sent to live with her grandmother. One day when she was young a group of Hijras spotter her at a marketplace and went to her grandmothers house to try to take her away with them. When her grandmother refused, the Hijras told her “just wait, she is one of us. She won’t stay with you for long”. Shortly after that, Boishaki ran away to go live with them. “Maybe if I got the love and affection from my parents then I could have stayed in the mainstream society, but I find that in the Hijra community instead.” Boishaki says. Before moving to the village, life was hard. She had to rely on extortion to make enough money to get by. But life in the new Hijra village is more respectable, she says. She runs a small shop with a grant given by the government. When the Hijras first moved in, things were not peaceful with the neighbors. There was an argument and one of the Hijras was stabbed. Law enforcement moved in quickly and arrested the man, sending the signal that the government is serious about protecting the Hijras. Things have been peaceful since. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Boiskahi runs her shop on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. When Boishaki was young, her father died. When her mother got re-married Boishaki was sent to live with her grandmother. One day when she was young a group of Hijras spotter her at a marketplace and went to her grandmothers house to try to take her away with them. When her grandmother refused, the Hijras told her “just wait, she is one of us. She won’t stay with you for long”. Shortly after that, Boishaki ran away to go live with them. “Maybe if I got the love and affection from my parents then I could have stayed in the mainstream society, but I find that in the Hijra community instead.” Boishaki says. Before moving to the village, life was hard. She had to rely on extortion to make enough money to get by. But life in the new Hijra village is more respectable, she says. She runs a small shop with a grant given by the government. When the Hijras first moved in, things were not peaceful with the neighbors. There was an argument and one of the Hijras was stabbed. Law enforcement moved in quickly and arrested the man, sending the signal that the government is serious about protecting the Hijras. Things have been peaceful since. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_l7xto9_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_08_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Alo and Habiba (L-R) sit on a makeshift boat in a lake by their village on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Alo and Habiba (L-R) sit on a makeshift boat in a lake by their village on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_7dh2tb_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_11_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Habiba and Rumana post for a photo on the road outside their village on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Rumana was 12 or 13 when she joined the Hijra community. She was born with incomplete genitals and never felt or acted like a boy. She liked to dress like a girl, play with girls, and was always attracted to boys. Rumana met a Hijra group in the market when she was 12 year old and they invited her to join them. {quote}There are two parts of Hijra life; the bad, people bully and hate us. But the positive is that we life together, eat together, have community.{quote} Habiba says {quote}I am also a human being, I have a right to live life as a Hijra and I should not be deprived of that.{quote} She was always bullied in school for acting feminine so she dropped out in class 6. She met some Hijras in a market and joined them when she was very young. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 21: Habiba and Rumana post for a photo on the road outside their village on September 21, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Rumana was 12 or 13 when she joined the Hijra community. She was born with incomplete genitals and never felt or acted like a boy. She liked to dress like a girl, play with girls, and was always attracted to boys. Rumana met a Hijra group in the market when she was 12 year old and they invited her to join them. {quote}There are two parts of Hijra life; the bad, people bully and hate us. But the positive is that we life together, eat together, have community.{quote} Habiba says {quote}I am also a human being, I have a right to live life as a Hijra and I should not be deprived of that.{quote} She was always bullied in school for acting feminine so she dropped out in class 6. She met some Hijras in a market and joined them when she was very young. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_isj12v2p_x7fpgq_AJ_PHOTOESSAY_12_thumb.jpg SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Nishi feeds her ducks on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Nishi is president of the Sherpur Hijra Welfare Association. Her role is keeping them organized, united and managing employment for the members so they don’t have to beg door to door. In 8th grade she realized that she was not a boy. One day she found a Hijra group and joined them when she was 15 years old. Before moving to this village life was hard for her and her group. Landlords were constantly giving them trouble. “Now this place is my own. My own house and my own land. Here, freedom is absolute.” She says. She got a grant from the government to buy livestock. “In society we are not allowed to eat in any restaurant and people won't let us go near any mosque. People verbally abuse us. In this place i is not happening. No one here shows us any abger or abuses us. My goal is to make everyone self reliant and help everyone to get jobs or run a business. We need more help, but I feel confident that this is possible.” Nishi says. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) SHERPUR, BANGLADESH - SEPTEMBER 22: Nishi feeds her ducks on September 22, 2021 in Sherpur, Bangladesh. Nishi is president of the Sherpur Hijra Welfare Association. Her role is keeping them organized, united and managing employment for the members so they don’t have to beg door to door. In 8th grade she realized that she was not a boy. One day she found a Hijra group and joined them when she was 15 years old. Before moving to this village life was hard for her and her group. Landlords were constantly giving them trouble. “Now this place is my own. My own house and my own land. Here, freedom is absolute.” She says. She got a grant from the government to buy livestock. “In society we are not allowed to eat in any restaurant and people won't let us go near any mosque. People verbally abuse us. In this place i is not happening. No one here shows us any abger or abuses us. My goal is to make everyone self reliant and help everyone to get jobs or run a business. We need more help, but I feel confident that this is possible.” Nishi says. In South Asia, “hijras” are identified as a category of people who are assigned as male at birth but develop a feminine gender identity. They are generally outcasted from mainstream society, and have no other way of earning money other than harassing and extorting people for money. A new government initiative aims to change that. Recently, 40 Hijra were given homes, grants, loans, livestock, and livelihood training in an effort to make them self sufficient. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://allisonjoyce.com/the-bangladesh-surf-girls 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_e5r6bg_THEfinalSURFEDIT_04_thumb.jpg Rashed Alam teaches the girls to surf in in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh in 2014 Rashed Alam teaches the girls to surf in in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh in 2014 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_yo8jw0_THEfinalSURFEDIT_10_thumb.jpg 12 year old Maisha laughs in her home as she and the girls make jewelry to sell on the beach in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 12 year old Maisha laughs in her home as she and the girls make jewelry to sell on the beach in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_fzabag_THEfinalSURFEDIT_02_thumb.jpg Johanara tries to catch a wave Johanara tries to catch a wave https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_xhiim7_THEfinalSURFEDIT_16_thumb.jpg Johanara, Suma and Aisha sells items on the beach Johanara, Suma and Aisha sells items on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_ir8btq_THEfinalSURFEDIT_19_thumb.jpg Johanara sells items on the beach Johanara sells items on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_86j4l6_THEfinalSURFEDIT_35_thumb.jpg The girls sell items to tourists on the beach The girls sell items to tourists on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_4eyt3a_THEfinalSURFEDIT_31_thumb.jpg Shobe Mejerez surfs Shobe Mejerez surfs https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_p91lw6_THEfinalSURFEDIT_32_thumb.jpg The girls climb over a wall to go back to the beach after a tutoring and skateboarding session The girls climb over a wall to go back to the beach after a tutoring and skateboarding session https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_97tf7n_THEfinalSURFEDIT_13_thumb.jpg Johanara stokes a cooking fire in her home Johanara stokes a cooking fire in her home https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_au93e4_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_15_thumb.jpg Johanara surfs Johanara surfs https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_z4t678_THEfinalSURFEDIT_08_thumb.jpg The girls rinse off in a washroom after surfing The girls rinse off in a washroom after surfing https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_mc775k_THEfinalSURFEDIT_09_thumb.jpg Sumi and Johanara hang out in Sumi's family home Sumi and Johanara hang out in Sumi's family home https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_1v4y0p_THEfinalSURFEDIT_12_thumb.jpg Sumi, the only girl who is able to go to a formal school, does homework on ther bed Sumi, the only girl who is able to go to a formal school, does homework on ther bed https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_1sic0p_THEfinalSURFEDIT_14_thumb.jpg Johanara picks out chips that she will sell to tourists on the beach Johanara picks out chips that she will sell to tourists on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_pioq0e_THEfinalSURFEDIT_15_thumb.jpg Rashed looks on as his wife Venessa tutors the girls in a park near the beach Rashed looks on as his wife Venessa tutors the girls in a park near the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_4ztcd0_THEfinalSURFEDIT_18_thumb.jpg Aisha rests in the shade at a shop near the beach Aisha rests in the shade at a shop near the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_hoavon_THEfinalSURFEDIT_20_thumb.jpg Sumi, Johanara, Aisha and Suma goof around after surfing Sumi, Johanara, Aisha and Suma goof around after surfing https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_mb5pcl_THEfinalSURFEDIT_23_thumb.jpg Aisha and Johanara laugh while surfing Aisha and Johanara laugh while surfing https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_nrtwul_THEfinalSURFEDIT_21_thumb.jpg Maisha skateboards after tutoring Maisha skateboards after tutoring https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_qlfkm4_THEfinalSURFEDIT_22_thumb.jpg The girls walk through the marketplace near the beach after surfing The girls walk through the marketplace near the beach after surfing https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_tgqqgz_THEfinalSURFEDIT_24_thumb.jpg Johhanara catches a wave Johhanara catches a wave https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_9kwu76_THEfinalSURFEDIT_26_thumb.jpg Rifa surfs Rifa surfs https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_k9n5y0_THEfinalSURFEDIT_27_thumb.jpg Suma and Shobe Mejerez embrace on the beach Suma and Shobe Mejerez embrace on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_b33ui8_THEfinalSURFEDIT_29_thumb.jpg The girls cheer during the annual surf competition The girls cheer during the annual surf competition https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_ung7cl_THEfinalSURFEDIT_30_thumb.jpg Rifa and Sumi dance on the beach Rifa and Sumi dance on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_9g2tv9_THEfinalSURFEDIT_33_thumb.jpg Rifa climbs a steep hill after collecting water that her family will use for bathing, cooking, washing and drinking from her village's only water source Rifa climbs a steep hill after collecting water that her family will use for bathing, cooking, washing and drinking from her village's only water source https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_s256mn_THEfinalSURFEDIT_34_thumb.jpg Aisha rests on a rope outside her home after a long day Aisha rests on a rope outside her home after a long day https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_fn6qt7_THEfinalSURFEDIT_37_thumb.jpg THEfinalSURFEDIT_37 THEfinalSURFEDIT_37 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_tcnw1r_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_35_thumb.jpg Soma brushes her teeth at Sumi washes her face outside her house Soma brushes her teeth at Sumi washes her face outside her house https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_a05bfk_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_42_thumb.jpg Sumi takes her soap before washing her face at her house Sumi takes her soap before washing her face at her house https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_nb8ssb_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_43_thumb.jpg A surfing trophy sits in Soma's home A surfing trophy sits in Soma's home https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_skviyw_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_44_thumb.jpg Sumi shows a photo of her and Suma from 2014 Sumi shows a photo of her and Suma from 2014 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_p1hvbc_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_39_thumb.jpg Sumi (center in zip up shirt) and other girls from the surf club get dressed and do their makeup after surfing Sumi (center in zip up shirt) and other girls from the surf club get dressed and do their makeup after surfing https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_plz28j_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_40_thumb.jpg Soma and Sumi laugh on Soma's front steps Soma and Sumi laugh on Soma's front steps https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_2lv580_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_41_thumb.jpg Soma cooks in her house as Sumi watches Soma cooks in her house as Sumi watches https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_maghmc_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_27_thumb.jpg Aisha surfs Aisha surfs https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_u7w7h6_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_37_thumb.jpg Sumi and Soma wait to surf Sumi and Soma wait to surf https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_nrlc7x_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_01_thumb.jpg The club takes a trip to a nearby beach to surf The club takes a trip to a nearby beach to surf https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_a8fke2_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_02_thumb.jpg The club takes a trip to a nearby beach to surf The club takes a trip to a nearby beach to surf https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_oibzzs_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_12_thumb.jpg Johanara and Shobe Mejerez embrace on the beach Johanara and Shobe Mejerez embrace on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_wokqg2_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_04_thumb.jpg Johanara attends school. A few months after this photo was taken she dropped out. Johanara attends school. A few months after this photo was taken she dropped out. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_47u0t8_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_16_thumb.jpg Shobe Mejerez surfs Shobe Mejerez surfs https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_picj0x_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_03_thumb.jpg Maysha attends school. A few months after this photo was taken she dropped out. A year later she got married. Maysha attends school. A few months after this photo was taken she dropped out. A year later she got married. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_9cxu3i_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_34_thumb.jpg Soma washes dishes outside her house Soma washes dishes outside her house https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_98s0rv_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_36_thumb.jpg Soma watches as Sumi feeds her niece in Sumi's kitchen Soma watches as Sumi feeds her niece in Sumi's kitchen https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_il7gay_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_25_thumb.jpg Sumi, Aisha, Rashed and other surf club members eat breakfast Sumi, Aisha, Rashed and other surf club members eat breakfast https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_xaeikl_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_26_thumb.jpg Aisha plays outside the club Aisha plays outside the club https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_6jgqu9_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_21_thumb.jpg Shobe Mejerez surfs Shobe Mejerez surfs https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_62i4dh_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_22_thumb.jpg Aisha and Shobe Mejerez visit Shobe Mejerez's moms tea shop while walking home Aisha and Shobe Mejerez visit Shobe Mejerez's moms tea shop while walking home https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_5eq1gl_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_23_thumb.jpg Shobe Mejerez and Aisha walk home to Mejerez's home Shobe Mejerez and Aisha walk home to Mejerez's home https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_0y2ntd_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_24_thumb.jpg Aisha draws on the beach Aisha draws on the beach https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_fbx67x_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_32_thumb.jpg Young and older surfer girls and boys skate at Cox's Bazar Young and older surfer girls and boys skate at Cox's Bazar https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_60zifc_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_13_thumb.jpg Young girls who joined the club recently skate Young girls who joined the club recently skate https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_6gv32d_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_14_thumb.jpg New girls and boys who joined the club recently hang out in the club New girls and boys who joined the club recently hang out in the club https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_i1s2gh_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_18_thumb.jpg Aisha lifts weights as Johanara practices her English at the surf club Aisha lifts weights as Johanara practices her English at the surf club https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_yg7zn0_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_10_thumb.jpg Sumi spends time with her family Sumi spends time with her family https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_jbzgqm_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_06_thumb.jpg Suma is seen in her home Suma is seen in her home https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_ynno8u_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_07_thumb.jpg The Bangladesh Surf Girls | Allison Joyce - Photographer View The Bangladesh Surf Girls by Allison Joyce - Photographer. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_52if94_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_08_thumb.jpg Sumi chooses jewlery at home Sumi chooses jewlery at home https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_iwlcwp_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_09_thumb.jpg Johanara, Suma and Maysha dance during a surf club party Johanara, Suma and Maysha dance during a surf club party https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_4xwwrh_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_29_thumb.jpg Newer surf girls apply sunscreen before surfing Newer surf girls apply sunscreen before surfing https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_t6nt9j_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_17_thumb.jpg Helmets are seen at the surf club Helmets are seen at the surf club https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_hp5a8y_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_33_thumb.jpg Aisha teaches the younger kids skateboarding Aisha teaches the younger kids skateboarding https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_k3cwsu_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_31_thumb.jpg Men watch the girls skateboard Men watch the girls skateboard https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_o1fyww_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_28_thumb.jpg Girls watch as Aisha dances at the surf club Girls watch as Aisha dances at the surf club https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_vwqasikm_l2c3tj_SURFGIRL_UPDATE_30_thumb.jpg Aisha holds Nassima's hand as they walk to surf Aisha holds Nassima's hand as they walk to surf https://allisonjoyce.com/child-marriage-&-sex-trafficking-in-bangladesh 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-01.jpg A trafficking victim, who was trafficked into the brothel when she was 12 years old A trafficking victim, who was trafficked into the brothel when she was 12 years old https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-02.jpg "Samira" waits for customers at a brothel. She was married at 12 and trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. Sometimes I feel like it was my choice to end up here, because I’m the one who ran away. And I’m the one who didn’t leave. But I don’t understand how I could feel so unhappy if it was my decision. The pimps taught me how to have sex so that it wouldn’t be so painful, but my whole body still aches all the time. Even I ask the customers to be gentle with me, it hurts so much that I can’t help crying out. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t cry at night. Mostly, I cry because I miss my mum.’ "Samira" waits for customers at a brothel. She was married at 12 and trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. Sometimes I feel like it was my choice to end up here, because I’m the one who ran away. And I’m the one who didn’t leave. But I don’t understand how I could feel so unhappy if it was my decision. The pimps taught me how to have sex so that it wouldn’t be so painful, but my whole body still aches all the time. Even I ask the customers to be gentle with me, it hurts so much that I can’t help crying out. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t cry at night. Mostly, I cry because I miss my mum.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/BANGLADESH_BROTHEL_ALLISONJOYCE_001.jpg "Samira" shows her self-harm marks in Tangail brothel. She was married at 12 and trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. Sometimes I feel like it was my choice to end up here, because I’m the one who ran away. And I’m the one who didn’t leave. But I don’t understand how I could feel so unhappy if it was my decision. The pimps taught me how to have sex so that it wouldn’t be so painful, but my whole body still aches all the time. Even I ask the customers to be gentle with me, it hurts so much that I can’t help crying out. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t cry at night. Mostly, I cry because I miss my mum.’ "Samira" shows her self-harm marks in Tangail brothel. She was married at 12 and trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. Sometimes I feel like it was my choice to end up here, because I’m the one who ran away. And I’m the one who didn’t leave. But I don’t understand how I could feel so unhappy if it was my decision. The pimps taught me how to have sex so that it wouldn’t be so painful, but my whole body still aches all the time. Even I ask the customers to be gentle with me, it hurts so much that I can’t help crying out. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t cry at night. Mostly, I cry because I miss my mum.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-03.jpg Shoes sit outside a woman's room while she entertains customers Shoes sit outside a woman's room while she entertains customers https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-04.jpg A trafficker who goes by his initials AMA stands for a photo over a brothel A trafficker who goes by his initials AMA stands for a photo over a brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/ASJ_BDTRAFFICKING_21.jpg "Habiba", 14, was married at 11 and trafficked into the brothel 6 months later. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” "Habiba", 14, was married at 11 and trafficked into the brothel 6 months later. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/BANGLADESH_BROTHEL_ALLISONJOYCE_088.jpg Customers drink home brew alcohol in Mymensingh brothel. Customers drink home brew alcohol in Mymensingh brothel. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-05.jpg Used condoms are thrown into a wastebasket in a brothel Used condoms are thrown into a wastebasket in a brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__459.jpg Shyamol Sheel, 28, from Goalonda, has been visiting Daulatdia brothel for ten years Shyamol Sheel, 28, from Goalonda, has been visiting Daulatdia brothel for ten years https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-06.jpg Condoms and cosmetic products sit on the table in Yasmin's room "Yasmin" was married at 11, trafficked to a brothel when she was 12. ‘My husband married me without asking anyone’s permission. He already had a wife in her 20s or 30s, and one day she turned up at our house and invited me over to stay the night. When I got there, her husband locked me in a room and raped me, while she waited outside. After he was finished, he said that I had to marry him, because otherwise he would tell everyone that I was a bad girl who had sex with strangers. So he took me to the registry office, and I cried and cried as they signed the papers. When we got back to the house, he said that I had to have sex with his friends now too. I ran away, but a woman saw me crying, and offered to help. She fed me food and gave me water, but after a few mouthfuls I was suddenly really sleepy. I passed out, and when I woke up, we were at [a brothel]. She told me that while I was unconscious, she’d made a license in my name, and that I was a sex worker now. Escaping isn’t an option any more. My pimp used to lock me in my room from the outside, and she’d play loud music to drown out the sound of my screams as the customers raped me. I did try to run away 11 or 12 times, but she always caught me and beat me with a wooden stick until I was covered in bruises. She took away my clothes and gave me short dresses, so that if I did get out, everyone would instantly know I was from the brothel. Eventually, I stopped trying. I gave birth to twins last year, but one of them died from pneumonia two months ago. Now all I can do is try to save enough money to give my son a better future.’ Condoms and cosmetic products sit on the table in Yasmin's room "Yasmin" was married at 11, trafficked to a brothel when she was 12. ‘My husband married me without asking anyone’s permission. He already had a wife in her 20s or 30s, and one day she turned up at our house and invited me over to stay the night. When I got there, her husband locked me in a room and raped me, while she waited outside. After he was finished, he said that I had to marry him, because otherwise he would tell everyone that I was a bad girl who had sex with strangers. So he took me to the registry office, and I cried and cried as they signed the papers. When we got back to the house, he said that I had to have sex with his friends now too. I ran away, but a woman saw me crying, and offered to help. She fed me food and gave me water, but after a few mouthfuls I was suddenly really sleepy. I passed out, and when I woke up, we were at [a brothel]. She told me that while I was unconscious, she’d made a license in my name, and that I was a sex worker now. Escaping isn’t an option any more. My pimp used to lock me in my room from the outside, and she’d play loud music to drown out the sound of my screams as the customers raped me. I did try to run away 11 or 12 times, but she always caught me and beat me with a wooden stick until I was covered in bruises. She took away my clothes and gave me short dresses, so that if I did get out, everyone would instantly know I was from the brothel. Eventually, I stopped trying. I gave birth to twins last year, but one of them died from pneumonia two months ago. Now all I can do is try to save enough money to give my son a better future.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__150.jpg A graveyard for sex workers is seen in Tangail, Bangladesh. Women who work in the brothel are not permitted to be buried in the town's graveyard. A graveyard for sex workers is seen in Tangail, Bangladesh. Women who work in the brothel are not permitted to be buried in the town's graveyard. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__235.jpg Mymensingh brothel Mymensingh brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-07.jpg "Samira" waits for customers at a brothel. "Samira" waits for customers at a brothel. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-08.jpg Child Marriage & Sex Trafficking in Bangladesh | Allison Joyce - Photographer View Child Marriage & Sex Trafficking in Bangladesh by Allison Joyce - Photographer. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__214.jpg Mohammad Moksed Ali, 30, works at a transport company, has been visiting Mymensingh brothel for 15 years Mohammad Moksed Ali, 30, works at a transport company, has been visiting Mymensingh brothel for 15 years https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-09.jpg Customers wait on the roof of a brothel Customers wait on the roof of a brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-10.jpg "Samira" waits for customers at a brothel. She was married at 12 and trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. Sometimes I feel like it was my choice to end up here, because I’m the one who ran away. And I’m the one who didn’t leave. But I don’t understand how I could feel so unhappy if it was my decision. The pimps taught me how to have sex so that it wouldn’t be so painful, but my whole body still aches all the time. Even I ask the customers to be gentle with me, it hurts so much that I can’t help crying out. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t cry at night. Mostly, I cry because I miss my mum.’ "Samira" waits for customers at a brothel. She was married at 12 and trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. Sometimes I feel like it was my choice to end up here, because I’m the one who ran away. And I’m the one who didn’t leave. But I don’t understand how I could feel so unhappy if it was my decision. The pimps taught me how to have sex so that it wouldn’t be so painful, but my whole body still aches all the time. Even I ask the customers to be gentle with me, it hurts so much that I can’t help crying out. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t cry at night. Mostly, I cry because I miss my mum.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-11.jpg “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-12.jpg Guests party at the wedding of Mia “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” Guests party at the wedding of Mia “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-13.jpg Mia, 15, sits with her new 27 year old husband during their wedding ceremony “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” Mia, 15, sits with her new 27 year old husband during their wedding ceremony “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__300.jpg Mia, 15, is seen before her wedding to a 27 year old man. “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” Mia, 15, is seen before her wedding to a 27 year old man. “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-14.jpg Mia, 15, sits with her new 27 year old husband during their wedding “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” Mia, 15, sits with her new 27 year old husband during their wedding “My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/DEC522_NEON_ASJ_041.jpg 13 year old Runa Akhter is dressed for her holud ceremony the night before her wedding to a 29 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Runa was in the 7th grade, and loved reading, sports and traveling. She wanted to wait until she was 21 to get married but, "No boy want's to marry a girl older than 18 in my village" she said. 13 year old Runa Akhter is dressed for her holud ceremony the night before her wedding to a 29 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Runa was in the 7th grade, and loved reading, sports and traveling. She wanted to wait until she was 21 to get married but, "No boy want's to marry a girl older than 18 in my village" she said. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/DEC522_NEON_ASJ_042.jpg 13 year old Runa Akhter is seen the day of her wedding to a 29 year old man August 29, 2014 in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Runa was in the 7th grade, and loved reading, sports and traveling. She wanted to wait until she was 21 to get married but, "No boy want's to marry a girl older than 18 in my village" she said. 13 year old Runa Akhter is seen the day of her wedding to a 29 year old man August 29, 2014 in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Runa was in the 7th grade, and loved reading, sports and traveling. She wanted to wait until she was 21 to get married but, "No boy want's to marry a girl older than 18 in my village" she said. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/DEC522_NEON_ASJ_043.jpg 13 year old Runa Akhter sits next to her husband, 29 year old Zahrul Haque Kajal, the day of her wedding in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Runa was in the 7th grade, and loved reading, sports and traveling. She wanted to wait until she was 21 to get married but, "No boy want's to marry a girl older than 18 in my village" she said. 13 year old Runa Akhter sits next to her husband, 29 year old Zahrul Haque Kajal, the day of her wedding in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Runa was in the 7th grade, and loved reading, sports and traveling. She wanted to wait until she was 21 to get married but, "No boy want's to marry a girl older than 18 in my village" she said. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/DEC522_NEON_ASJ_044.jpg 15 year old Nasoin Akhter is bathed on the day of her wedding to a 32 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. 15 year old Nasoin Akhter is bathed on the day of her wedding to a 32 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/DEC522_NEON_ASJ_046.jpg 15 year old Nasoin Akhter is led to her car by her mother on the day of her wedding to a 32 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. 15 year old Nasoin Akhter is led to her car by her mother on the day of her wedding to a 32 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/DEC522_NEON_ASJ_045.jpg 15 year old Nasoin Akhter poses for a video on the day of her wedding to a 32 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. 15 year old Nasoin Akhter poses for a video on the day of her wedding to a 32 year old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-15.jpg Women waits for customers at the Jessore brothel in Bangladesh Women waits for customers at the Jessore brothel in Bangladesh https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-16.jpg A madam counts money in a brothel A madam counts money in a brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-17.jpg A customer fights with girls at a brothel A customer fights with girls at a brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-18.jpg "Samira" parties with customers at a brothel. She was married at 12, trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. "Samira" parties with customers at a brothel. She was married at 12, trafficked to a brothel two weeks later. ‘I ran away from my husband after seven days. He was only about 15 or 16, but he raped me so violently that one morning, when I knew he was asleep, I slipped out of the house as quietly as I could, and ran. I left my shoes behind because I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I was so scared about what would happen to me if I was caught. I ran back to my house, but I was too frightened to go inside because I was covered in blood and bruises. My mum died when I was 11, so my brother and sister had arranged the marriage because they couldn’t afford to look after me any more, and I knew leaving my husband would make them angry. So I asked a rickshaw driver to take me across {town} to my friend’s house – but he told me I should be ashamed of myself, and dropped me off at the brothel instead. I didn’t understand where I was. I just saw all of these women wearing weird make up and strange clothes. But I didn’t have anywhere else to go, so I stayed. When they told me I needed to sleep with men for money, I figured it didn’t matter. I’d already been raped. I might as well get paid for it. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-19.jpg A girl shows her self harm scars at a brothel in Bangladesh A girl shows her self harm scars at a brothel in Bangladesh https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__050.jpg Sony drinks a shot of alochol in the brothel. Sony was married at 11 years old and trafficked to Daulatdia brothel when she was 13. ‘I didn’t even know what sex was before I was married, but within a year of the ceremony, I’d been raped so many times I’d lost count. My mother-in-law would take my clothes off my body, then send me in to see her son. It didn’t matter how loudly I screamed. Nobody ever came to help me. But even when I stopped fighting back, it wasn’t enough to please my husband, and when my father admitted he couldn’t pay my dowry, I was sent back to my family. But the shame was too much – so they sent me away too. When a trafficker found me at a train station, she took me to the brothel where pimps beat me with hammers and vegetable peelers until I stopped trying to run away. None of my friends were married at my age, and none of them have had lives like mine. My father found me a husband because he thought village life was too dangerous for young daughters – there was so much harassment, and he feared that I might be attacked if I didn’t have a husband. But having a husband ruined my life. All I ever wanted was to go to college and get a good job, but that will never happen now. My sister is 21 and works for an NGO while studying for her Masters degree – she’s leading the life I always dreamed of. So I’m paying her school fees. Whenever I have a customer, I think, ‘it might be too late for me, but it’s not too late to help her.’ Sony drinks a shot of alochol in the brothel. Sony was married at 11 years old and trafficked to Daulatdia brothel when she was 13. ‘I didn’t even know what sex was before I was married, but within a year of the ceremony, I’d been raped so many times I’d lost count. My mother-in-law would take my clothes off my body, then send me in to see her son. It didn’t matter how loudly I screamed. Nobody ever came to help me. But even when I stopped fighting back, it wasn’t enough to please my husband, and when my father admitted he couldn’t pay my dowry, I was sent back to my family. But the shame was too much – so they sent me away too. When a trafficker found me at a train station, she took me to the brothel where pimps beat me with hammers and vegetable peelers until I stopped trying to run away. None of my friends were married at my age, and none of them have had lives like mine. My father found me a husband because he thought village life was too dangerous for young daughters – there was so much harassment, and he feared that I might be attacked if I didn’t have a husband. But having a husband ruined my life. All I ever wanted was to go to college and get a good job, but that will never happen now. My sister is 21 and works for an NGO while studying for her Masters degree – she’s leading the life I always dreamed of. So I’m paying her school fees. Whenever I have a customer, I think, ‘it might be too late for me, but it’s not too late to help her.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-20.jpg "Razia" spends time with a customer. She was married at 11, trafficked to brothel at 12. ‘I never knew how old my husband was, but I always guessed that he was in his 30s or 40s. He’d been married twice before, but his wives hadn’t been able to have children, so he’d left them. When I got pregnant, he was so happy, he bought me a pale plastic doll to celebrate – even though I didn’t understand what was happening. My stomach grew and moved of its own accord, so I thought I probably had worms. I was really much more bothered about the doll. I called her ‘Sada’, which means ‘white’. My husband said he was tired of seeing me dirty my clothes from playing in the mud all the time, and he hoped that maybe this toy would keep me clean. I was 11-years-old. When I gave birth, I couldn’t breastfeed – my chest was still flat like a boy’s. I’ve been in the brothel for seven years now. My husband died six months after I gave birth, and his family wouldn’t let me stay in the house. I was planning to go to Dhaka to find work as a maid, when a woman stopped me at the train station and asked me why I was crying. She offered to help me, but then she sold me to a pimp, who beat me so I couldn’t run away. After a while, I stopped trying. If I could do anything, I would travel the whole of Bangladesh on my own. But only a very brave woman would be able to do that, and I’m not brave at all. I’m the most scared person in the world. I’m afraid whenever I leave my room.’ "Razia" spends time with a customer. She was married at 11, trafficked to brothel at 12. ‘I never knew how old my husband was, but I always guessed that he was in his 30s or 40s. He’d been married twice before, but his wives hadn’t been able to have children, so he’d left them. When I got pregnant, he was so happy, he bought me a pale plastic doll to celebrate – even though I didn’t understand what was happening. My stomach grew and moved of its own accord, so I thought I probably had worms. I was really much more bothered about the doll. I called her ‘Sada’, which means ‘white’. My husband said he was tired of seeing me dirty my clothes from playing in the mud all the time, and he hoped that maybe this toy would keep me clean. I was 11-years-old. When I gave birth, I couldn’t breastfeed – my chest was still flat like a boy’s. I’ve been in the brothel for seven years now. My husband died six months after I gave birth, and his family wouldn’t let me stay in the house. I was planning to go to Dhaka to find work as a maid, when a woman stopped me at the train station and asked me why I was crying. She offered to help me, but then she sold me to a pimp, who beat me so I couldn’t run away. After a while, I stopped trying. If I could do anything, I would travel the whole of Bangladesh on my own. But only a very brave woman would be able to do that, and I’m not brave at all. I’m the most scared person in the world. I’m afraid whenever I leave my room.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/BANGLADESH_BROTHEL_ALLISONJOYCE_104.jpg Laundry hangs on the roof of the Mymensingh brothel Laundry hangs on the roof of the Mymensingh brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/BANGLADESH_BROTHEL_ALLISONJOYCE_146.jpg "Habiba", 14, was married at 11 and trafficked into the brothel 6 months later. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” "Habiba", 14, was married at 11 and trafficked into the brothel 6 months later. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-21.jpg Customers wait outside a girls room in a brothel Customers wait outside a girls room in a brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-22.jpg The room of Namira is seen at a brothel. She was married at 14 and came to the brothel at 15. ‘My favourite thing in the world is my doll, Mimi. My mother bought her for me on Valentines Day this year. I used to have so many more dolls and teddies – like, what you can see here is nothing. My childhood was perfect. I wish I could go back in time and be a kid again. That’s definitely why I still have so many toys. It helps me pretend none of this is happening to me. My mum knows I work here, and she hates it, but there’s no alternative right now. She used to be a sex worker when she was my age too, so she understands how bad it is. But she also knows that sometimes, girls don’t get a choice. When I was 12, my father and brother died, and I went to stay with a new family to work as a maid. One of the sons would torture me – tying me up and raping me again and again and again. When I escaped and ran back to my mum, it was too late; I was already pregnant. Abortions are easy to arrange here, but afterwards, the only option is to get married to whoever will take you. The only man who would take me was a gambler who lost all the dowry in a bet. After the ceremony, he started torturing me so that my mum would agree to pay more in exchange for my safety – but she didn’t have any money. I think that was the moment when I knew I’d have to come here. I thought, ‘my life is already ruined – at least this way, I’ll be able to support myself.’ So I asked for a divorce, and took a rickshaw to the brothel. That was a year and four months ago – and I’ve regretted it every day since.’ The room of Namira is seen at a brothel. She was married at 14 and came to the brothel at 15. ‘My favourite thing in the world is my doll, Mimi. My mother bought her for me on Valentines Day this year. I used to have so many more dolls and teddies – like, what you can see here is nothing. My childhood was perfect. I wish I could go back in time and be a kid again. That’s definitely why I still have so many toys. It helps me pretend none of this is happening to me. My mum knows I work here, and she hates it, but there’s no alternative right now. She used to be a sex worker when she was my age too, so she understands how bad it is. But she also knows that sometimes, girls don’t get a choice. When I was 12, my father and brother died, and I went to stay with a new family to work as a maid. One of the sons would torture me – tying me up and raping me again and again and again. When I escaped and ran back to my mum, it was too late; I was already pregnant. Abortions are easy to arrange here, but afterwards, the only option is to get married to whoever will take you. The only man who would take me was a gambler who lost all the dowry in a bet. After the ceremony, he started torturing me so that my mum would agree to pay more in exchange for my safety – but she didn’t have any money. I think that was the moment when I knew I’d have to come here. I thought, ‘my life is already ruined – at least this way, I’ll be able to support myself.’ So I asked for a divorce, and took a rickshaw to the brothel. That was a year and four months ago – and I’ve regretted it every day since.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-23.jpg "Amira" cries in her room in a brothel. She was trafficked into the brothel when she was 12 years old. "Amira" cries in her room in a brothel. She was trafficked into the brothel when she was 12 years old. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__407.jpg "Habiba", 14, has been at the brothel for three years. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” "Habiba", 14, has been at the brothel for three years. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-24.jpg Yasmin waits for customers. "Yasmin" was married at 11, trafficked to a brothel when she was 12. ‘My husband married me without asking anyone’s permission. He already had a wife in her 20s or 30s, and one day she turned up at our house and invited me over to stay the night. When I got there, her husband locked me in a room and raped me, while she waited outside. After he was finished, he said that I had to marry him, because otherwise he would tell everyone that I was a bad girl who had sex with strangers. So he took me to the registry office, and I cried and cried as they signed the papers. When we got back to the house, he said that I had to have sex with his friends now too. I ran away, but a woman saw me crying, and offered to help. She fed me food and gave me water, but after a few mouthfuls I was suddenly really sleepy. I passed out, and when I woke up, we were at [a brothel]. She told me that while I was unconscious, she’d made a license in my name, and that I was a sex worker now. Escaping isn’t an option any more. My pimp used to lock me in my room from the outside, and she’d play loud music to drown out the sound of my screams as the customers raped me. I did try to run away 11 or 12 times, but she always caught me and beat me with a wooden stick until I was covered in bruises. She took away my clothes and gave me short dresses, so that if I did get out, everyone would instantly know I was from the brothel. Eventually, I stopped trying. I gave birth to twins last year, but one of them died from pneumonia two months ago. Now all I can do is try to save enough money to give my son a better future.’ Yasmin waits for customers. "Yasmin" was married at 11, trafficked to a brothel when she was 12. ‘My husband married me without asking anyone’s permission. He already had a wife in her 20s or 30s, and one day she turned up at our house and invited me over to stay the night. When I got there, her husband locked me in a room and raped me, while she waited outside. After he was finished, he said that I had to marry him, because otherwise he would tell everyone that I was a bad girl who had sex with strangers. So he took me to the registry office, and I cried and cried as they signed the papers. When we got back to the house, he said that I had to have sex with his friends now too. I ran away, but a woman saw me crying, and offered to help. She fed me food and gave me water, but after a few mouthfuls I was suddenly really sleepy. I passed out, and when I woke up, we were at [a brothel]. She told me that while I was unconscious, she’d made a license in my name, and that I was a sex worker now. Escaping isn’t an option any more. My pimp used to lock me in my room from the outside, and she’d play loud music to drown out the sound of my screams as the customers raped me. I did try to run away 11 or 12 times, but she always caught me and beat me with a wooden stick until I was covered in bruises. She took away my clothes and gave me short dresses, so that if I did get out, everyone would instantly know I was from the brothel. Eventually, I stopped trying. I gave birth to twins last year, but one of them died from pneumonia two months ago. Now all I can do is try to save enough money to give my son a better future.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-25.jpg Women wait for customers Women wait for customers https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-26.jpg A customer drinks home brew alcohol at a brothel A customer drinks home brew alcohol at a brothel https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-27.jpg Customers phones numbers are written on the wall Customers phones numbers are written on the wall https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/GNB_JPGS__466.jpg Kriya Babu, 72, from Goalonda, has been visiting Daulatdia brothel for 30 years Kriya Babu, 72, from Goalonda, has been visiting Daulatdia brothel for 30 years https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-28.jpg A customer enteres Yasmin's room. "Yasmin" was married at 11 and trafficked to a brothel when she was 12. ‘My husband married me without asking anyone’s permission. He already had a wife in her 20s or 30s, and one day she turned up at our house and invited me over to stay the night. When I got there, her husband locked me in a room and raped me, while she waited outside. After he was finished, he said that I had to marry him, because otherwise he would tell everyone that I was a bad girl who had sex with strangers. So he took me to the registry office, and I cried and cried as they signed the papers. When we got back to the house, he said that I had to have sex with his friends now too. I ran away, but a woman saw me crying, and offered to help. She fed me food and gave me water, but after a few mouthfuls I was suddenly really sleepy. I passed out, and when I woke up, we were at [a brothel]. She told me that while I was unconscious, she’d made a license in my name, and that I was a sex worker now. Escaping isn’t an option any more. My pimp used to lock me in my room from the outside, and she’d play loud music to drown out the sound of my screams as the customers raped me. I did try to run away 11 or 12 times, but she always caught me and beat me with a wooden stick until I was covered in bruises. She took away my clothes and gave me short dresses, so that if I did get out, everyone would instantly know I was from the brothel. Eventually, I stopped trying. I gave birth to twins last year, but one of them died from pneumonia two months ago. Now all I can do is try to save enough money to give my son a better future.’ A customer enteres Yasmin's room. "Yasmin" was married at 11 and trafficked to a brothel when she was 12. ‘My husband married me without asking anyone’s permission. He already had a wife in her 20s or 30s, and one day she turned up at our house and invited me over to stay the night. When I got there, her husband locked me in a room and raped me, while she waited outside. After he was finished, he said that I had to marry him, because otherwise he would tell everyone that I was a bad girl who had sex with strangers. So he took me to the registry office, and I cried and cried as they signed the papers. When we got back to the house, he said that I had to have sex with his friends now too. I ran away, but a woman saw me crying, and offered to help. She fed me food and gave me water, but after a few mouthfuls I was suddenly really sleepy. I passed out, and when I woke up, we were at [a brothel]. She told me that while I was unconscious, she’d made a license in my name, and that I was a sex worker now. Escaping isn’t an option any more. My pimp used to lock me in my room from the outside, and she’d play loud music to drown out the sound of my screams as the customers raped me. I did try to run away 11 or 12 times, but she always caught me and beat me with a wooden stick until I was covered in bruises. She took away my clothes and gave me short dresses, so that if I did get out, everyone would instantly know I was from the brothel. Eventually, I stopped trying. I gave birth to twins last year, but one of them died from pneumonia two months ago. Now all I can do is try to save enough money to give my son a better future.’ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-29.jpg "Habiba", 14, was married at 11 and trafficked into the brothel 6 months later. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” "Habiba", 14, was married at 11 and trafficked into the brothel 6 months later. “Sometimes I tell people that I came here willingly, but it doesn’t really feel like that. I had an arranged marriage when I was 11 years old, but after one month my husband started assaulting me – hitting me with his hands, and later beating me with a stick. He was drunk all the time and high on drugs, and I didn’t know what was happening. After six months, I couldn’t take it any more, so I ran away. But my mother had died, and my father said he couldn’t support me. A friend told me that there was a community of women who worked independently, and didn’t need men. When I didn’t make a fuss, she sold me here. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Now I’m in debt to my madam and nobody outside the brothel will ever employ me when they know about my past. One time, when I was new, the police came by and asked me how old I was – they said they’d had a report that I was too young to be working, and that they could help me leave. But I don’t have anywhere to go. So I said I was 18. Now when times are bad, I think to myself, ‘this is all your own fault’.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/BANGLADESH_BROTHEL_ALLISONJOYCE_058.jpg Men walk by the open door to Tangail brothel. Men walk by the open door to Tangail brothel. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/cm_br_asj-30.jpg A trafficking victim, who was trafficked into the brothel when she was 14 years old, overlooks a brothel in Bangladesh. A trafficking victim, who was trafficked into the brothel when she was 14 years old, overlooks a brothel in Bangladesh. https://allisonjoyce.com/singles-rohingya 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_gspofx_ASJ_ROHINGYArain__thumb.jpg COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 21: Rohingya are seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp on August 21, 2019 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees said on August 21st that they did not want to return to Myanmar without their rights and citizenship, as repatriation is set to start on August 22nd. August 25th marks the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Myanmar's military crackdown on the ethnic Muslim minority forced over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh from violence and torture. The United Nations has stated that it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 21: Rohingya are seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp on August 21, 2019 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees said on August 21st that they did not want to return to Myanmar without their rights and citizenship, as repatriation is set to start on August 22nd. August 25th marks the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Myanmar's military crackdown on the ethnic Muslim minority forced over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh from violence and torture. The United Nations has stated that it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_tbyaue_12AUG_ASJ___09_thumb.jpg COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: A Rohingya refugee is vaccinated in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: A Rohingya refugee is vaccinated in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_v9fa5r_12AUG_ASJ___13_thumb.jpg COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: Health care workers go door to door signing refugees up to be vaccinated in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: Health care workers go door to door signing refugees up to be vaccinated in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_fd20hu_12AUG_ASJ___17_thumb.jpg COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: Kabir Ahmed, who is suffering from jaundice, is carried home after seeing a doctor due to lack of funds and transportation, in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: Kabir Ahmed, who is suffering from jaundice, is carried home after seeing a doctor due to lack of funds and transportation, in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_82vcoj_12AUG_ASJ___25-copy_thumb.jpg COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: A Rohingya refugee who is suspected to be suffering from COVID-19 sits in a hospital in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 12: A Rohingya refugee who is suspected to be suffering from COVID-19 sits in a hospital in a Rohingya refugee camp on August 12, 2021 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees. Nearly 48,000 Rohingya refugees will be inoculated with the help of the UN agencies. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_deu1dq_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_01_thumb.jpg A few of Myanmar from Bangladesh A few of Myanmar from Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_3jlvts_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_02_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_scyifu_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_03_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_hek4t5_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_04_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_ql6syn_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_05_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_nzft74_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_06_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_3jl3wo_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_07_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_f62grt_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_08_thumb.jpg A Rohingya refugee, who's husband was killed by Burmese military, cries as she takes a boat to cross into the mainland after arriving in Bangladesh A Rohingya refugee, who's husband was killed by Burmese military, cries as she takes a boat to cross into the mainland after arriving in Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_ai7zwh_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_09_thumb.jpg Recently arrived Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid donation Recently arrived Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid donation https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_5hnzjf_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_10_thumb.jpg Smoke in Myanmar is seen from Bangladesh = Smoke in Myanmar is seen from Bangladesh = https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_niekdd_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_11_thumb.jpg Childrens drawings, depicting horrifying scenes they witnessed in Myanmar Childrens drawings, depicting horrifying scenes they witnessed in Myanmar https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_pg3mj5_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_12_thumb.jpg The body of 70 year old Khatiza Begum is laid to rest in the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Khatiza Begum had to flee Kinoce village in Myanmar two weeks ago after the military and local Buddhists attacked and started burning people and houses, shooting people and hacking them with machetes. For 4 days she and her family hid in the jungle and then, due to her old age and asthma, she had to be carried over hills and through paddy fields for 11 days until she and her family reached Bangladesh. For 11 days she and her family slept on riverbanks and under trees. A few days after she reached the camp she started having trouble breathing, which was exacerbated by the constant rainfall and bad camp conditions. She saw a doctor but was not given medication that helped. On September 18th early morning she passed away. The body of 70 year old Khatiza Begum is laid to rest in the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Khatiza Begum had to flee Kinoce village in Myanmar two weeks ago after the military and local Buddhists attacked and started burning people and houses, shooting people and hacking them with machetes. For 4 days she and her family hid in the jungle and then, due to her old age and asthma, she had to be carried over hills and through paddy fields for 11 days until she and her family reached Bangladesh. For 11 days she and her family slept on riverbanks and under trees. A few days after she reached the camp she started having trouble breathing, which was exacerbated by the constant rainfall and bad camp conditions. She saw a doctor but was not given medication that helped. On September 18th early morning she passed away. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_qkq4er_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_13_thumb.jpg A refugee collects rice after his distribution bag broke A refugee collects rice after his distribution bag broke https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_k9xqad_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_14_thumb.jpg Recently arrived Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid donation Recently arrived Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid donation https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_iyntec_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_15_thumb.jpg A man throws money as refugees scramble for donations A man throws money as refugees scramble for donations https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_u4y0uf_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_16_thumb.jpg Rohingya receive donations in an informal settlement Rohingya receive donations in an informal settlement https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_ve60b4_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_17_thumb.jpg Recently arrived Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid donation Recently arrived Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid donation https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_41ez6b_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_18_thumb.jpg A girl cleans clothes with water from a hole that the surrounding households use for washing, drinking, cooking and bathing in the Balukhali camp A girl cleans clothes with water from a hole that the surrounding households use for washing, drinking, cooking and bathing in the Balukhali camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_bgkms8_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_19_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_5o7uzo_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_20_thumb.jpg A woman who says that Myanmar military hit her head with a machete is seen in an informal settlement A woman who says that Myanmar military hit her head with a machete is seen in an informal settlement https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_w2pnlk_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_21_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_re0ihv_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_22_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_rd17fg_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_23_thumb.jpg A woman cooks dinner in the Falungkhali Rohingya refugee camp A woman cooks dinner in the Falungkhali Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_531f6k_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_24_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement Rohingya are seen in an informal settlement https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_7m4a90_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_25_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugee study the Koran at a school in Balukhali camp Rohingya refugee study the Koran at a school in Balukhali camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_b18pj5_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_26_thumb.jpg 7 month old, 2.7kg Asufa, a Rohingya refugee, is weighed at an Action contre la Faim feeding center in Balukhali camp 7 month old, 2.7kg Asufa, a Rohingya refugee, is weighed at an Action contre la Faim feeding center in Balukhali camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_47xykv_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_27_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugees are seen in Balukhali camp Rohingya refugees are seen in Balukhali camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_u6mlnr_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_44_thumb.jpg People are seen in Hakimpara Rohingya refugee camp People are seen in Hakimpara Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_hnhvv5_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_28_thumb.jpg The bodies of Rohingya refugee are carried for burial in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 30 year old Nurhaba, 8 year old Amin Sarif, 5 year old Dilsan Bibe and 1.5 year old Arjunan died in the late night of January 11th when their tent in a transit camp caught fire. Their family arrived in Bangladesh 3 days ago from Rasidong, Myanmar. They left their village 18 days ago after the Myanmar military and local Buddhist beat Nurhaba's husband, Adbul Rahim, and refused to let him harvest his fields. For 15 days they walked to the border and took shelter in other villages, with hardly enough food or water to sustain them along the way. When they were finally able to cross over into Bangladesh by boat, Abdul Rahman said they felt happy and confident about their future. The bodies of Rohingya refugee are carried for burial in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 30 year old Nurhaba, 8 year old Amin Sarif, 5 year old Dilsan Bibe and 1.5 year old Arjunan died in the late night of January 11th when their tent in a transit camp caught fire. Their family arrived in Bangladesh 3 days ago from Rasidong, Myanmar. They left their village 18 days ago after the Myanmar military and local Buddhist beat Nurhaba's husband, Adbul Rahim, and refused to let him harvest his fields. For 15 days they walked to the border and took shelter in other villages, with hardly enough food or water to sustain them along the way. When they were finally able to cross over into Bangladesh by boat, Abdul Rahman said they felt happy and confident about their future. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_e70gq2_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_29_thumb.jpg The bodies of Rohingya refugee are buried in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 30 year old Nurhaba, 8 year old Amin Sarif, 5 year old Dilsan Bibe and 1.5 year old Arjunan died in the late night of January 11th when their tent in a transit camp caught fire. Their family arrived in Bangladesh 3 days ago from Rasidong, Myanmar. They left their village 18 days ago after the Myanmar military and local Buddhist beat Nurhaba's husband, Adbul Rahim, and refused to let him harvest his fields. For 15 days they walked to the border and took shelter in other villages, with hardly enough food or water to sustain them along the way. When they were finally able to cross over into Bangladesh by boat, Abdul Rahman said they felt happy and confident about their future. The bodies of Rohingya refugee are buried in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 30 year old Nurhaba, 8 year old Amin Sarif, 5 year old Dilsan Bibe and 1.5 year old Arjunan died in the late night of January 11th when their tent in a transit camp caught fire. Their family arrived in Bangladesh 3 days ago from Rasidong, Myanmar. They left their village 18 days ago after the Myanmar military and local Buddhist beat Nurhaba's husband, Adbul Rahim, and refused to let him harvest his fields. For 15 days they walked to the border and took shelter in other villages, with hardly enough food or water to sustain them along the way. When they were finally able to cross over into Bangladesh by boat, Abdul Rahman said they felt happy and confident about their future. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_3stczl_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_30_thumb.jpg Abdul Rahim cries over the bodies of his wife and children before their burial in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 30 year old Nurhaba, 8 year old Amin Sarif, 5 year old Dilsan Bibe and 1.5 year old Arjunan died in the late night of January 11th when their tent in a transit camp caught fire. Their family arrived in Bangladesh 3 days ago from Rasidong, Myanmar. They left their village 18 days ago after the Myanmar military and local Buddhist beat Nurhaba's husband, Adbul Rahim, and refused to let him harvest his fields. For 15 days they walked to the border and took shelter in other villages, with hardly enough food or water to sustain them along the way. When they were finally able to cross over into Bangladesh by boat, Abdul Rahman said they felt happy and confident about their future. Abdul Rahim cries over the bodies of his wife and children before their burial in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 30 year old Nurhaba, 8 year old Amin Sarif, 5 year old Dilsan Bibe and 1.5 year old Arjunan died in the late night of January 11th when their tent in a transit camp caught fire. Their family arrived in Bangladesh 3 days ago from Rasidong, Myanmar. They left their village 18 days ago after the Myanmar military and local Buddhist beat Nurhaba's husband, Adbul Rahim, and refused to let him harvest his fields. For 15 days they walked to the border and took shelter in other villages, with hardly enough food or water to sustain them along the way. When they were finally able to cross over into Bangladesh by boat, Abdul Rahman said they felt happy and confident about their future. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_5hqhi7_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_31_thumb.jpg Rohingya carry donations into no man's land where Rohingya have set up refugee camps in Tombru, Bangladesh. Rohingya carry donations into no man's land where Rohingya have set up refugee camps in Tombru, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_e34fjm_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_32_thumb.jpg Refugees cross a flooded bridge in the Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp Refugees cross a flooded bridge in the Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_n3zrq9_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_33_thumb.jpg Refugees walk through a muddy path in the Unchiprang Rohingya refugee camp Refugees walk through a muddy path in the Unchiprang Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_d8teas_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_34_thumb.jpg The crew of the Nautical Aliya provides relief to Rohingya refugees The crew of the Nautical Aliya provides relief to Rohingya refugees https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_15cmtz_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_35_thumb.jpg CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH - FEBRUARY 15: The crew of the Nautical Aliya provides relief to Rohingya refugees on February 15, 2017 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The Rohingya aid ship, Nautical Aliya, carrying 2,200 tons of rice, emergency supplies and aid-workers, docked at Chittagong Port, about 140km from Cox's Bazar where thousands of Rohingya Muslims take refuge. Around 70,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since October last year after the Burmese army launched a campaign it calls 'clearance operations' in response to an attack on border police. According to reports, Bangladesh plans to proceed with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a remote island in Bay of Bengal, despite warnings it is uninhabitable and prone to flooding. The Rohingya, a mostly stateless Muslim group numbering about 1.1 million, are the majority in Rakhine state and smaller communities in Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH - FEBRUARY 15: The crew of the Nautical Aliya provides relief to Rohingya refugees on February 15, 2017 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The Rohingya aid ship, Nautical Aliya, carrying 2,200 tons of rice, emergency supplies and aid-workers, docked at Chittagong Port, about 140km from Cox's Bazar where thousands of Rohingya Muslims take refuge. Around 70,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since October last year after the Burmese army launched a campaign it calls 'clearance operations' in response to an attack on border police. According to reports, Bangladesh plans to proceed with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a remote island in Bay of Bengal, despite warnings it is uninhabitable and prone to flooding. The Rohingya, a mostly stateless Muslim group numbering about 1.1 million, are the majority in Rakhine state and smaller communities in Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_z6ohh6_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_36_thumb.jpg Refugees are seen in Kutapalong Rohingya refugee camp Refugees are seen in Kutapalong Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_gfh0vl_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_37_thumb.jpg Mohamad Hossain takes a bath in Kutapalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Mohamad Hossain fled to Bangladesh from Busitong village in Myanmar after the military attacked and kidnapped his two brothers. Mohamad Hossain takes a bath in Kutapalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Mohamad Hossain fled to Bangladesh from Busitong village in Myanmar after the military attacked and kidnapped his two brothers. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_p7jn17_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_38_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugees are seen in Balukhali camp Rohingya refugees are seen in Balukhali camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_zn2urc_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_39_thumb.jpg Thaingkhali Rohingya refugee camp Thaingkhali Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_c66cpp_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_40_thumb.jpg Kutupalong camp Kutupalong camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_yn2nct_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_41_thumb.jpg Women hold up photos of their sons who were trafficked or are missing after getting on boats to immigrate to South East Asia Women hold up photos of their sons who were trafficked or are missing after getting on boats to immigrate to South East Asia https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_yo8uv3_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_42_thumb.jpg Photos of men who were trafficked or are missing after getting on boats to immigrate to South East Asia Photos of men who were trafficked or are missing after getting on boats to immigrate to South East Asia https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_hy3zjd_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_43_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugee children play with glove balloons at a Samaritan's Purse diphtheria clinic in Balukhali camp Rohingya refugee children play with glove balloons at a Samaritan's Purse diphtheria clinic in Balukhali camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_ak8zdf_2_18_rohingya_singles_ALLISONJOYCE_45_thumb.jpg The sun sets over Balukhali camp The sun sets over Balukhali camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_6le7fd_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_44_thumb.jpg Girls pump water from a well in the camp Girls pump water from a well in the camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_so4c0k_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_45_thumb.jpg Boys gather near a lake in the camp Boys gather near a lake in the camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_2kvk5j_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_46_thumb.jpg A woman prays inside her tent A woman prays inside her tent https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_jfnsza_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_47_thumb.jpg A family spends time in their tent A family spends time in their tent https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_k5gzgl_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_48_thumb.jpg Kids swing in the camp Kids swing in the camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_hnzrjl_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_38_thumb.jpg Rohingya laborers rest after working at a Rohingya refugee camp Rohingya laborers rest after working at a Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_jsxl0g_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_39_thumb.jpg The funeral for Omar Faruk is seen near Nayapara Rohingya refugee camp on August 23, 2019 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Hundreds of Bangladeshis blocked a highway and stormed a Rohingya camp, vandalizing UN property, NGO offices and refugee shelters following the murder of Omar Faruk. Faruk, the leader of the youth wing of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League, the Jubo League, was allegedly shot dead by Rohingyas on Thursday night. In response, UN missions to the southern Rohingya refugee camps have been postponed until further notice. August 25th marks the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Myanmar's military crackdown on the ethnic Muslim minority forced over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh from violence and torture. The United Nations has stated that it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) The funeral for Omar Faruk is seen near Nayapara Rohingya refugee camp on August 23, 2019 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Hundreds of Bangladeshis blocked a highway and stormed a Rohingya camp, vandalizing UN property, NGO offices and refugee shelters following the murder of Omar Faruk. Faruk, the leader of the youth wing of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League, the Jubo League, was allegedly shot dead by Rohingyas on Thursday night. In response, UN missions to the southern Rohingya refugee camps have been postponed until further notice. August 25th marks the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Myanmar's military crackdown on the ethnic Muslim minority forced over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh from violence and torture. The United Nations has stated that it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_t2y3eh_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_40_thumb.jpg Children watch a video on a mobile in a Rohingya refugee camp Children watch a video on a mobile in a Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_3lo40h_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_41_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen in a refugee camp Rohingya are seen in a refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_c7jpll_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_42_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organized to remember the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis on August 25, 2019 Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organized to remember the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis on August 25, 2019 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_rjv053_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_43_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organized to remember the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis on August 25, 2019 Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organized to remember the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis on August 25, 2019 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_q7e07r_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_30_thumb.jpg Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organized to remember the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis on August 25, 2019 Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organized to remember the second anniversary of the Rohingya crisis on August 25, 2019 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_euvz2n_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_31_thumb.jpg Vendors sell food in Kutupalong Rohingya refugee market Vendors sell food in Kutupalong Rohingya refugee market https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_wj54j7_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_32_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp Rohingya are seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_ocrjmc_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_33_thumb.jpg Rohingya are seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp Rohingya are seen during a rainstorm at Nayapara refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_lx2mdg_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_35_thumb.jpg A Rohingya refugee displays a list of demands about Rohingya repatriation at Nayapara camp A Rohingya refugee displays a list of demands about Rohingya repatriation at Nayapara camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_0nzupq_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_36_thumb.jpg A football game takes place at a Rohingya refugee camp A football game takes place at a Rohingya refugee camp https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_rd5yafvg_khasqr_ROHUPDATE_NEONSKY_ASJ_37_thumb.jpg Men sit on a hill at a Rohingya refugee camp Men sit on a hill at a Rohingya refugee camp https://allisonjoyce.com/rape-survivors-speak-out 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_01.jpg Jamalida Begum is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 6 other refugees on in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Jamalida Begum came to Bangladesh 15 days ago from Hadgudgapara village in Myanmar. 2 months ago the military came to her village, killed her husband and burned her home to the ground with everything she owned in it. The next morning the military surrounded her village. "They dragged me and the other women to the yard and beat us. I was screaming and begging Allah to save me. The military screamed "Where is your Allah now? He's not saving you!”” 3 men dragged her to the bush, pointed a gun at her and said ”If you resist, I'll shoot you” then took turns raping her until she lost consciousness. A few weeks after the rape, a group of foreign journalists came to her village and interviewed Jamalida and other rape victims. That night the military came to her village and cut the throat of the man who helped translate for the journalists. The soldiers went door to door with Jamalida’s photo looking for her, and neighbors ran to warn her. She ran away and for 5 days she took shelter in the bush and in different houses until she fled to Bangladesh. She says that every night she has nightmares about the Myanmar military. "I have flashbacks when I hear loud noises. I've heard that the military has made big posters of my photo and they're still going door to door looking for me. I'll never be able to go back. If I go back, they'll kill me. I will never go back. Sometimes I'm scared that they'll find me here." Jamalida Begum is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 6 other refugees on in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Jamalida Begum came to Bangladesh 15 days ago from Hadgudgapara village in Myanmar. 2 months ago the military came to her village, killed her husband and burned her home to the ground with everything she owned in it. The next morning the military surrounded her village. "They dragged me and the other women to the yard and beat us. I was screaming and begging Allah to save me. The military screamed "Where is your Allah now? He's not saving you!”” 3 men dragged her to the bush, pointed a gun at her and said ”If you resist, I'll shoot you” then took turns raping her until she lost consciousness. A few weeks after the rape, a group of foreign journalists came to her village and interviewed Jamalida and other rape victims. That night the military came to her village and cut the throat of the man who helped translate for the journalists. The soldiers went door to door with Jamalida’s photo looking for her, and neighbors ran to warn her. She ran away and for 5 days she took shelter in the bush and in different houses until she fled to Bangladesh. She says that every night she has nightmares about the Myanmar military. "I have flashbacks when I hear loud noises. I've heard that the military has made big posters of my photo and they're still going door to door looking for me. I'll never be able to go back. If I go back, they'll kill me. I will never go back. Sometimes I'm scared that they'll find me here." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_02.jpg Roshida Begum, 22, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. One day the military came to her village and threw petrol bombs and set houses on fire. They randomly shot anyone they say. She fled and hid on a riverbank, where the military found her and other people. Her husband swam across and escaped. They shot the young boys and stole the jewelry the women had. “They took little children and babies and threw them into the river. Then they took us to a pond and made us kneel up to our necks in the water. A helicopter was circling overhead again and again.” she says. The military took groups of 4-5 women into houses and raped them. “My baby was 25 days old, they grabbed him from my arms and smashed him on the ground so hard, he died. The military took me and 5 other women into a house and raped us. After they were done, they slit our necks with machetes. They thought I was dead and they left and set the house on fire. I was the only one who escaped." She says. She hid in a paddy field and in a forest until she came across another woman and her daughter, and together they crossed into Bangladesh. For 8 days they walked, surviving by drinking water from the paddy fields. They took a boat into Bangladesh and she went to the MSF clinic, where she spent 18 days recovering. Her husband found her there, and when she was discharged they moved into a camp. In the attack, she lost her mother, father, brother, all together she lost 17 members of her family. "In Bangladesh, sometimes I'm happy, but then I'll see an old man and miss my father, or I'll see a woman with a baby, and I'll miss my son. I can't help but cry. I want justice from the world, why did they kill my mother and father and sisters? I hope the world will give me justice. They killed my parents and relatives for no reason.” Roshida Begum, 22, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. One day the military came to her village and threw petrol bombs and set houses on fire. They randomly shot anyone they say. She fled and hid on a riverbank, where the military found her and other people. Her husband swam across and escaped. They shot the young boys and stole the jewelry the women had. “They took little children and babies and threw them into the river. Then they took us to a pond and made us kneel up to our necks in the water. A helicopter was circling overhead again and again.” she says. The military took groups of 4-5 women into houses and raped them. “My baby was 25 days old, they grabbed him from my arms and smashed him on the ground so hard, he died. The military took me and 5 other women into a house and raped us. After they were done, they slit our necks with machetes. They thought I was dead and they left and set the house on fire. I was the only one who escaped." She says. She hid in a paddy field and in a forest until she came across another woman and her daughter, and together they crossed into Bangladesh. For 8 days they walked, surviving by drinking water from the paddy fields. They took a boat into Bangladesh and she went to the MSF clinic, where she spent 18 days recovering. Her husband found her there, and when she was discharged they moved into a camp. In the attack, she lost her mother, father, brother, all together she lost 17 members of her family. "In Bangladesh, sometimes I'm happy, but then I'll see an old man and miss my father, or I'll see a woman with a baby, and I'll miss my son. I can't help but cry. I want justice from the world, why did they kill my mother and father and sisters? I hope the world will give me justice. They killed my parents and relatives for no reason.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_03.jpg Mumtaz Begum, 30, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack. She says that one night the military attacked her village and burned homes. Everyone ran and hid but the military found them. They shot her husband in front of her, and as he lay dying she told him "I have lived many years with you, if I made any mistakes, please forgive me." As he lay injured he asked the military for some water, and they responded by shooting him again, and he died. Then the military took her and 5 other women to a house, with some of their children. They started raping her and the other women and when the children screamed, they hit them in the head with machetes. They hit one of her sons, splitting his skull open, and he died. They also hit her daughter, but she survived and escaped the house. When the military was done raping her and the other women, they lit the house on fire. Mumtaz crawled through the flames as her clothes caught fire and the roof caved in, and was the only woman who managed to escape. The other 5 women burned to death. She hid in the forest until a group of people found her and carried her to the border and into Bangladesh. Mumtaz says "I want justice and I want to tell the world all the things the military did. They raped and killed us. We want justice." Mumtaz Begum, 30, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack. She says that one night the military attacked her village and burned homes. Everyone ran and hid but the military found them. They shot her husband in front of her, and as he lay dying she told him "I have lived many years with you, if I made any mistakes, please forgive me." As he lay injured he asked the military for some water, and they responded by shooting him again, and he died. Then the military took her and 5 other women to a house, with some of their children. They started raping her and the other women and when the children screamed, they hit them in the head with machetes. They hit one of her sons, splitting his skull open, and he died. They also hit her daughter, but she survived and escaped the house. When the military was done raping her and the other women, they lit the house on fire. Mumtaz crawled through the flames as her clothes caught fire and the roof caved in, and was the only woman who managed to escape. The other 5 women burned to death. She hid in the forest until a group of people found her and carried her to the border and into Bangladesh. Mumtaz says "I want justice and I want to tell the world all the things the military did. They raped and killed us. We want justice." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_04.jpg COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - DECEMBER 01: Minwara Begum, 17, poses for a photo December 1, 2017 in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. One morning she was cooking when she heard shooting. Her mom went out to see what was happening and saw the military throwing petrol bombs on all the houses. "All of us started running and the military shot us in the back. They shot me, my mom, sister, sister in law, nephew, 2 of my brothers. I lost 6 members of my family. I just kept on running. The military found us where we were hiding and took me, my sister and cousin and other women to a house. They tied our eyes and legs and hands with a black cloth and started to rape me. I don't know how many men raped me. There were 6 of us in the room and they killed 3 of the women. When they were finished they left the house and threw a petrol bomb on it. The whole house caught fire and I used the fire to burn the cloth off that was keeping my legs and hands tied. I tried to help the other women in the house escape, I tried to carry them, but I was too weak. I crawled out through the small chicken door and hid in a paddy field. The other 5 women in the house all burned to death.” For days she hid in the paddy field and forest until a group of other people came through and helped her. She spent days walking with them to the Bangladesh border, where she took a boat across to Bangladesh. She spent a week in a hospital in Bangladesh until she recovered. "Here in Bangladesh, I feel so restless and worried. People say they're going to send us back to Myanmar, and once again they'll shoot and beat us there. I'm so worried." she says. "They did these things to us, they raped us, I'm not afraid to talk about it. I don't feel ashamed to tell the world. I want justice, but I know the world cannot give me justice. If there's anyone who could give us justice, it would have happened a long time ago.” COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH - DECEMBER 01: Minwara Begum, 17, poses for a photo December 1, 2017 in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. One morning she was cooking when she heard shooting. Her mom went out to see what was happening and saw the military throwing petrol bombs on all the houses. "All of us started running and the military shot us in the back. They shot me, my mom, sister, sister in law, nephew, 2 of my brothers. I lost 6 members of my family. I just kept on running. The military found us where we were hiding and took me, my sister and cousin and other women to a house. They tied our eyes and legs and hands with a black cloth and started to rape me. I don't know how many men raped me. There were 6 of us in the room and they killed 3 of the women. When they were finished they left the house and threw a petrol bomb on it. The whole house caught fire and I used the fire to burn the cloth off that was keeping my legs and hands tied. I tried to help the other women in the house escape, I tried to carry them, but I was too weak. I crawled out through the small chicken door and hid in a paddy field. The other 5 women in the house all burned to death.” For days she hid in the paddy field and forest until a group of other people came through and helped her. She spent days walking with them to the Bangladesh border, where she took a boat across to Bangladesh. She spent a week in a hospital in Bangladesh until she recovered. "Here in Bangladesh, I feel so restless and worried. People say they're going to send us back to Myanmar, and once again they'll shoot and beat us there. I'm so worried." she says. "They did these things to us, they raped us, I'm not afraid to talk about it. I don't feel ashamed to tell the world. I want justice, but I know the world cannot give me justice. If there's anyone who could give us justice, it would have happened a long time ago.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_05.jpg Sunuara, 25, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Boulibazar village in Myanmar. She says before the August 25th attack, she had a good life in Myanmar. She was wealthy, she had 42 cows, 2 cars, and rice paddy fields. One day the military attacked her village and soldiers came to her home. Her husband was staying in another village with relatives and her other children were staying with her parents. Only her 16 year old son was home with her, and in front of her eyes the military shot him in the stomach and then cut off his head with a machete. Then they tied her wrists and ankles with rope to her bedposts and 9 men took turns raping her for 6 hours. She was 8 months pregnant at the time, and the military punched and kicked her stomach. She lost consciousness and when she woke up, her husband and brother found her. For 6 days they carried her to the border while she drifted in and out of consciousness. They crossed into Bangladesh where she gave birth at a hospital, but the baby died a day later. Sunuara, 25, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Boulibazar village in Myanmar. She says before the August 25th attack, she had a good life in Myanmar. She was wealthy, she had 42 cows, 2 cars, and rice paddy fields. One day the military attacked her village and soldiers came to her home. Her husband was staying in another village with relatives and her other children were staying with her parents. Only her 16 year old son was home with her, and in front of her eyes the military shot him in the stomach and then cut off his head with a machete. Then they tied her wrists and ankles with rope to her bedposts and 9 men took turns raping her for 6 hours. She was 8 months pregnant at the time, and the military punched and kicked her stomach. She lost consciousness and when she woke up, her husband and brother found her. For 6 days they carried her to the border while she drifted in and out of consciousness. They crossed into Bangladesh where she gave birth at a hospital, but the baby died a day later. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_06.jpg Dildar Begum, 30, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. "I don't see any future for me here in Bangladesh. My husband is dead, who will earn money for me and my daughter? I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them." she says. Dildar Begum, 30, poses for a photo in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.. She fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. "I don't see any future for me here in Bangladesh. My husband is dead, who will earn money for me and my daughter? I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them." she says. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_07.jpg Nurjahan is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 6 other refugees in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Nurjahan, who came to Bangladesh 15 days ago, is from Nerebil village in Myanmar. She says her life in the village was happy until 2 months ago when the military attacked her village. 5 soldiers came to her house and tied her eyes with a scarf. 2 soldiers took turns raping her in front of her daughter., After 15 minutes she lost consciousness, and when she woke up they were gone and her young daughter was crying beside her. A few days later her husband was killed by the military, and she got word that the military had murdered a man who worked as a translator for foreign journalists interviewing rape survivors, and that they were looking for one of the survivors who dared to speak on camera. She decided it was time to flee to Bangladesh. She hid in another village for 3 days until she made her way to the Naf river which separates Myanmar from Bangladesh, and paid a boat to take her across, where she made her way to Kutalapalong refugee camp. "I lived in Burma for 31 years but I never saw this sort of thing before. The past three months things have become horrible. I still talk to my family in Myanmar all the time. They told me that the military came again today and set my uncle's beard on fire." she says "When I close my eyes at night to go to sleep I become terrified that the military will come again. I haven't slept well since I came here." Nurjahan is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 6 other refugees in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Nurjahan, who came to Bangladesh 15 days ago, is from Nerebil village in Myanmar. She says her life in the village was happy until 2 months ago when the military attacked her village. 5 soldiers came to her house and tied her eyes with a scarf. 2 soldiers took turns raping her in front of her daughter., After 15 minutes she lost consciousness, and when she woke up they were gone and her young daughter was crying beside her. A few days later her husband was killed by the military, and she got word that the military had murdered a man who worked as a translator for foreign journalists interviewing rape survivors, and that they were looking for one of the survivors who dared to speak on camera. She decided it was time to flee to Bangladesh. She hid in another village for 3 days until she made her way to the Naf river which separates Myanmar from Bangladesh, and paid a boat to take her across, where she made her way to Kutalapalong refugee camp. "I lived in Burma for 31 years but I never saw this sort of thing before. The past three months things have become horrible. I still talk to my family in Myanmar all the time. They told me that the military came again today and set my uncle's beard on fire." she says "When I close my eyes at night to go to sleep I become terrified that the military will come again. I haven't slept well since I came here." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_08.jpg Fareza becomes emotional as she talks about being raped by the Myanmar military in her makeshift house that she shares with 6 other refugees in BaluKali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Fareza, 17, came to Bangladesh 3 days ago from Shilkhali village in Myanmar. She describes a happy life in Myanmar until 4 months ago when the military began attacking and harassing people in her village. Last Monday, January 16, 2017, she says that a group of soldiers attacked her home and dragged her and her family out into the front yard and beat them with their fists and the butt of their guns. They groped her everywhere and dragged her back into her house where one soldier raped her until she lost consciousness. She woke up bleeding and decided to flee to Bangladesh, where she made her way to Balu Kali refugee camp. She is 6 months pregnant and has not been able to make contact with her husband back in Myanmar. "For 4 months back in Myanmar I lived in a constant state of fear. At least here in Bangladesh I can sleep peacefully." Fareza becomes emotional as she talks about being raped by the Myanmar military in her makeshift house that she shares with 6 other refugees in BaluKali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Fareza, 17, came to Bangladesh 3 days ago from Shilkhali village in Myanmar. She describes a happy life in Myanmar until 4 months ago when the military began attacking and harassing people in her village. Last Monday, January 16, 2017, she says that a group of soldiers attacked her home and dragged her and her family out into the front yard and beat them with their fists and the butt of their guns. They groped her everywhere and dragged her back into her house where one soldier raped her until she lost consciousness. She woke up bleeding and decided to flee to Bangladesh, where she made her way to Balu Kali refugee camp. She is 6 months pregnant and has not been able to make contact with her husband back in Myanmar. "For 4 months back in Myanmar I lived in a constant state of fear. At least here in Bangladesh I can sleep peacefully." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_09.jpg Nojiba is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 14 other refugees in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Nojiba came to Bangladesh 2 months ago from Delpara village in Myanmar. She describes a happy life living in Myanmar until 3 months ago when the military suddenly started coming to her village, beating, killing and harassing people. "I felt scared, I prayed and read the Koran, hoping to feel better. I lived in a constant state of fear." Nojiba says "The day before I fled to Bangladesh the military came again to our village. They found the place in the bush where I was hiding with other women and girls. They took the young girls into nearby houses and beat and raped them. I could hear their screams. One soldier put a gun to my head and said "Let's go". I started screaming and fighting back and 3 men dragged me to a room in a nearby house. They held a gun to my head and two soldiers took turns raping me for an hour." The next day she and her family decided it was time to flee to Bangladesh. They had to walk all day to the Naf river that separates Myanmar from Bangladesh. "My whole body hurt. I thought that I couldn't keep walking, I felt weak." They paid a boatman to help them cross the river and they finally made it to Kutapalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. "We don't have enough to eat here, but at least we can sleep well and it's safe enough that my children can leave the house." She has been getting mental health counseling from Doctors Without Border and says that "I want to move past my sorrows." Nojiba is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 14 other refugees in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Nojiba came to Bangladesh 2 months ago from Delpara village in Myanmar. She describes a happy life living in Myanmar until 3 months ago when the military suddenly started coming to her village, beating, killing and harassing people. "I felt scared, I prayed and read the Koran, hoping to feel better. I lived in a constant state of fear." Nojiba says "The day before I fled to Bangladesh the military came again to our village. They found the place in the bush where I was hiding with other women and girls. They took the young girls into nearby houses and beat and raped them. I could hear their screams. One soldier put a gun to my head and said "Let's go". I started screaming and fighting back and 3 men dragged me to a room in a nearby house. They held a gun to my head and two soldiers took turns raping me for an hour." The next day she and her family decided it was time to flee to Bangladesh. They had to walk all day to the Naf river that separates Myanmar from Bangladesh. "My whole body hurt. I thought that I couldn't keep walking, I felt weak." They paid a boatman to help them cross the river and they finally made it to Kutapalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. "We don't have enough to eat here, but at least we can sleep well and it's safe enough that my children can leave the house." She has been getting mental health counseling from Doctors Without Border and says that "I want to move past my sorrows." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_10.jpg Yasmin poses for a photo on the floor of her home in Balu Kali refugee camp is seen in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 1 week ago she escaped from her home in the Naine Chong Village in Myanmar after the Myanmar military attacked her village. The military broke into her home, took her husband away, then 4 soldiers took turns raping her. She escaped and hid in the hills for 7 days before she were able to escape to Bangladesh. She had to pay 30,000 Myanmar Kyat (about $22) to a boatman smuggler to take her across the Naf river into Bangladesh. She still hasn't heard from her husband and has no idea if he is alive or dead. Yasmin poses for a photo on the floor of her home in Balu Kali refugee camp is seen in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 1 week ago she escaped from her home in the Naine Chong Village in Myanmar after the Myanmar military attacked her village. The military broke into her home, took her husband away, then 4 soldiers took turns raping her. She escaped and hid in the hills for 7 days before she were able to escape to Bangladesh. She had to pay 30,000 Myanmar Kyat (about $22) to a boatman smuggler to take her across the Naf river into Bangladesh. She still hasn't heard from her husband and has no idea if he is alive or dead. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/2_18_rohingya_rape_ALLISONJOYCE_11.jpg Jamalida is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 4 other refugees in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Jamalida, who is 16 years old, came to Bangladesh 1 month ago from Shilkhali village in Myanmar. She says that one day in December the military moved into her village and started occupying the mosque and beating or killing whoever came in. "One day they attacked our home. I wasn't able to flee in time and they caught me and tied my hands and legs with rope. For 3 hours, 4 soldiers took turns raping me until I lost consciousness." When she woke up she fled to Bangladesh, where she made her way to Kutalapong refugee camp. "I never had peace in Burma and this last incident was horrible. Here, I feel peace. I can sleep well here, I can go outside safely. In Burma, I couldn't go outside and I wasn't safe in my home. We don't have enough food here, but at least we have peace." she says "Every night when I sleep I have nightmares and I relive the rape again” Jamalida is seen in her makeshift house that she shares with 4 other refugees in Kutalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Jamalida, who is 16 years old, came to Bangladesh 1 month ago from Shilkhali village in Myanmar. She says that one day in December the military moved into her village and started occupying the mosque and beating or killing whoever came in. "One day they attacked our home. I wasn't able to flee in time and they caught me and tied my hands and legs with rope. For 3 hours, 4 soldiers took turns raping me until I lost consciousness." When she woke up she fled to Bangladesh, where she made her way to Kutalapong refugee camp. "I never had peace in Burma and this last incident was horrible. Here, I feel peace. I can sleep well here, I can go outside safely. In Burma, I couldn't go outside and I wasn't safe in my home. We don't have enough food here, but at least we have peace." she says "Every night when I sleep I have nightmares and I relive the rape again” https://allisonjoyce.com/child-marriage 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/the-widow's-village 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/im-better-than-before-but-inside-my-heart-lies-so-much-pain 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_dm4ggz_ROHWOM_ASJ_20_thumb.jpg A rainy view of Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh A rainy view of Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_615mj0_ROHWOM_ASJ_21_thumb.jpg Lucky poses for a photo in front of a collection of Khanta blankets made by Rohingya women at the Women Friendly Center. Lucky, 19, is taking a BRAC course on peace-building. {quote}There are lots of groups working here. If we work together we will be successful. If we are strong and raise out voices together we will united all the time. The biggest problem we face is domestic violence. They just think women are only good for cooking and raising families. If we are educated the situation will change.{quote} Lucky poses for a photo in front of a collection of Khanta blankets made by Rohingya women at the Women Friendly Center. Lucky, 19, is taking a BRAC course on peace-building. {quote}There are lots of groups working here. If we work together we will be successful. If we are strong and raise out voices together we will united all the time. The biggest problem we face is domestic violence. They just think women are only good for cooking and raising families. If we are educated the situation will change.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_rwahpl_ROHWOM_ASJ_22_thumb.jpg Families are relocated because of flooding and landslides in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Families are relocated because of flooding and landslides in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_dbkfqj_ROHWOM_ASJ_24_thumb.jpg Women are seen in Nayapara Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Women are seen in Nayapara Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_uajojm_ROHWOM_ASJ_14_thumb.jpg Abul Kalam Azad spends time with his family in his home.Abul Kalam Azad, 41, is a Bangladeshi who lives in Balukhali camp with his 7 other family members. He's lived here for 9 years. {quote}Before the influx, it was just the elephants and me{quote}. He used to farm his fields before with rice and vegetables. Since the influx he says it's been very difficult, last week he broke up a fight and a mob beat him. But he tries his best to support them. When the influx happened he gave them shelter and food. He sheltered 16 families in his house over the course of 3 months. They told him and his family stories of what happened to them. He thought someday maybe it could happen to him and felt empathy for them. But he says if he knew the situation would turn like this he would not have given them shelter. {quote}They're muslim like me, they're me people. I feel sad for them. But I don't get any support. I gave them land when they had none. Everyone says I'm a nice person but people from the other blocks beat me. This is the only land we have. Even if we wanted to take it back or leave we can't go anywhere. We don't have any hope. His wife Zahrina Khatum, 35, works at the IPSHA office, making 6,000 taka per month, Abul works as a night guard for Save The Children earning, 10,000 taka per month, his sister works at Action Aid earning 10,000 taka per month. Abul Kalam Azad spends time with his family in his home.Abul Kalam Azad, 41, is a Bangladeshi who lives in Balukhali camp with his 7 other family members. He's lived here for 9 years. {quote}Before the influx, it was just the elephants and me{quote}. He used to farm his fields before with rice and vegetables. Since the influx he says it's been very difficult, last week he broke up a fight and a mob beat him. But he tries his best to support them. When the influx happened he gave them shelter and food. He sheltered 16 families in his house over the course of 3 months. They told him and his family stories of what happened to them. He thought someday maybe it could happen to him and felt empathy for them. But he says if he knew the situation would turn like this he would not have given them shelter. {quote}They're muslim like me, they're me people. I feel sad for them. But I don't get any support. I gave them land when they had none. Everyone says I'm a nice person but people from the other blocks beat me. This is the only land we have. Even if we wanted to take it back or leave we can't go anywhere. We don't have any hope. His wife Zahrina Khatum, 35, works at the IPSHA office, making 6,000 taka per month, Abul works as a night guard for Save The Children earning, 10,000 taka per month, his sister works at Action Aid earning 10,000 taka per month. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_ik58us_ROHWOM_ASJ_15_thumb.jpg Bangladeshi police women Shati Akhter, Rupali Akhter, Mojina Begum, Mojina Akhter and Ruby Barua pose for photo at their duty station.The Women Help Desk deals most prominently with domestic violence, polygamy, rape and trafficking. The most surprising thing that the deal with is the level of domestic violence. {quote}Rohingya women have suffered so much and survived. We just want to make sure hey get their justice. that is our goal{quote} Bangladeshi police women Shati Akhter, Rupali Akhter, Mojina Begum, Mojina Akhter and Ruby Barua pose for photo at their duty station.The Women Help Desk deals most prominently with domestic violence, polygamy, rape and trafficking. The most surprising thing that the deal with is the level of domestic violence. {quote}Rohingya women have suffered so much and survived. We just want to make sure hey get their justice. that is our goal{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_62err8_ROHWOM_ASJ_16_thumb.jpg Women are seen in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Women are seen in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_fq3a0y_ROHWOM_ASJ_17_thumb.jpg Women are seen in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Women are seen in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_vijkiu_ROHWOM_ASJ_09_thumb.jpg 20 year old Swahila is the leader of the widows camp. She says that one day the military attacked her village, burned all the houses, slit the throats of young boys, threw young children and babies onto fires and took away the beautiful girls. When the brothers of the girls protested, their necks were slit. It took her 10 days to walk to Bangladesh. She says that she feels happy she has the opportunity to take care of and be responsible for the other women. {quote}Here, we all share together, we're all friends.{quote} She was married at the age of 14 and 4 years ago her husband got on a boat and made the journey to Malaysia seeking a better life. Two weeks ago she arranged for a broker to take her from the camps to Malaysia. When she was gathered with the broker and about 10 other women about to get on the boat, the Bangladesh Navy suddenly swooped in. The broker took the opportunity to rob her of 30,000 taka and her cell phone. Her husband has been waiting for her and she is desperate to start a new life with him. She encourages him to re-marry but he says he loves her and wants to wait for her. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. 20 year old Swahila is the leader of the widows camp. She says that one day the military attacked her village, burned all the houses, slit the throats of young boys, threw young children and babies onto fires and took away the beautiful girls. When the brothers of the girls protested, their necks were slit. It took her 10 days to walk to Bangladesh. She says that she feels happy she has the opportunity to take care of and be responsible for the other women. {quote}Here, we all share together, we're all friends.{quote} She was married at the age of 14 and 4 years ago her husband got on a boat and made the journey to Malaysia seeking a better life. Two weeks ago she arranged for a broker to take her from the camps to Malaysia. When she was gathered with the broker and about 10 other women about to get on the boat, the Bangladesh Navy suddenly swooped in. The broker took the opportunity to rob her of 30,000 taka and her cell phone. Her husband has been waiting for her and she is desperate to start a new life with him. She encourages him to re-marry but he says he loves her and wants to wait for her. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_2eglwn_ROHWOM_ASJ_12_thumb.jpg Nosima Khatom, 70, lives in the widows camp. {quote}I'm so grateful for the support that we have gotten here, but I have no hope for the future. If we got back we will be killed. I wish the international community would help us to go back. I want justice{quote} She left Burma after her nephew was killed. The father of her grandchild, 1.5 year old Nur Fatema, was killed in Myanmar. {quote}I really don't have hope for her future. She doesn't have her father, no grandfather. Women aren't strong like men. In our culture men can go out and make money, women can't. My daughter already has 3 kids, who will marry her?” Nosima Khatom says {quote}This is a little village here, we call it Shanti. We feel safe here. We're all women living here together, we help each other. But still I can't forget my country, my sweet home, my life. I still get nightmares, I still wake up crying.” In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. Nosima Khatom, 70, lives in the widows camp. {quote}I'm so grateful for the support that we have gotten here, but I have no hope for the future. If we got back we will be killed. I wish the international community would help us to go back. I want justice{quote} She left Burma after her nephew was killed. The father of her grandchild, 1.5 year old Nur Fatema, was killed in Myanmar. {quote}I really don't have hope for her future. She doesn't have her father, no grandfather. Women aren't strong like men. In our culture men can go out and make money, women can't. My daughter already has 3 kids, who will marry her?” Nosima Khatom says {quote}This is a little village here, we call it Shanti. We feel safe here. We're all women living here together, we help each other. But still I can't forget my country, my sweet home, my life. I still get nightmares, I still wake up crying.” In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_xr4i6m_ROHWOM_ASJ_10_thumb.jpg Salema Khatum cooks for relatives in the widows camp. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. Salema Khatum cooks for relatives in the widows camp. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_cdx55q_ROHWOM_ASJ_11_thumb.jpg Women and children are seen in the widows camp. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. Women and children are seen in the widows camp. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_q15mhb_ROHWOM_ASJ_25_thumb.jpg 27 year old Shamima Bibi is currently running 3 school for women and is in the process of opening a 4th. She opened the first school 7 months ago and currently has around 50 students, the youngest of whom is 13, the oldest is 60 years old. Many Rohingya women and girls don't attend educational classes because the classes are mixed gender. The students say that in Myanmar there was no need for education, but here in the camps, to get basic services they need to have education. In Myanmar, Shamima risked her life, attending Sittwe university undercover, dressing as a Buddhist woman. In the camps she works for a Rohingya women's rights organization. After coming to Bangladesh she worked to convince the Rohingya men and women that Islam does not dictate that women cannot get an education. In Myanmar it was thought that after a woman gets her first period she cannot leave the house, but after coming to Bangladesh it is becoming more widely understood that women have to just wear hijab and burka when the leave their homes. Her family told her that {quote}If you are not educated, you are blind. You can't understand the world{quote}. {quote}I want to show the Myanmar government that we can do anything. If I can teach the women something, then when we go back they will be shocked. I want to show them that our women are confident and can do anything{quote} When she first started recruiting women to come to her classes the men and women gave them a hard time, asking why education was important. She started with only 5 students and now when she is out and about in the camps, so many women request to join that she has started having to turn people away. When there is trouble at home, she will go to the students house to convince the husband why it's important that his wife is educated. Right now these schools are funded directly from Shamima's pocket. She will buy one notebook and tear out the pages and distribute the individual pages to each student to use. Shamima dreams of all Rohingya women to be educated {quote}This isn't life, getting food, cooking, eating, sleeping, I want everyone to raise their voices and talk about problems. I want to do something for my community, because this isn't life. If a mother is not educated, she can't raise her children{quote} 27 year old Shamima Bibi is currently running 3 school for women and is in the process of opening a 4th. She opened the first school 7 months ago and currently has around 50 students, the youngest of whom is 13, the oldest is 60 years old. Many Rohingya women and girls don't attend educational classes because the classes are mixed gender. The students say that in Myanmar there was no need for education, but here in the camps, to get basic services they need to have education. In Myanmar, Shamima risked her life, attending Sittwe university undercover, dressing as a Buddhist woman. In the camps she works for a Rohingya women's rights organization. After coming to Bangladesh she worked to convince the Rohingya men and women that Islam does not dictate that women cannot get an education. In Myanmar it was thought that after a woman gets her first period she cannot leave the house, but after coming to Bangladesh it is becoming more widely understood that women have to just wear hijab and burka when the leave their homes. Her family told her that {quote}If you are not educated, you are blind. You can't understand the world{quote}. {quote}I want to show the Myanmar government that we can do anything. If I can teach the women something, then when we go back they will be shocked. I want to show them that our women are confident and can do anything{quote} When she first started recruiting women to come to her classes the men and women gave them a hard time, asking why education was important. She started with only 5 students and now when she is out and about in the camps, so many women request to join that she has started having to turn people away. When there is trouble at home, she will go to the students house to convince the husband why it's important that his wife is educated. Right now these schools are funded directly from Shamima's pocket. She will buy one notebook and tear out the pages and distribute the individual pages to each student to use. Shamima dreams of all Rohingya women to be educated {quote}This isn't life, getting food, cooking, eating, sleeping, I want everyone to raise their voices and talk about problems. I want to do something for my community, because this isn't life. If a mother is not educated, she can't raise her children{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_v2v7xd_ROHWOM_ASJ_13_thumb.jpg Women and children are seen in the widows camp. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. Women and children are seen in the widows camp. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_2o9sez_ROHWOM_ASJ_26_thumb.jpg 27 year old Shamima Bibi is currently running 3 school for women and is in the process of opening a 4th. She opened the first school 7 months ago and currently has around 50 students, the youngest of whom is 13, the oldest is 60 years old. Many Rohingya women and girls don't attend educational classes because the classes are mixed gender. The students say that in Myanmar there was no need for education, but here in the camps, to get basic services they need to have education. In Myanmar, Shamima risked her life, attending Sittwe university undercover, dressing as a Buddhist woman. In the camps she works for a Rohingya women's rights organization. After coming to Bangladesh she worked to convince the Rohingya men and women that Islam does not dictate that women cannot get an education. In Myanmar it was thought that after a woman gets her first period she cannot leave the house, but after coming to Bangladesh it is becoming more widely understood that women have to just wear hijab and burka when the leave their homes. Her family told her that {quote}If you are not educated, you are blind. You can't understand the world{quote}. {quote}I want to show the Myanmar government that we can do anything. If I can teach the women something, then when we go back they will be shocked. I want to show them that our women are confident and can do anything{quote} When she first started recruiting women to come to her classes the men and women gave them a hard time, asking why education was important. She started with only 5 students and now when she is out and about in the camps, so many women request to join that she has started having to turn people away. When there is trouble at home, she will go to the students house to convince the husband why it's important that his wife is educated. Right now these schools are funded directly from Shamima's pocket. She will buy one notebook and tear out the pages and distribute the individual pages to each student to use. Shamima dreams of all Rohingya women to be educated {quote}This isn't life, getting food, cooking, eating, sleeping, I want everyone to raise their voices and talk about problems. I want to do something for my community, because this isn't life. If a mother is not educated, she can't raise her children{quote} 27 year old Shamima Bibi is currently running 3 school for women and is in the process of opening a 4th. She opened the first school 7 months ago and currently has around 50 students, the youngest of whom is 13, the oldest is 60 years old. Many Rohingya women and girls don't attend educational classes because the classes are mixed gender. The students say that in Myanmar there was no need for education, but here in the camps, to get basic services they need to have education. In Myanmar, Shamima risked her life, attending Sittwe university undercover, dressing as a Buddhist woman. In the camps she works for a Rohingya women's rights organization. After coming to Bangladesh she worked to convince the Rohingya men and women that Islam does not dictate that women cannot get an education. In Myanmar it was thought that after a woman gets her first period she cannot leave the house, but after coming to Bangladesh it is becoming more widely understood that women have to just wear hijab and burka when the leave their homes. Her family told her that {quote}If you are not educated, you are blind. You can't understand the world{quote}. {quote}I want to show the Myanmar government that we can do anything. If I can teach the women something, then when we go back they will be shocked. I want to show them that our women are confident and can do anything{quote} When she first started recruiting women to come to her classes the men and women gave them a hard time, asking why education was important. She started with only 5 students and now when she is out and about in the camps, so many women request to join that she has started having to turn people away. When there is trouble at home, she will go to the students house to convince the husband why it's important that his wife is educated. Right now these schools are funded directly from Shamima's pocket. She will buy one notebook and tear out the pages and distribute the individual pages to each student to use. Shamima dreams of all Rohingya women to be educated {quote}This isn't life, getting food, cooking, eating, sleeping, I want everyone to raise their voices and talk about problems. I want to do something for my community, because this isn't life. If a mother is not educated, she can't raise her children{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_zmab70_ROHWOM_ASJ_02_thumb.jpg Roshida, 40, works as a Mahji in Nayapara camp. “Camp life has been very different. I'm happy that everyone respects me. when they have problems they come to me and if I can't solve it I go to the CIC. People treat me as an authority figure and come to me first. I'm happy that I'm breaking barriers but still there are people who don't allow women outside. Before me there were no female volunteers. People gave me a hard time. After I was elected I convinced a lot of people that women can work and have power. I always try to protect women. Now we have 50 women volunteers, out of about 200 men. Women go door to door fixing problems and giving information.{quote} She works on practical problems such as broken houses, water problems. It's been about 9 months since she's been Mahji and she looks after 100 houses. “The biggest problem I run into again and again is men saying that women working outside the house is against the culture.” Roshida, 40, works as a Mahji in Nayapara camp. “Camp life has been very different. I'm happy that everyone respects me. when they have problems they come to me and if I can't solve it I go to the CIC. People treat me as an authority figure and come to me first. I'm happy that I'm breaking barriers but still there are people who don't allow women outside. Before me there were no female volunteers. People gave me a hard time. After I was elected I convinced a lot of people that women can work and have power. I always try to protect women. Now we have 50 women volunteers, out of about 200 men. Women go door to door fixing problems and giving information.{quote} She works on practical problems such as broken houses, water problems. It's been about 9 months since she's been Mahji and she looks after 100 houses. “The biggest problem I run into again and again is men saying that women working outside the house is against the culture.” https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_1cyky4_ROHWOM_ASJ_03_thumb.jpg Shamima Akter Jahan works as an assistant CIC. She grew up in Rajshahi with two sisters and studied physics in Dhaka. In the camp, she says, the Rohingya accepted her well but “it was a big change and shock for them.” In the 27 year history for the RRRC she is the first female CIC. {quote}I don't know why, maybe no one thought a lady could do this job.{quote} She considered doing the job as soon as she saw it advertised. Her boss at the time told her {quote}You should go, you'll be a pioneer. Maybe you can be an example for other women.{quote} Her role is to support the CIC in areas of law and order and mediating disputes. Also coordinating between the police, local government, community leader and Mahji, as well between all the NGOs and beneficiaries. Everyday she is deal with issues of gender based violence, 6-7 cases daily. About dealing with GBV she says {quote}This is the toughest job I do here. Psychologically it was difficult.{quote} She recalls a particularly difficult incident, where a woman's husband was beating her every day and divorced her because she gave birth to a girl instead of a boy. {quote}I couldn't believe it. You see this baby girls face and you're shattered. The baby was only 2 months old. I couldn't resolve it. Every time I see the babies fave it tortures me. I this this personally. As men, the other CICs can understand the same way. The women in the camp are very open with me. This is a privilege. Everyone thinks this job is very male dominated, but it's just the opposite. The camp is 60% women. We need more female CICs.{quote} Regarding the issues, specifically gender issues facing the Rohingya population she says {quote}We can work easily here as Bangladeshis because we passed this patriarchal phase in our country too. We are replicating and using the same techniques as what we did here 30 years ago in Bangladesh.{quote} {quote}In the office, when we are having CIC meetings, among 50-55 people I am the only women, and it's not a good thing. This is still a patriarchal society, and when there are discussions they still say a lot of patriarchal things. There is still a lot to be done here for women empowerment. My colleagues are supportive of me but often my voice isn't heard, and they don't understand that they aren't hearing me.{quote} {quote}This experience has made me strong.{quote} Shamima Akter Jahan works as an assistant CIC. She grew up in Rajshahi with two sisters and studied physics in Dhaka. In the camp, she says, the Rohingya accepted her well but “it was a big change and shock for them.” In the 27 year history for the RRRC she is the first female CIC. {quote}I don't know why, maybe no one thought a lady could do this job.{quote} She considered doing the job as soon as she saw it advertised. Her boss at the time told her {quote}You should go, you'll be a pioneer. Maybe you can be an example for other women.{quote} Her role is to support the CIC in areas of law and order and mediating disputes. Also coordinating between the police, local government, community leader and Mahji, as well between all the NGOs and beneficiaries. Everyday she is deal with issues of gender based violence, 6-7 cases daily. About dealing with GBV she says {quote}This is the toughest job I do here. Psychologically it was difficult.{quote} She recalls a particularly difficult incident, where a woman's husband was beating her every day and divorced her because she gave birth to a girl instead of a boy. {quote}I couldn't believe it. You see this baby girls face and you're shattered. The baby was only 2 months old. I couldn't resolve it. Every time I see the babies fave it tortures me. I this this personally. As men, the other CICs can understand the same way. The women in the camp are very open with me. This is a privilege. Everyone thinks this job is very male dominated, but it's just the opposite. The camp is 60% women. We need more female CICs.{quote} Regarding the issues, specifically gender issues facing the Rohingya population she says {quote}We can work easily here as Bangladeshis because we passed this patriarchal phase in our country too. We are replicating and using the same techniques as what we did here 30 years ago in Bangladesh.{quote} {quote}In the office, when we are having CIC meetings, among 50-55 people I am the only women, and it's not a good thing. This is still a patriarchal society, and when there are discussions they still say a lot of patriarchal things. There is still a lot to be done here for women empowerment. My colleagues are supportive of me but often my voice isn't heard, and they don't understand that they aren't hearing me.{quote} {quote}This experience has made me strong.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_w5a1fu_ROHWOM_ASJ_04_thumb.jpg Shamima Akter Jahan works as an assistant CIC. She grew up in Rajshahi with two sisters and studied physics in Dhaka. In the camp, she says, the Rohingya accepted her well but “it was a big change and shock for them.” In the 27 year history for the RRRC she is the first female CIC. {quote}I don't know why, maybe no one thought a lady could do this job.{quote} She considered doing the job as soon as she saw it advertised. Her boss at the time told her {quote}You should go, you'll be a pioneer. Maybe you can be an example for other women.{quote} Her role is to support the CIC in areas of law and order and mediating disputes. Also coordinating between the police, local government, community leader and Mahji, as well between all the NGOs and beneficiaries. Everyday she is deal with issues of gender based violence, 6-7 cases daily. About dealing with GBV she says {quote}This is the toughest job I do here. Psychologically it was difficult.{quote} She recalls a particularly difficult incident, where a woman's husband was beating her every day and divorced her because she gave birth to a girl instead of a boy. {quote}I couldn't believe it. You see this baby girls face and you're shattered. The baby was only 2 months old. I couldn't resolve it. Every time I see the babies fave it tortures me. I this this personally. As men, the other CICs can understand the same way. The women in the camp are very open with me. This is a privilege. Everyone thinks this job is very male dominated, but it's just the opposite. The camp is 60% women. We need more female CICs.{quote} Regarding the issues, specifically gender issues facing the Rohingya population she says {quote}We can work easily here as Bangladeshis because we passed this patriarchal phase in our country too. We are replicating and using the same techniques as what we did here 30 years ago in Bangladesh.{quote} {quote}In the office, when we are having CIC meetings, among 50-55 people I am the only women, and it's not a good thing. This is still a patriarchal society, and when there are discussions they still say a lot of patriarchal things. There is still a lot to be done here for women empowerment. My colleagues are supportive of me but often my voice isn't heard, and they don't understand that they aren't hearing me.{quote} {quote}This experience has made me strong.{quote} Shamima Akter Jahan works as an assistant CIC. She grew up in Rajshahi with two sisters and studied physics in Dhaka. In the camp, she says, the Rohingya accepted her well but “it was a big change and shock for them.” In the 27 year history for the RRRC she is the first female CIC. {quote}I don't know why, maybe no one thought a lady could do this job.{quote} She considered doing the job as soon as she saw it advertised. Her boss at the time told her {quote}You should go, you'll be a pioneer. Maybe you can be an example for other women.{quote} Her role is to support the CIC in areas of law and order and mediating disputes. Also coordinating between the police, local government, community leader and Mahji, as well between all the NGOs and beneficiaries. Everyday she is deal with issues of gender based violence, 6-7 cases daily. About dealing with GBV she says {quote}This is the toughest job I do here. Psychologically it was difficult.{quote} She recalls a particularly difficult incident, where a woman's husband was beating her every day and divorced her because she gave birth to a girl instead of a boy. {quote}I couldn't believe it. You see this baby girls face and you're shattered. The baby was only 2 months old. I couldn't resolve it. Every time I see the babies fave it tortures me. I this this personally. As men, the other CICs can understand the same way. The women in the camp are very open with me. This is a privilege. Everyone thinks this job is very male dominated, but it's just the opposite. The camp is 60% women. We need more female CICs.{quote} Regarding the issues, specifically gender issues facing the Rohingya population she says {quote}We can work easily here as Bangladeshis because we passed this patriarchal phase in our country too. We are replicating and using the same techniques as what we did here 30 years ago in Bangladesh.{quote} {quote}In the office, when we are having CIC meetings, among 50-55 people I am the only women, and it's not a good thing. This is still a patriarchal society, and when there are discussions they still say a lot of patriarchal things. There is still a lot to be done here for women empowerment. My colleagues are supportive of me but often my voice isn't heard, and they don't understand that they aren't hearing me.{quote} {quote}This experience has made me strong.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_tgwb6w_ROHWOM_ASJ_05_thumb.jpg The funeral of 60 year old Fatima Khatun is seen. She died of a high fever. The funeral of 60 year old Fatima Khatun is seen. She died of a high fever. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_8ilmdh_ROHWOM_ASJ_06_thumb.jpg Children play in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Children play in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_9ajxka_ROHWOM_ASJ_07_thumb.jpg Yasmin Akhter, is a 14 year old wife and mother. She came to Bangladesh when she was 8 years old. She never had the chance to go to school. Her father left the family and left her mother, 40 old NurNahar Begum, and two years after she fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh she was sent to Chittagong to work as a housekeeper for a family of 5. She worked there for two years, never receiving a formal salary, getting only 200 or 300 taka occasionally. The mother that she worked for beat her frequently. She wasn't allowed to go outside, but Yasmin stayed thinking that it was the only way she could help her family. One day she couldn't take any more and she called her mother and told her about the abuse, and said if she stayed there one more day she would die. Her mother brought her back to the refugee camp and arranged for her to get married. Yasmin was 12 years old when she married her 30 year old husband. When Yasmin was married she was happy, she thought that her husband would provide a better life for her, but he is sick and unable to work, and their food rations from the NGOs are not enough. 9 months ago Yasmin gave birth to a baby girl. She dreams of a better life for her daughter, one where she is independent, educated, and works a respected job. {quote}It will be up to her when she gets married{quote} Yasmin says. NurNahar Begum says {quote}I didn't have any choice, that's why I had to make this decision. I took two wrong decisions for her life. The first one sending her to Chittagong to work as a maid and the second one in getting her married. I didn't know it would turn out like this. I always tried to give my kids a good life but I failed. We never had enough food, no good shelter, they were never able to get an education. I failed.{quote} Yasmin Akhter, is a 14 year old wife and mother. She came to Bangladesh when she was 8 years old. She never had the chance to go to school. Her father left the family and left her mother, 40 old NurNahar Begum, and two years after she fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh she was sent to Chittagong to work as a housekeeper for a family of 5. She worked there for two years, never receiving a formal salary, getting only 200 or 300 taka occasionally. The mother that she worked for beat her frequently. She wasn't allowed to go outside, but Yasmin stayed thinking that it was the only way she could help her family. One day she couldn't take any more and she called her mother and told her about the abuse, and said if she stayed there one more day she would die. Her mother brought her back to the refugee camp and arranged for her to get married. Yasmin was 12 years old when she married her 30 year old husband. When Yasmin was married she was happy, she thought that her husband would provide a better life for her, but he is sick and unable to work, and their food rations from the NGOs are not enough. 9 months ago Yasmin gave birth to a baby girl. She dreams of a better life for her daughter, one where she is independent, educated, and works a respected job. {quote}It will be up to her when she gets married{quote} Yasmin says. NurNahar Begum says {quote}I didn't have any choice, that's why I had to make this decision. I took two wrong decisions for her life. The first one sending her to Chittagong to work as a maid and the second one in getting her married. I didn't know it would turn out like this. I always tried to give my kids a good life but I failed. We never had enough food, no good shelter, they were never able to get an education. I failed.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_x9roxd_ROHWOM_ASJ_08_thumb.jpg NurNahar Begum and Yasmin are seen in their shelter. Yasmin Akhter, is a 14 year old wife and mother. She came to Bangladesh when she was 8 years old. She never had the chance to go to school. Her father left the family and left her mother, 40 old NurNahar Begum, and two years after she fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh she was sent to Chittagong to work as a housekeeper for a family of 5. She worked there for two years, never receiving a formal salary, getting only 200 or 300 taka occasionally. The mother that she worked for beat her frequently. She wasn't allowed to go outside, but Yasmin stayed thinking that it was the only way she could help her family. One day she couldn't take any more and she called her mother and told her about the abuse, and said if she stayed there one more day she would die. Her mother brought her back to the refugee camp and arranged for her to get married. Yasmin was 12 years old when she married her 30 year old husband. When Yasmin was married she was happy, she thought that her husband would provide a better life for her, but he is sick and unable to work, and their food rations from the NGOs are not enough. 9 months ago Yasmin gave birth to a baby girl. She dreams of a better life for her daughter, one where she is independent, educated, and works a respected job. {quote}It will be up to her when she gets married{quote} Yasmin says. NurNahar Begum says {quote}I didn't have any choice, that's why I had to make this decision. I took two wrong decisions for her life. The first one sending her to Chittagong to work as a maid and the second one in getting her married. I didn't know it would turn out like this. I always tried to give my kids a good life but I failed. We never had enough food, no good shelter, they were never able to get an education. I failed.{quote} NurNahar Begum and Yasmin are seen in their shelter. Yasmin Akhter, is a 14 year old wife and mother. She came to Bangladesh when she was 8 years old. She never had the chance to go to school. Her father left the family and left her mother, 40 old NurNahar Begum, and two years after she fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh she was sent to Chittagong to work as a housekeeper for a family of 5. She worked there for two years, never receiving a formal salary, getting only 200 or 300 taka occasionally. The mother that she worked for beat her frequently. She wasn't allowed to go outside, but Yasmin stayed thinking that it was the only way she could help her family. One day she couldn't take any more and she called her mother and told her about the abuse, and said if she stayed there one more day she would die. Her mother brought her back to the refugee camp and arranged for her to get married. Yasmin was 12 years old when she married her 30 year old husband. When Yasmin was married she was happy, she thought that her husband would provide a better life for her, but he is sick and unable to work, and their food rations from the NGOs are not enough. 9 months ago Yasmin gave birth to a baby girl. She dreams of a better life for her daughter, one where she is independent, educated, and works a respected job. {quote}It will be up to her when she gets married{quote} Yasmin says. NurNahar Begum says {quote}I didn't have any choice, that's why I had to make this decision. I took two wrong decisions for her life. The first one sending her to Chittagong to work as a maid and the second one in getting her married. I didn't know it would turn out like this. I always tried to give my kids a good life but I failed. We never had enough food, no good shelter, they were never able to get an education. I failed.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_artc21_ROHWOM_ASJ_29_thumb.jpg Dildar Begum, 25, and her daughter Nur Kalima, 12 run a shop in Hakimpara camp. Her husband and other children were brutally killed in Myanmar. The money to open the shop was donated by a journalist who visited her. {quote}I'm better than before but inside my heart there lies so much pain. The extra money helps buy them vegetables and fish. Her daughter goes to the madrassa in the morning and runs the shop in the afternoons. {quote}I feel shy to be in front of other people. People will say I'm doing bad things. In our community women can't be outside and in front of people. My daughter runs this shop.{quote} After her daughter gets older and married she wont let her run the shop. She plans to just do sewing then. {quote}I have lost all my kids and my husband. In my mind there is no peace. This is Bangladesh, not my own country. We are provided with the things we need but it feels like nothing because this is not our own country. If we are given our rights we will go back, we can have a peaceful live. There is a lot of sadness in my heart. If Allah killed me I would be happy. I've seen a lot of people killed and I’ve been suffering here a lot.“ Her daughter Nur Kalima would rather be in school {quote}I can take an education anywhere I go. I cant take this shop anywhere.’ — Dildar fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. {quote}I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them.{quote} she says Dildar Begum, 25, and her daughter Nur Kalima, 12 run a shop in Hakimpara camp. Her husband and other children were brutally killed in Myanmar. The money to open the shop was donated by a journalist who visited her. {quote}I'm better than before but inside my heart there lies so much pain. The extra money helps buy them vegetables and fish. Her daughter goes to the madrassa in the morning and runs the shop in the afternoons. {quote}I feel shy to be in front of other people. People will say I'm doing bad things. In our community women can't be outside and in front of people. My daughter runs this shop.{quote} After her daughter gets older and married she wont let her run the shop. She plans to just do sewing then. {quote}I have lost all my kids and my husband. In my mind there is no peace. This is Bangladesh, not my own country. We are provided with the things we need but it feels like nothing because this is not our own country. If we are given our rights we will go back, we can have a peaceful live. There is a lot of sadness in my heart. If Allah killed me I would be happy. I've seen a lot of people killed and I’ve been suffering here a lot.“ Her daughter Nur Kalima would rather be in school {quote}I can take an education anywhere I go. I cant take this shop anywhere.’ — Dildar fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. {quote}I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them.{quote} she says https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_vdzvui_ROHWOM_ASJ_27_thumb.jpg Deluder peeks through a hole from her shelter into her shop that her 12 year old daughter is running.Dildar Begum, 25, and her daughter Nur Kalima, 12 run a shop in Hakimpara camp. Her husband and other children were brutally killed in Myanmar. The money to open the shop was donated by a journalist who visited her. {quote}I'm better than before but inside my heart there lies so much pain. The extra money helps buy them vegetables and fish. Her daughter goes to the madrassa in the morning and runs the shop in the afternoons. {quote}I feel shy to be in front of other people. People will say I'm doing bad things. In our community women can't be outside and in front of people. My daughter runs this shop.{quote} After her daughter gets older and married she wont let her run the shop. She plans to just do sewing then. {quote}I have lost all my kids and my husband. In my mind there is no peace. This is Bangladesh, not my own country. We are provided with the things we need but it feels like nothing because this is not our own country. If we are given our rights we will go back, we can have a peaceful live. There is a lot of sadness in my heart. If Allah killed me I would be happy. I've seen a lot of people killed and I’ve been suffering here a lot.“ Her daughter Nur Kalima would rather be in school {quote}I can take an education anywhere I go. I cant take this shop anywhere.’ — Dildar fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. {quote}I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them.{quote} she says Deluder peeks through a hole from her shelter into her shop that her 12 year old daughter is running.Dildar Begum, 25, and her daughter Nur Kalima, 12 run a shop in Hakimpara camp. Her husband and other children were brutally killed in Myanmar. The money to open the shop was donated by a journalist who visited her. {quote}I'm better than before but inside my heart there lies so much pain. The extra money helps buy them vegetables and fish. Her daughter goes to the madrassa in the morning and runs the shop in the afternoons. {quote}I feel shy to be in front of other people. People will say I'm doing bad things. In our community women can't be outside and in front of people. My daughter runs this shop.{quote} After her daughter gets older and married she wont let her run the shop. She plans to just do sewing then. {quote}I have lost all my kids and my husband. In my mind there is no peace. This is Bangladesh, not my own country. We are provided with the things we need but it feels like nothing because this is not our own country. If we are given our rights we will go back, we can have a peaceful live. There is a lot of sadness in my heart. If Allah killed me I would be happy. I've seen a lot of people killed and I’ve been suffering here a lot.“ Her daughter Nur Kalima would rather be in school {quote}I can take an education anywhere I go. I cant take this shop anywhere.’ — Dildar fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. {quote}I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them.{quote} she says https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_tyz00p_ROHWOM_ASJ_28_thumb.jpg 12 year old Nur Kalima runs her mothers shop.Dildar Begum, 25, and her daughter Nur Kalima, 12 run a shop in Hakimpara camp. Her husband and other children were brutally killed in Myanmar. The money to open the shop was donated by a journalist who visited her. {quote}I'm better than before but inside my heart there lies so much pain. The extra money helps buy them vegetables and fish. Her daughter goes to the madrassa in the morning and runs the shop in the afternoons. {quote}I feel shy to be in front of other people. People will say I'm doing bad things. In our community women can't be outside and in front of people. My daughter runs this shop.{quote} After her daughter gets older and married she wont let her run the shop. She plans to just do sewing then. {quote}I have lost all my kids and my husband. In my mind there is no peace. This is Bangladesh, not my own country. We are provided with the things we need but it feels like nothing because this is not our own country. If we are given our rights we will go back, we can have a peaceful live. There is a lot of sadness in my heart. If Allah killed me I would be happy. I've seen a lot of people killed and I’ve been suffering here a lot.“ Her daughter Nur Kalima would rather be in school {quote}I can take an education anywhere I go. I cant take this shop anywhere.’ — Dildar fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. {quote}I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them.{quote} she says 12 year old Nur Kalima runs her mothers shop.Dildar Begum, 25, and her daughter Nur Kalima, 12 run a shop in Hakimpara camp. Her husband and other children were brutally killed in Myanmar. The money to open the shop was donated by a journalist who visited her. {quote}I'm better than before but inside my heart there lies so much pain. The extra money helps buy them vegetables and fish. Her daughter goes to the madrassa in the morning and runs the shop in the afternoons. {quote}I feel shy to be in front of other people. People will say I'm doing bad things. In our community women can't be outside and in front of people. My daughter runs this shop.{quote} After her daughter gets older and married she wont let her run the shop. She plans to just do sewing then. {quote}I have lost all my kids and my husband. In my mind there is no peace. This is Bangladesh, not my own country. We are provided with the things we need but it feels like nothing because this is not our own country. If we are given our rights we will go back, we can have a peaceful live. There is a lot of sadness in my heart. If Allah killed me I would be happy. I've seen a lot of people killed and I’ve been suffering here a lot.“ Her daughter Nur Kalima would rather be in school {quote}I can take an education anywhere I go. I cant take this shop anywhere.’ — Dildar fled to Bangladesh shortly after the August 25th attack from Tula Toli village in Myanmar. She says that one day the military came and opened fired on her village and stormed into her house. They took her husband out of the house and to the riverbank and shot him. Then they came back into her house and grabbed her baby from her arms and stabbed him in the head. They killed another one of her children by cutting his throat, and another by beating her over the head with a rifle. 2 military held her arms while another raped her. They then beat her and she pretended to be dead. When they left, they set her house on fire. Her 10 year old daughter, Nurkalima, was severely injured when the military beat her over the head with the blades of machetes, but she helped her mom crawl past the burning bodies of her children and out of the burning house. For 5 days she hid in the hills and when the military left, she went back to Tula Toli on her way to the Bangladesh border. All that was left of her village was smoke and ask where houses used to be. There were bodies everywhere, so many that they were uncountable. She came across some men who carried her for two days to the border, where they were able to cross into Bangladesh by boat. {quote}I want justice. My kids were killed, I want justice for them.{quote} she says https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_rdb6ta_ROHWOM_ASJ_18_thumb.jpg Razia Sultana was born in Myanmar but is a Bangladesh citizen. She grew up in Chittagong in the tight knit Rohingya community. Her dream was always to be a barrister but after she was married her husbands family didn't approve of her studying further. {quote}My life is full of struggle{quote} She and her family were involved with the Rohingya activist groups ARNO and BRC, and in 2009 the Bangladesh government shut the organizations down. Two of her family members were put in jail and into exile abroad. {quote}The influx broke me totally. I was sick and traumatized and full of feat in my heart. I couldn't control myself. My friends and family asked me what I wanted and I said that I have to do something for women. That was the start. I gave up everything to work for my nation, to get them their rights, their human rights. What's been going on is wrong.{quote} She has since trained hundreds of women in livelihood and literacy training. {quote}There is no life in the camps, they have become a burden for the world. If there is no skills training, no education, they will become subhumans! They’re deprived of all opportunities and denied a normal life. They will become desperate and you can't blame them or anybody , it's like you're creating a bomb! They're frustrated and cant think wrong or right. We have to prevent this, we have to solve the issue of going back, you cant keep them in Bangladesh, this isn't their land.” Razia Sultana was born in Myanmar but is a Bangladesh citizen. She grew up in Chittagong in the tight knit Rohingya community. Her dream was always to be a barrister but after she was married her husbands family didn't approve of her studying further. {quote}My life is full of struggle{quote} She and her family were involved with the Rohingya activist groups ARNO and BRC, and in 2009 the Bangladesh government shut the organizations down. Two of her family members were put in jail and into exile abroad. {quote}The influx broke me totally. I was sick and traumatized and full of feat in my heart. I couldn't control myself. My friends and family asked me what I wanted and I said that I have to do something for women. That was the start. I gave up everything to work for my nation, to get them their rights, their human rights. What's been going on is wrong.{quote} She has since trained hundreds of women in livelihood and literacy training. {quote}There is no life in the camps, they have become a burden for the world. If there is no skills training, no education, they will become subhumans! They’re deprived of all opportunities and denied a normal life. They will become desperate and you can't blame them or anybody , it's like you're creating a bomb! They're frustrated and cant think wrong or right. We have to prevent this, we have to solve the issue of going back, you cant keep them in Bangladesh, this isn't their land.” https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_4x4y62_ROHWOM_ASJ_19_thumb.jpg Raze helps 18 year old Rohingya refugee Yasmin Akhter with her application to the Asian University for Women.Razia Sultana was born in Myanmar but is a Bangladesh citizen. She grew up in Chittagong in the tight knit Rohingya community. Her dream was always to be a barrister but after she was married her husbands family didn't approve of her studying further. {quote}My life is full of struggle{quote} She and her family were involved with the Rohingya activist groups ARNO and BRC, and in 2009 the Bangladesh government shut the organizations down. Two of her family members were put in jail and into exile abroad. {quote}The influx broke me totally. I was sick and traumatized and full of feat in my heart. I couldn't control myself. My friends and family asked me what I wanted and I said that I have to do something for women. That was the start. I gave up everything to work for my nation, to get them their rights, their human rights. What's been going on is wrong.{quote} She has since trained hundreds of women in livelihood and literacy training. {quote}There is no life in the camps, they have become a burden for the world. If there is no skills training, no education, they will become subhumans! They’re deprived of all opportunities and denied a normal life. They will become desperate and you can't blame them or anybody , it's like you're creating a bomb! They're frustrated and cant think wrong or right. We have to prevent this, we have to solve the issue of going back, you cant keep them in Bangladesh, this isn't their land.” Raze helps 18 year old Rohingya refugee Yasmin Akhter with her application to the Asian University for Women.Razia Sultana was born in Myanmar but is a Bangladesh citizen. She grew up in Chittagong in the tight knit Rohingya community. Her dream was always to be a barrister but after she was married her husbands family didn't approve of her studying further. {quote}My life is full of struggle{quote} She and her family were involved with the Rohingya activist groups ARNO and BRC, and in 2009 the Bangladesh government shut the organizations down. Two of her family members were put in jail and into exile abroad. {quote}The influx broke me totally. I was sick and traumatized and full of feat in my heart. I couldn't control myself. My friends and family asked me what I wanted and I said that I have to do something for women. That was the start. I gave up everything to work for my nation, to get them their rights, their human rights. What's been going on is wrong.{quote} She has since trained hundreds of women in livelihood and literacy training. {quote}There is no life in the camps, they have become a burden for the world. If there is no skills training, no education, they will become subhumans! They’re deprived of all opportunities and denied a normal life. They will become desperate and you can't blame them or anybody , it's like you're creating a bomb! They're frustrated and cant think wrong or right. We have to prevent this, we have to solve the issue of going back, you cant keep them in Bangladesh, this isn't their land.” https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_063kw3_ROHWOM_ASJ_23_thumb.jpg On 16th July 2019, UN Women Bangladesh - in partnership with Oxfam in Bangladesh, ActionAid Bangladesh, Legal Action Worldwide and RW Welfare Society-RWWS - invited the UN Resident Coordinator and organized a gathering of Rohingya Women Leaders from new and old camps representing their different women’s leader networks, both some self-organised and some organized in collaboration with INGOs/UN, in the UN Women Multi-Purpose Women Centre in the Rohingya refugee camp 4, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to discuss common challenges, issues, demands and how to come together under one network to plan joint action to address these together for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.{quote}If men have two arms, women have two arms too. We didn’t know we have rights before, but we have now learned about equality and discrimination, and will demand that our rights be respected” said one Rohingya Women leader. “I am so happy to be able to express myself like this today”, said another with a big smile on her face.One Rohingya woman leader explained that the challenge they face is sometimes men from the community “you are a Muslim woman, why are you doing these things? It is written in the Quran that women shouldn’t do these things” they tell us. I then sit with them and tell them “Okay, show me, where is it written?” Because I think they are interpreting it differently and I believe that women work even in Saudi Arabia, so why cannot we work?”These Rohingya leaders fight dowry, child marriage, domestic violence, polygamy as well as conflict related sexual and gender based violence and overall injustices and barriers Rohingya women and girls face and promote their right to justice, education, services, decision making and economic opportunities. On 16th July 2019, UN Women Bangladesh - in partnership with Oxfam in Bangladesh, ActionAid Bangladesh, Legal Action Worldwide and RW Welfare Society-RWWS - invited the UN Resident Coordinator and organized a gathering of Rohingya Women Leaders from new and old camps representing their different women’s leader networks, both some self-organised and some organized in collaboration with INGOs/UN, in the UN Women Multi-Purpose Women Centre in the Rohingya refugee camp 4, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to discuss common challenges, issues, demands and how to come together under one network to plan joint action to address these together for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.{quote}If men have two arms, women have two arms too. We didn’t know we have rights before, but we have now learned about equality and discrimination, and will demand that our rights be respected” said one Rohingya Women leader. “I am so happy to be able to express myself like this today”, said another with a big smile on her face.One Rohingya woman leader explained that the challenge they face is sometimes men from the community “you are a Muslim woman, why are you doing these things? It is written in the Quran that women shouldn’t do these things” they tell us. I then sit with them and tell them “Okay, show me, where is it written?” Because I think they are interpreting it differently and I believe that women work even in Saudi Arabia, so why cannot we work?”These Rohingya leaders fight dowry, child marriage, domestic violence, polygamy as well as conflict related sexual and gender based violence and overall injustices and barriers Rohingya women and girls face and promote their right to justice, education, services, decision making and economic opportunities. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_4lqri26l_5whx0s_ROHWOM_ASJ_01_thumb.jpg Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh https://allisonjoyce.com/the-rohingya-community-of-chicago,-usa 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/sri-lanka's-missing 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_idnyac_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_38_thumb.jpg Women pose for a photo at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka Women pose for a photo at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_i8ihxf_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_42_thumb.jpg Photos, documents and police complaints related to the disappearance of Mariyathas Mariyasures IN Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Eswarys husband, Mariyathas Mariyasures, has been missing since he was arrested by the military as he was fishing on the last day of the war, May 18 2009. In the years since, Eswary has not stopped looking for him. She says that shes been to the ICRC so many times that they told her to stop coming. She regularly goes around to the military camps asking about him, but they she says they threaten to shoot or assault her. {quote}100 percent I believe he is still alive and in police custody.{quote} She says there have been sightings of him over the years. {quote}I am suffering so much. I have 3 children and work 3 jobs to try to support them. I have to prove myself to them, I have to be strong for them. Every day I wait for him to return and walk through our gate. {quote} Photos, documents and police complaints related to the disappearance of Mariyathas Mariyasures IN Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Eswarys husband, Mariyathas Mariyasures, has been missing since he was arrested by the military as he was fishing on the last day of the war, May 18 2009. In the years since, Eswary has not stopped looking for him. She says that shes been to the ICRC so many times that they told her to stop coming. She regularly goes around to the military camps asking about him, but they she says they threaten to shoot or assault her. {quote}100 percent I believe he is still alive and in police custody.{quote} She says there have been sightings of him over the years. {quote}I am suffering so much. I have 3 children and work 3 jobs to try to support them. I have to prove myself to them, I have to be strong for them. Every day I wait for him to return and walk through our gate. {quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_cei8cb_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_43_thumb.jpg Arumugam Antonyka holds a photo of her daughter, Diana Arumugam in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Arumugam Antonykas daughter, Diana Arumugam, has been missing since 2010. They were living together in a refugee camp with her 3 kids. Diana called her as she was traveling on the bus back from work to say that she was coming home, but she never returned. {quote}Every day I pray that she comes back home. I'm sure she's alive.{quote} Arumugam Antonyka holds a photo of her daughter, Diana Arumugam in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Arumugam Antonykas daughter, Diana Arumugam, has been missing since 2010. They were living together in a refugee camp with her 3 kids. Diana called her as she was traveling on the bus back from work to say that she was coming home, but she never returned. {quote}Every day I pray that she comes back home. I'm sure she's alive.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_u66p4c_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_44_thumb.jpg Arumugam Antonyka stands in her home in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Arumugam Antonykas daughter, Diana Arumugam, has been missing since 2010. They were living together in a refugee camp with her 3 kids. Diana called her as she was traveling on the bus back from work to say that she was coming home, but she never returned. {quote}Every day I pray that she comes back home. I'm sure she's alive.{quote} Arumugam Antonyka stands in her home in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Arumugam Antonykas daughter, Diana Arumugam, has been missing since 2010. They were living together in a refugee camp with her 3 kids. Diana called her as she was traveling on the bus back from work to say that she was coming home, but she never returned. {quote}Every day I pray that she comes back home. I'm sure she's alive.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_clz85t_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_45_thumb.jpg Photos and documents related to the disappearance of Sujeekaran are seen in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Ranchana Pirapakarado has been missing her son, Sujeekaran, since May 23, 2009 when they got separated at a government checkpoint while being transferred from a refugee camp. Afterwards, she searched all the 23 refugee camps across the country and military bases and couldn't find him. In 2014 she got a call from the Terrorist Information Camp who said her son was in Colombo. She answered his questions on the promise that her son would be freed but he never was. Photos and documents related to the disappearance of Sujeekaran are seen in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Ranchana Pirapakarado has been missing her son, Sujeekaran, since May 23, 2009 when they got separated at a government checkpoint while being transferred from a refugee camp. Afterwards, she searched all the 23 refugee camps across the country and military bases and couldn't find him. In 2014 she got a call from the Terrorist Information Camp who said her son was in Colombo. She answered his questions on the promise that her son would be freed but he never was. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_smhdc7_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_35_thumb.jpg Thangavel Sathiyathek holds a photo of her son, Magalingam Sivagini and his family at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Thangavel Sathiyathek is missing her son, Magalingam Sivagini and his family. On the 18 May 2009 it was ordered that all LTTE should surrender. Thangavel went with her son and his family to the military camp to surrender. The military took him, his wife and their 3 children and she hasn't heard from them since. When she went to inquire about them at a military camp 3 days later she was arrested and held for 1 month. A few years ago she paid 400,000 rupees to someone who called her and promised if she paid money he would be released, but he never was. Sivagini was a politician in LTTE and his wife worked as a lawyer in the LTTE courts. {quote}I understand why they might want to hold adults by why would they keep the children? The youngest was only 2 1/2 years old. It's been 10 years, why are they keeping them? The government says everything is safe here in Sri Lanka and there are no problems, why can't they release them? Why would they keep them?{quote} Thangavel says. Thangavel Sathiyathek holds a photo of her son, Magalingam Sivagini and his family at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Thangavel Sathiyathek is missing her son, Magalingam Sivagini and his family. On the 18 May 2009 it was ordered that all LTTE should surrender. Thangavel went with her son and his family to the military camp to surrender. The military took him, his wife and their 3 children and she hasn't heard from them since. When she went to inquire about them at a military camp 3 days later she was arrested and held for 1 month. A few years ago she paid 400,000 rupees to someone who called her and promised if she paid money he would be released, but he never was. Sivagini was a politician in LTTE and his wife worked as a lawyer in the LTTE courts. {quote}I understand why they might want to hold adults by why would they keep the children? The youngest was only 2 1/2 years old. It's been 10 years, why are they keeping them? The government says everything is safe here in Sri Lanka and there are no problems, why can't they release them? Why would they keep them?{quote} Thangavel says. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_7ww6dc_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_46_thumb.jpg Ranchana Pirapakarado holds a photo of her of her son, Sujeekaran in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Ranchana Pirapakarado has been missing her son, Sujeekaran, since May 23, 2009 when they got separated at a government checkpoint while being transferred from a refugee camp. Afterwards, she searched all the 23 refugee camps across the country and military bases and couldn't find him. In 2014 she got a call from the Terrorist Information Camp who said her son was in Colombo. She answered his questions on the promise that her son would be freed but he never was. Ranchana Pirapakarado holds a photo of her of her son, Sujeekaran in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Ranchana Pirapakarado has been missing her son, Sujeekaran, since May 23, 2009 when they got separated at a government checkpoint while being transferred from a refugee camp. Afterwards, she searched all the 23 refugee camps across the country and military bases and couldn't find him. In 2014 she got a call from the Terrorist Information Camp who said her son was in Colombo. She answered his questions on the promise that her son would be freed but he never was. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_fmeum7_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_47_thumb.jpg Ranchana Pirapakarado watches TV at her home in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Ranchana Pirapakarado has been missing her son, Sujeekaran, since May 23, 2009 when they got separated at a government checkpoint while being transferred from a refugee camp. Afterwards, she searched all the 23 refugee camps across the country and military bases and couldn't find him. In 2014 she got a call from the Terrorist Information Camp who said her son was in Colombo. She answered his questions on the promise that her son would be freed but he never was. S Ranchana Pirapakarado watches TV at her home in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Ranchana Pirapakarado has been missing her son, Sujeekaran, since May 23, 2009 when they got separated at a government checkpoint while being transferred from a refugee camp. Afterwards, she searched all the 23 refugee camps across the country and military bases and couldn't find him. In 2014 she got a call from the Terrorist Information Camp who said her son was in Colombo. She answered his questions on the promise that her son would be freed but he never was. S https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_yu7o1l_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_36_thumb.jpg Thagbsiwaran Sivaganawathy cries while discussing the disappearance of her daughter, Thageswaran Susanya, at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Thagbsiwaran Sivaganawathys daughter, Thageswaran Susanya, has been missing since March 14 2009. They were at their home when military surrounded the village and bombs were dropped from airplanes. They all fled and in the chaos got separated, and Sivaganawathy hasnt seen her daughter since. Sivaganawathys husband is so depressed he cant work or leave the house sometimes. She has searched all over and filed complaints with the ICRC and police, but hasn't found any news. She comes to this protest site 3 times a week demanding for the release of her daughter. Thagbsiwaran Sivaganawathy cries while discussing the disappearance of her daughter, Thageswaran Susanya, at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Thagbsiwaran Sivaganawathys daughter, Thageswaran Susanya, has been missing since March 14 2009. They were at their home when military surrounded the village and bombs were dropped from airplanes. They all fled and in the chaos got separated, and Sivaganawathy hasnt seen her daughter since. Sivaganawathys husband is so depressed he cant work or leave the house sometimes. She has searched all over and filed complaints with the ICRC and police, but hasn't found any news. She comes to this protest site 3 times a week demanding for the release of her daughter. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_7r221j_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_37_thumb.jpg Patmanathan Kokilavani holds a photo of her two children at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Patmanathan Kokilavani is missing her two children, Patmanthan Piratheepan and Patmanathan Tharsika. They were separated in a chaos of a bombing May 17 2009. She was detained in a refugee camp after the attack and was released September 2009, and then checked everywhere for them. She got confirmation that they were at one military camp but was denied access to see them. In 2016 a person from the military came to her home and told her that they were going to be released, but it didn't happen. {quote}Just show me my son and daughter once. You can keep them but just let me see them once and give me some peace. I'm spending all my money to find them, I can't sleep, I'm crying every day. I have no strength left. Keep them but please just show me their faces once time.{quote} Patmanathan Kokilavani holds a photo of her two children at a protest site for loved ones of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Patmanathan Kokilavani is missing her two children, Patmanthan Piratheepan and Patmanathan Tharsika. They were separated in a chaos of a bombing May 17 2009. She was detained in a refugee camp after the attack and was released September 2009, and then checked everywhere for them. She got confirmation that they were at one military camp but was denied access to see them. In 2016 a person from the military came to her home and told her that they were going to be released, but it didn't happen. {quote}Just show me my son and daughter once. You can keep them but just let me see them once and give me some peace. I'm spending all my money to find them, I can't sleep, I'm crying every day. I have no strength left. Keep them but please just show me their faces once time.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_6mknpt_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_40_thumb.jpg Lelladevi Anadanadarajah holds a photo of son, Anuraj  Anadanadarajah in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. Lelladevi Anadanadarajahs son, Anuraj  Anadanadarajah, has been missing since May 15, 2009. He was passing a police checkpoint on the road and was taken into custody, and she has not heard from him since. Anuraj's wife was 7 months pregnant at the time with their second child. Lelladevi has filed complaints with several agencies and met the Sri Lankan president, but hasn't heard news. {quote}We want justice for our kids. There are still so many in detention camps. They're using them as slaves, they're working them and torturing them to death. This is my fear. Only the international community can help us now. There are kids who were so small when their parents were taken, they're growing up now without their moms or dads and they may want to take revenge and join these groups. They have to release these people or give us the truth. They have to give us justice.{quote} Lelladevi Anadanadarajah holds a photo of son, Anuraj  Anadanadarajah in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. Lelladevi Anadanadarajahs son, Anuraj  Anadanadarajah, has been missing since May 15, 2009. He was passing a police checkpoint on the road and was taken into custody, and she has not heard from him since. Anuraj's wife was 7 months pregnant at the time with their second child. Lelladevi has filed complaints with several agencies and met the Sri Lankan president, but hasn't heard news. {quote}We want justice for our kids. There are still so many in detention camps. They're using them as slaves, they're working them and torturing them to death. This is my fear. Only the international community can help us now. There are kids who were so small when their parents were taken, they're growing up now without their moms or dads and they may want to take revenge and join these groups. They have to release these people or give us the truth. They have to give us justice.{quote} https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_pncthlit_e7x6sd_NEW_NORTHMISSING_ASJ_41_thumb.jpg Lelladevi Anadanadarajah cares for one of her grandchildren in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. Lelladevi Anadanadarajahs son, Anuraj  Anadanadarajah, has been missing since May 15, 2009. He was passing a police checkpoint on the road and was taken into custody, and she has not heard from him since. Anuraj's wife was 7 months pregnant at the time with their second child. Lelladevi has filed complaints with several agencies and met the Sri Lankan president, but hasn't heard news. {quote}We want justice for our kids. There are still so many in detention camps. They're using them as slaves, they're working them and torturing them to death. This is my fear. Only the international community can help us now. There are kids who were so small when their parents were taken, they're growing up now without their moms or dads and they may want to take revenge and join these groups. They have to release these people or give us the truth. They have to give us justice.{quote} Lelladevi Anadanadarajah cares for one of her grandchildren in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. Lelladevi Anadanadarajahs son, Anuraj  Anadanadarajah, has been missing since May 15, 2009. He was passing a police checkpoint on the road and was taken into custody, and she has not heard from him since. Anuraj's wife was 7 months pregnant at the time with their second child. Lelladevi has filed complaints with several agencies and met the Sri Lankan president, but hasn't heard news. {quote}We want justice for our kids. There are still so many in detention camps. They're using them as slaves, they're working them and torturing them to death. This is my fear. Only the international community can help us now. There are kids who were so small when their parents were taken, they're growing up now without their moms or dads and they may want to take revenge and join these groups. They have to release these people or give us the truth. They have to give us justice.{quote} https://allisonjoyce.com/the-scars-of-war 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_yg2crc_WARWIDOW_ASJ_48_thumb.jpg Female de-miners attend roll call before going to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world Female de-miners attend roll call before going to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_g3omko_WARWIDOW_ASJ_49_thumb.jpg Pins marking minefields in a map on the wall of the HALO Trust office Pins marking minefields in a map on the wall of the HALO Trust office https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_kys7wj_WARWIDOW_ASJ_58_thumb.jpg A female de-miner works to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, A female de-miner works to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_xp2868_WARWIDOW_ASJ_52_thumb.jpg A female de-miner works to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world A female de-miner works to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_t1z8vl_WARWIDOW_ASJ_53_thumb.jpg Discarded mines lay in a field in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world Discarded mines lay in a field in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_10ukoy_WARWIDOW_ASJ_60_thumb.jpg A female de-miner carries a live mine to a safe box A female de-miner carries a live mine to a safe box https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_o6kkey_WARWIDOW_ASJ_62_thumb.jpg A live mine is found and kept in a safe box A live mine is found and kept in a safe box https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_mnef3r_WARWIDOW_ASJ_54_thumb.jpg Navirethan Sujitha works as a task commander for HALO Trust at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world in Muhamalai, Sri Lanka. In 2009 Sujitha's village, Uruthirapuram village, was heavily shelled and she the military moved in and took her and her family to a camp. Her husband was not home at that time and is presumed dead. After more than a year she was allowed to return home. She joined HALO Trust in 2010 and her first job was to clear landmines from her own village. She is the sole breadwinner of her family and her salary supports her, her mother, daughter and niece. Navirethan Sujitha works as a task commander for HALO Trust at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world in Muhamalai, Sri Lanka. In 2009 Sujitha's village, Uruthirapuram village, was heavily shelled and she the military moved in and took her and her family to a camp. Her husband was not home at that time and is presumed dead. After more than a year she was allowed to return home. She joined HALO Trust in 2010 and her first job was to clear landmines from her own village. She is the sole breadwinner of her family and her salary supports her, her mother, daughter and niece. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_61bwi4_WARWIDOW_ASJ_55_thumb.jpg A female de-miner works to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world A female de-miner works to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_hpu953_WARWIDOW_ASJ_61_thumb.jpg A live mine is found and kept in a safe box A live mine is found and kept in a safe box https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_o0m2gj_WARWIDOW_ASJ_56_thumb.jpg Navirethan Sujitha works at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world in Muhamalai, Sri Lanka. In 2009 Sujitha's village, Uruthirapuram village, was heavily shelled and she the military moved in and took her and her family to a camp. Her husband was not home at that time and is presumed dead. After more than a year she was allowed to return home. She joined HALO Trust in 2010 and her first job was to clear landmines from her own village. She is the sole breadwinner of her family and her salary supports her, her mother, daughter and niece. Navirethan Sujitha works at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world in Muhamalai, Sri Lanka. In 2009 Sujitha's village, Uruthirapuram village, was heavily shelled and she the military moved in and took her and her family to a camp. Her husband was not home at that time and is presumed dead. After more than a year she was allowed to return home. She joined HALO Trust in 2010 and her first job was to clear landmines from her own village. She is the sole breadwinner of her family and her salary supports her, her mother, daughter and niece. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_0vfieu_WARWIDOW_ASJ_57_thumb.jpg WARWIDOW_ASJ_57 WARWIDOW_ASJ_57 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_wi55hn_WARWIDOW_ASJ_63_thumb.jpg A worker clears mines A worker clears mines https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_pv2c8c_WARWIDOW_ASJ_64_thumb.jpg A worker clears mines A worker clears mines https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_3rzd0z_WARWIDOW_ASJ_66_thumb.jpg Female de-miners share breakfast during a break working to clear mines Female de-miners share breakfast during a break working to clear mines https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_gj2rly_WARWIDOW_ASJ_65_thumb.jpg Female de-miners share breakfast during a break working to clear mines Female de-miners share breakfast during a break working to clear mines https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_7wx7ch_WARWIDOW_ASJ_67_thumb.jpg Female de-miners finish a shift working at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world Female de-miners finish a shift working at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_07osp5_WARWIDOW_ASJ_68_thumb.jpg Female de-miners take the bus back to base after finishing a shift working at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world Female de-miners take the bus back to base after finishing a shift working at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_zawaux_WARWIDOW_ASJ_69_thumb.jpg Inthira Piriyatharsini loads gear onto the bus after a shift clearing mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Muhamalai, Sri Lanka. Inthira Piriyatharsini and her family were displaced in 2009 when the Sri Lankan military shelled their village. Her husband, Ludes Nixon, was hit and lost his right leg during the attack. After a year they were able to move back to their village with their two children. In 2012 Inthira joined the HALO Trust as a de-miner. {quote}I was nervous the first day, and the first time I found a grenade, but I was affected by the war so doing this work is very satisfying for me. I always think that it's just because of my work that people get to come back and live in their homes again{quote} Inthira says Inthira Piriyatharsini loads gear onto the bus after a shift clearing mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Muhamalai, Sri Lanka. Inthira Piriyatharsini and her family were displaced in 2009 when the Sri Lankan military shelled their village. Her husband, Ludes Nixon, was hit and lost his right leg during the attack. After a year they were able to move back to their village with their two children. In 2012 Inthira joined the HALO Trust as a de-miner. {quote}I was nervous the first day, and the first time I found a grenade, but I was affected by the war so doing this work is very satisfying for me. I always think that it's just because of my work that people get to come back and live in their homes again{quote} Inthira says https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_yev4p0_WARWIDOW_ASJ_50_thumb.jpg Inthira Piriyatharsini talks to her husband, Ludes Nixon, while cooking for her family in her home after her shift working to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Killinochi, Sri Lanka. Inthira Piriyatharsini and her family were displaced in 2009 when the Sri Lankan military shelled their village. Her husband, Ludes Nixon, was hit and lost his right leg during the attack. After a year they were able to move back to their village with their two children. In 2012 Inthira joined the HALO Trust as a de-miner. {quote}I was nervous the first day, and the first time I found a grenade, but I was affected by the war so doing this work is very satisfying for me. I always think that it's just because of my work that people get to come back and live in their homes again{quote} Inthira says. Inthira Piriyatharsini talks to her husband, Ludes Nixon, while cooking for her family in her home after her shift working to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Killinochi, Sri Lanka. Inthira Piriyatharsini and her family were displaced in 2009 when the Sri Lankan military shelled their village. Her husband, Ludes Nixon, was hit and lost his right leg during the attack. After a year they were able to move back to their village with their two children. In 2012 Inthira joined the HALO Trust as a de-miner. {quote}I was nervous the first day, and the first time I found a grenade, but I was affected by the war so doing this work is very satisfying for me. I always think that it's just because of my work that people get to come back and live in their homes again{quote} Inthira says. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_cr7rwy_WARWIDOW_ASJ_51_thumb.jpg Inthira Piriyatharsini talks to her husband, Ludes Nixon, while cooking for her family in her home after her shift working to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Killinochi, Sri Lanka. Inthira Piriyatharsini and her family were displaced in 2009 when the Sri Lankan military shelled their village. Her husband, Ludes Nixon, was hit and lost his right leg during the attack. After a year they were able to move back to their village with their two children. In 2012 Inthira joined the HALO Trust as a de-miner. {quote}I was nervous the first day, and the first time I found a grenade, but I was affected by the war so doing this work is very satisfying for me. I always think that it's just because of my work that people get to come back and live in their homes again{quote} Inthira says. Inthira Piriyatharsini talks to her husband, Ludes Nixon, while cooking for her family in her home after her shift working to clear mines in Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Killinochi, Sri Lanka. Inthira Piriyatharsini and her family were displaced in 2009 when the Sri Lankan military shelled their village. Her husband, Ludes Nixon, was hit and lost his right leg during the attack. After a year they were able to move back to their village with their two children. In 2012 Inthira joined the HALO Trust as a de-miner. {quote}I was nervous the first day, and the first time I found a grenade, but I was affected by the war so doing this work is very satisfying for me. I always think that it's just because of my work that people get to come back and live in their homes again{quote} Inthira says. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_mf6hueza_etsb08_WARWIDOW_ASJ_59_thumb.jpg Navirethan Sujitha spends time with her daughter after returning home from her shift working to clear mines at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Uruthirapuram, Sri Lanka. In 2009 Sujitha's village, Uruthirapuram village, was heavily shelled and she the military moved in and took her and her family to a camp. Her husband was not home at that time and is presumed dead. After more than a year she was allowed to return home. She joined HALO Trust in 2010 and her first job was to clear landmines from her own village. She is the sole breadwinner of her family and her salary supports her, her mother, daughter and niece. Navirethan Sujitha spends time with her daughter after returning home from her shift working to clear mines at Muhamalai, one of the biggest minefields in the world, in Uruthirapuram, Sri Lanka. In 2009 Sujitha's village, Uruthirapuram village, was heavily shelled and she the military moved in and took her and her family to a camp. Her husband was not home at that time and is presumed dead. After more than a year she was allowed to return home. She joined HALO Trust in 2010 and her first job was to clear landmines from her own village. She is the sole breadwinner of her family and her salary supports her, her mother, daughter and niece. https://allisonjoyce.com/thailand's-sex-workers 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_dyu41p_SW-ASJ32_thumb.jpg {quote}A{quote} gets ready at her bar in Pattaya , Thailand {quote}A{quote} gets ready at her bar in Pattaya , Thailand https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_zptlk2_SW-ASJ09_thumb.jpg Shoes are seen the stairway by the living quarters in a bar in Pattaya , Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. Shoes are seen the stairway by the living quarters in a bar in Pattaya , Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_p39kyq_SW-ASJ06_thumb.jpg At a bar in Pattaya, a woman receives a traditional Thai blessing for good luck. The symbolic gesture of having her hands patted with cash at the start of her shift is meant to help bring money into her hands that night.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. At a bar in Pattaya, a woman receives a traditional Thai blessing for good luck. The symbolic gesture of having her hands patted with cash at the start of her shift is meant to help bring money into her hands that night.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_oz59i7_SW-ASJ07_thumb.jpg A relatively empty red light district is seen in Pattaya , ThailandWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. A relatively empty red light district is seen in Pattaya , ThailandWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_34dkoj_SW-ASJ03_thumb.jpg A girl waits for a customer in a red light district in Pattaya , ThailandWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. A girl waits for a customer in a red light district in Pattaya , ThailandWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_kys1x6_SW-ASJ31_thumb.jpg Ting entertains a customer at her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand, September 13, 2020 Ting entertains a customer at her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand, September 13, 2020 https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_wc359c_SW-ASJ08_thumb.jpg A bar girl smokes a cigarette at a go-go bar in Pattaya , ThailandWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. A bar girl smokes a cigarette at a go-go bar in Pattaya , ThailandWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_qtj8b5_SW-ASJ05_thumb.jpg Nim goes live online at her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand, September 12, 2020. As customers are relatively scare now, some sex workers have moved their services online, with livestreams over social media. The women will dance in front of the camera, enticing men to buy them a shot or send money over PayPal.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. Nim goes live online at her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand, September 12, 2020. As customers are relatively scare now, some sex workers have moved their services online, with livestreams over social media. The women will dance in front of the camera, enticing men to buy them a shot or send money over PayPal.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_ugi3w4_SW-ASJ12_thumb.jpg Girls entertain a customer at their bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. Girls entertain a customer at their bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_2b0pg0_SW-ASJ01_thumb.jpg A girl waits for customers at a bar in the Patpong red light district in Bangkok, Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. A girl waits for customers at a bar in the Patpong red light district in Bangkok, Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_praor7_SW-ASJ02_thumb.jpg The relatively empty Patpong red light district is pictured in Bangkok, Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. The relatively empty Patpong red light district is pictured in Bangkok, Thailand With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_7nj0v0_SW-ASJ28_thumb.jpg {quote}M{quote}'s room is seen n Pattaya , Thailand, M., 37, used to work in an office, but she earned more as a topless dancer in one of Pattaya's go-go bars, and by taking on sex work. Before the pandemic she was saving money to buy more farmland for her family and dreaming of her own rubber tree plantation. Now, she says, {quote}It's all upside down. Covid.{quote} She wired 3,000 baht ($100) she earned in the previous two weeks back to her mother and son, leaving her with 100 baht ($3.30), relying on the hope of making some money that night. If it went on like this, she would have to move back to the province and help her mother tend their small plot of rubber trees. {quote}M{quote}'s room is seen n Pattaya , Thailand, M., 37, used to work in an office, but she earned more as a topless dancer in one of Pattaya's go-go bars, and by taking on sex work. Before the pandemic she was saving money to buy more farmland for her family and dreaming of her own rubber tree plantation. Now, she says, {quote}It's all upside down. Covid.{quote} She wired 3,000 baht ($100) she earned in the previous two weeks back to her mother and son, leaving her with 100 baht ($3.30), relying on the hope of making some money that night. If it went on like this, she would have to move back to the province and help her mother tend their small plot of rubber trees. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_y6vdot_SW-ASJ10_thumb.jpg {quote}M{quote} gets ready her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand, September 13, 2020M., 37, used to work in an office, but she earned more as a topless dancer in one of Pattaya's go-go bars, and by taking on sex work. Before the pandemic she was saving money to buy more farmland for her family and dreaming of her own rubber tree plantation. Now, she says, {quote}It's all upside down. Covid.{quote} She wired 3,000 baht ($100) she earned in the previous two weeks back to her mother and son, leaving her with 100 baht ($3.30), relying on the hope of making some money that night. If it went on like this, she would have to move back to the province and help her mother tend their small plot of rubber trees.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. {quote}M{quote} gets ready her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand, September 13, 2020M., 37, used to work in an office, but she earned more as a topless dancer in one of Pattaya's go-go bars, and by taking on sex work. Before the pandemic she was saving money to buy more farmland for her family and dreaming of her own rubber tree plantation. Now, she says, {quote}It's all upside down. Covid.{quote} She wired 3,000 baht ($100) she earned in the previous two weeks back to her mother and son, leaving her with 100 baht ($3.30), relying on the hope of making some money that night. If it went on like this, she would have to move back to the province and help her mother tend their small plot of rubber trees.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_us119f_SW-ASJ25_thumb.jpg Girls entertain a customer in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand Girls entertain a customer in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_6ybfij_SW-ASJ11_thumb.jpg {quote}M{quote}(yellow bra) dances at her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand M., 37, used to work in an office, but she earned more as a topless dancer in one of Pattaya's go-go bars, and by taking on sex work. Before the pandemic she was saving money to buy more farmland for her family and dreaming of her own rubber tree plantation. Now, she says, {quote}It's all upside down. Covid.{quote} She wired 3,000 baht ($100) she earned in the previous two weeks back to her mother and son, leaving her with 100 baht ($3.30), relying on the hope of making some money that night. If it went on like this, she would have to move back to the province and help her mother tend their small plot of rubber trees.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. {quote}M{quote}(yellow bra) dances at her bar in a red light district in Pattaya , Thailand M., 37, used to work in an office, but she earned more as a topless dancer in one of Pattaya's go-go bars, and by taking on sex work. Before the pandemic she was saving money to buy more farmland for her family and dreaming of her own rubber tree plantation. Now, she says, {quote}It's all upside down. Covid.{quote} She wired 3,000 baht ($100) she earned in the previous two weeks back to her mother and son, leaving her with 100 baht ($3.30), relying on the hope of making some money that night. If it went on like this, she would have to move back to the province and help her mother tend their small plot of rubber trees.With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_mtny3x_SW-ASJ04_thumb.jpg Girls try to talk to a customer outside their bar in a red light district in PattayaWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. Girls try to talk to a customer outside their bar in a red light district in PattayaWith entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tourists able to enter, a good living has turned into a bad one for the country's sex workers. https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_6z2zxx_SW-ASJ33_thumb.jpg A woman tends to ducks at her farm in Isaan, Thailand A woman tends to ducks at her farm in Isaan, Thailand https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_4h4gmm_SW-ASJ13_thumb.jpg A 26-year-old woman whose first name is the letter {quote}A,{quote} sat on the floor of her family's porch peeling betel nut and grinding limestone to make into traditional Thai betel chew for her grandmother. Since A moved back home to Isaan province in February, she's been spending her time taking care of her grandmother and helping her parents and cousins in the fields. A moved to Phuket when she was 17. With the help of her aunt, who worked at a massage parlor, A got a job as a dancer in one of the island's bars, where she worked until she met her boyfriend, a German man who sent her a monthly stipend that allowed her to work at a souvenir shop instead, where she made less money. A's boyfriend was visiting Thailand in February and March as the scale of the pandemic started to unfold. As a foreigner, the Thai people they met eyed him suspiciously. They asked her how long he'd been in the country, trying to determine if he was a disease vector. When she brought him back to her family home in Isaan, A's mother decamped to the local temple, afraid she would catch COVID-19 from him. A knows the hardship the pandemic inflicts on people like her. Her friends, mostly dancers in Phuket who'd lost their jobs, flooded her with Facebook messages, desperate and asking for money. A's boyfriend, who went back to Germany in March, had to cut her stipend from about $1,000 a month to $150 every week or two, as his business struggled. Her backup plan of opening a food stand in front of her family home stalled; she only had enough money to buy three of the four cement posts she needs to build it, and they were stacked in the yard, muddy, vines beginning to climb up their sides. Still, A supports Thailand's strict measures against the coronavirus. {quote}It's better to close the border,{quote} she says. While she understands that it's tough and she pities the people who have lost their jobs, she prefers safety to the money tourists would bring in. And at least there is an option for many of the sex work A 26-year-old woman whose first name is the letter {quote}A,{quote} sat on the floor of her family's porch peeling betel nut and grinding limestone to make into traditional Thai betel chew for her grandmother. Since A moved back home to Isaan province in February, she's been spending her time taking care of her grandmother and helping her parents and cousins in the fields. A moved to Phuket when she was 17. With the help of her aunt, who worked at a massage parlor, A got a job as a dancer in one of the island's bars, where she worked until she met her boyfriend, a German man who sent her a monthly stipend that allowed her to work at a souvenir shop instead, where she made less money. A's boyfriend was visiting Thailand in February and March as the scale of the pandemic started to unfold. As a foreigner, the Thai people they met eyed him suspiciously. They asked her how long he'd been in the country, trying to determine if he was a disease vector. When she brought him back to her family home in Isaan, A's mother decamped to the local temple, afraid she would catch COVID-19 from him. A knows the hardship the pandemic inflicts on people like her. Her friends, mostly dancers in Phuket who'd lost their jobs, flooded her with Facebook messages, desperate and asking for money. A's boyfriend, who went back to Germany in March, had to cut her stipend from about $1,000 a month to $150 every week or two, as his business struggled. Her backup plan of opening a food stand in front of her family home stalled; she only had enough money to buy three of the four cement posts she needs to build it, and they were stacked in the yard, muddy, vines beginning to climb up their sides. Still, A supports Thailand's strict measures against the coronavirus. {quote}It's better to close the border,{quote} she says. While she understands that it's tough and she pities the people who have lost their jobs, she prefers safety to the money tourists would bring in. And at least there is an option for many of the sex work https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_zj6o6p_SW-ASJ14_thumb.jpg {quote}A{quote} poses for a photo at her family farm in Isaan, ThailandSince A moved back home to Isaan province in February, she's been spending her time taking care of her grandmother and helping her parents and cousins in the fields. A moved to Phuket when she was 17. With the help of her aunt, who worked at a massage parlor, A got a job as a dancer in one of the island's bars, where she worked until she met her boyfriend, a German man who sent her a monthly stipend that allowed her to work at a souvenir shop instead, where she made less money. A's boyfriend was visiting Thailand in February and March as the scale of the pandemic started to unfold. As a foreigner, the Thai people they met eyed him suspiciously. They asked her how long he'd been in the country, trying to determine if he was a disease vector. When she brought him back to her family home in Isaan, A's mother decamped to the local temple, afraid she would catch COVID-19 from him. A knows the hardship the pandemic inflicts on people like her. Her friends, mostly dancers in Phuket who'd lost their jobs, flooded her with Facebook messages, desperate and asking for money. A's boyfriend, who went back to Germany in March, had to cut her stipend from about $1,000 a month to $150 every week or two, as his business struggled. Her backup plan of opening a food stand in front of her family home stalled; she only had enough money to buy three of the four cement posts she needs to build it, and they were stacked in the yard, muddy, vines beginning to climb up their sides. Still, A supports Thailand's strict measures against the coronavirus. {quote}It's better to close the border,{quote} she says. While she understands that it's tough and she pities the people who have lost their jobs, she prefers safety to the money tourists would bring in. And at least there is an option for many of the sex workers from rural parts of the country, she says: {quote}They can go back home.{quote}With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few touri {quote}A{quote} poses for a photo at her family farm in Isaan, ThailandSince A moved back home to Isaan province in February, she's been spending her time taking care of her grandmother and helping her parents and cousins in the fields. A moved to Phuket when she was 17. With the help of her aunt, who worked at a massage parlor, A got a job as a dancer in one of the island's bars, where she worked until she met her boyfriend, a German man who sent her a monthly stipend that allowed her to work at a souvenir shop instead, where she made less money. A's boyfriend was visiting Thailand in February and March as the scale of the pandemic started to unfold. As a foreigner, the Thai people they met eyed him suspiciously. They asked her how long he'd been in the country, trying to determine if he was a disease vector. When she brought him back to her family home in Isaan, A's mother decamped to the local temple, afraid she would catch COVID-19 from him. A knows the hardship the pandemic inflicts on people like her. Her friends, mostly dancers in Phuket who'd lost their jobs, flooded her with Facebook messages, desperate and asking for money. A's boyfriend, who went back to Germany in March, had to cut her stipend from about $1,000 a month to $150 every week or two, as his business struggled. Her backup plan of opening a food stand in front of her family home stalled; she only had enough money to buy three of the four cement posts she needs to build it, and they were stacked in the yard, muddy, vines beginning to climb up their sides. Still, A supports Thailand's strict measures against the coronavirus. {quote}It's better to close the border,{quote} she says. While she understands that it's tough and she pities the people who have lost their jobs, she prefers safety to the money tourists would bring in. And at least there is an option for many of the sex workers from rural parts of the country, she says: {quote}They can go back home.{quote}With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few touri https://storage.neonsky.app/4eaed97f95964/images/8wtzgzzb_7l9wp7nt_9nyi5g_SW-ASJ15_thumb.jpg Dogs are seen at {quote}A{quote}'s grandmothers house in Isaan, ThailandSince A moved back home to Isaan province in February, she's been spending her time taking care of her grandmother and helping her parents and cousins in the fields. A moved to Phuket when she was 17. With the help of her aunt, who worked at a massage parlor, A got a job as a dancer in one of the island's bars, where she worked until she met her boyfriend, a German man who sent her a monthly stipend that allowed her to work at a souvenir shop instead, where she made less money. A's boyfriend was visiting Thailand in February and March as the scale of the pandemic started to unfold. As a foreigner, the Thai people they met eyed him suspiciously. They asked her how long he'd been in the country, trying to determine if he was a disease vector. When she brought him back to her family home in Isaan, A's mother decamped to the local temple, afraid she would catch COVID-19 from him. A knows the hardship the pandemic inflicts on people like her. Her friends, mostly dancers in Phuket who'd lost their jobs, flooded her with Facebook messages, desperate and asking for money. A's boyfriend, who went back to Germany in March, had to cut her stipend from about $1,000 a month to $150 every week or two, as his business struggled. Her backup plan of opening a food stand in front of her family home stalled; she only had enough money to buy three of the four cement posts she needs to build it, and they were stacked in the yard, muddy, vines beginning to climb up their sides. Still, A supports Thailand's strict measures against the coronavirus. {quote}It's better to close the border,{quote} she says. While she understands that it's tough and she pities the people who have lost their jobs, she prefers safety to the money tourists would bring in. And at least there is an option for many of the sex workers from rural parts of the country, she says: {quote}They can go back home.{quote}With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tour Dogs are seen at {quote}A{quote}'s grandmothers house in Isaan, ThailandSince A moved back home to Isaan province in February, she's been spending her time taking care of her grandmother and helping her parents and cousins in the fields. A moved to Phuket when she was 17. With the help of her aunt, who worked at a massage parlor, A got a job as a dancer in one of the island's bars, where she worked until she met her boyfriend, a German man who sent her a monthly stipend that allowed her to work at a souvenir shop instead, where she made less money. A's boyfriend was visiting Thailand in February and March as the scale of the pandemic started to unfold. As a foreigner, the Thai people they met eyed him suspiciously. They asked her how long he'd been in the country, trying to determine if he was a disease vector. When she brought him back to her family home in Isaan, A's mother decamped to the local temple, afraid she would catch COVID-19 from him. A knows the hardship the pandemic inflicts on people like her. Her friends, mostly dancers in Phuket who'd lost their jobs, flooded her with Facebook messages, desperate and asking for money. A's boyfriend, who went back to Germany in March, had to cut her stipend from about $1,000 a month to $150 every week or two, as his business struggled. Her backup plan of opening a food stand in front of her family home stalled; she only had enough money to buy three of the four cement posts she needs to build it, and they were stacked in the yard, muddy, vines beginning to climb up their sides. Still, A supports Thailand's strict measures against the coronavirus. {quote}It's better to close the border,{quote} she says. While she understands that it's tough and she pities the people who have lost their jobs, she prefers safety to the money tourists would bring in. And at least there is an option for many of the sex workers from rural parts of the country, she says: {quote}They can go back home.{quote}With entry into Thailand still restricted, and relatively few tour https://allisonjoyce.com/the-school-for-child-brides 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/meghalaya;-where-women-rule 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://allisonjoyce.com/singles-ngo 2026-05-09 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_cr34a5_NGO_SINGLES_2018__14_thumb.jpg NGO_SINGLES_2018__14 NGO_SINGLES_2018__14 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_iw14dd_JAN9_NGO__0030_thumb.jpg Liton works at a farm in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Liton works at a farm in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_oqam9c_JAN9_NGO__0025_thumb.jpg Nathi poses is seen in her home June 26, 2017 in Udaipur, India. Photo by Allison Joyce Nathi poses is seen in her home June 26, 2017 in Udaipur, India. Photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_t7z1h9_OCT2_UPDATE_NGO08_thumb.jpg Sumaiya poses for a photo with her mother December 9, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children Sumaiya poses for a photo with her mother December 9, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_7pzz86_NGO_SINGLES_2018__27_thumb.jpg NGO_SINGLES_2018__27 NGO_SINGLES_2018__27 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_p322a7_OCT2_UPDATE_NGO07_thumb.jpg Students play outside the classroom December 9, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children Students play outside the classroom December 9, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_tbpnmp_NGO_SINGLES_2018__33_thumb.jpg NGO_SINGLES_2018__33 NGO_SINGLES_2018__33 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_05nbc0_NGO_08_thumb.jpg NGO_08 NGO_08 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_vmrbrw_JAN9_NGO__0043_thumb.jpg Kids play a volleyball game at Kamrieng school March 30, 2019 in Kamrieng , Cambodia. Kids play a volleyball game at Kamrieng school March 30, 2019 in Kamrieng , Cambodia. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_1mmnwd_OCT2_UPDATE_NGO04_thumb.jpg Sumaiya is seen at school December 7, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children Sumaiya is seen at school December 7, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_rdt67w_JAN9_NGO__0050_thumb.jpg Rusmot Ali works on their fish farm in Mymensingh, Bangladesh Rusmot Ali works on their fish farm in Mymensingh, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_cyfiwu_JAN9_NGO__0022_thumb.jpg at a Marie Stopes outreach day in Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce for Marie Stopes at a Marie Stopes outreach day in Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce for Marie Stopes https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_wia4q8_JAN9_NGO__0051_thumb.jpg Sahina Khatum and researchers Mohammad Saidur Rahman and Madhu Sudon Dey work on a fish farm in Mymensingh, Bangladesh Sahina Khatum and researchers Mohammad Saidur Rahman and Madhu Sudon Dey work on a fish farm in Mymensingh, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_mo59ek_JAN9_NGO__0044_thumb.jpg Yeoun Soon works March 30, 2019 in Kamrieng , Cambodia. Yeoun Soon is 24 and unmarried. She’s been working for HALO for 6 years. She works as a Hstamit operator and her salary supports both her and her dad and sick mother, and helps with her mothers healthcare bills. She says “I feel excited that I can help support my parents”. Yeoun Soon works March 30, 2019 in Kamrieng , Cambodia. Yeoun Soon is 24 and unmarried. She’s been working for HALO for 6 years. She works as a Hstamit operator and her salary supports both her and her dad and sick mother, and helps with her mothers healthcare bills. She says “I feel excited that I can help support my parents”. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_3xfvmd_JAN9_NGO__0045_thumb.jpg The team exits the field March 30, 2019 in Kamrieng , Cambodia. The team exits the field March 30, 2019 in Kamrieng , Cambodia. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_irtlpv_JAN9_NGO__0046_thumb.jpg JAN9_NGO__0046 JAN9_NGO__0046 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_v4zxuj_JAN9_NGO__0039_thumb.jpg Afsana poses for a photo at KKS school near the brothel July 18, 2018 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Afsana, aged 10, lives in the brothel with her mother Tuli and her five-year-old brother Selim. Afsana loves school and is the second best student in grade three, despite her difficult living conditions. She loves studying Bangla and singing traditional songs but games in the playground with her best friend Razia are her greatest source of joy. She dreams of finishing school and finding a job to take her family out of the brothel. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children Afsana poses for a photo at KKS school near the brothel July 18, 2018 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Afsana, aged 10, lives in the brothel with her mother Tuli and her five-year-old brother Selim. Afsana loves school and is the second best student in grade three, despite her difficult living conditions. She loves studying Bangla and singing traditional songs but games in the playground with her best friend Razia are her greatest source of joy. She dreams of finishing school and finding a job to take her family out of the brothel. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_2j87t4_JAN9_NGO__0042_thumb.jpg JAN9_NGO__0042 JAN9_NGO__0042 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_hgnhnq_JAN9_NGO__0038_thumb.jpg DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 10: A woman takes a bath next to polluted a canal that leads to the Buriganga river in Shyampur June 10, 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 10: A woman takes a bath next to polluted a canal that leads to the Buriganga river in Shyampur June 10, 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_b9ucvp_JAN9_NGO__0036_thumb.jpg Sudha Agarrwal does outreach in a village, March 30, 2018 in Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo by Allison Joyce Sudha Agarrwal does outreach in a village, March 30, 2018 in Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_fb7irn_OCT2_UPDATE_NGO02_thumb.jpg OCT2_UPDATE_NGO02 OCT2_UPDATE_NGO02 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_7ah6hc_OCT2_UPDATE_NGO03_thumb.jpg Sumaiya walks to school with her mother December 7, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children Sumaiya walks to school with her mother December 7, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_evh4d2_OCT2_UPDATE_NGO06_thumb.jpg Tohan is seen at school December 9, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children Tohan is seen at school December 9, 2021 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_yro0xl_JAN9_NGO__0032_thumb.jpg UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka meets with Deloara and her family at her shop in Ukhiya January 31, 2018 in Chittagong district, Bangladesh. UN Women/Allison Joyce UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka meets with Deloara and her family at her shop in Ukhiya January 31, 2018 in Chittagong district, Bangladesh. UN Women/Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_wr0phy_JAN9_NGO__0033_thumb.jpg Pooja Sharma is seen at the Family Planning office in Gwalior, March 29, 2018 in Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo by Allison Joyce Pooja Sharma is seen at the Family Planning office in Gwalior, March 29, 2018 in Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_kippid_JAN9_NGO__0026_thumb.jpg in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Allison Joyce/Girls Not Brides in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Allison Joyce/Girls Not Brides https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_szt23s_JAN9_NGO__0037_thumb.jpg DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 10: A girl holds a baby next to a polluted canal that leads to the Buriganga river in Shyampur June 10, 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 10: A girl holds a baby next to a polluted canal that leads to the Buriganga river in Shyampur June 10, 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been reportedly ranked 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluter in the world with the Buriganga river known as one of the most polluted rivers in the country due to rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh lacks the infrastructure to effectively manage their waste which causes problems in keeping the waters safe for human and aquatic lives while dozens of tanneries on the banks of the river contribute industrial waste into the ground water. As June 5 was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, Buriganga symbolizes the general state of many rivers in Bangladesh, with the growing levels of pollutants and plastic waste consuming up all oxygen in the river and affecting our seafood while fishes consume bits of plastic which mimics their natural food sources and eventually lands on our dinner table. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_flwkl9_JAN9_NGO__0035_thumb.jpg Manju Rana poses for a photo in Beraja village , March 29, 2018 in Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo by Allison Joyce Manju Rana poses for a photo in Beraja village , March 29, 2018 in Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_io1hkj_JAN9_NGO__0049_thumb.jpg Sahina Khatum works on their fish farm in Mymensingh, Bangladesh Sahina Khatum works on their fish farm in Mymensingh, Bangladesh https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_wwh1kx_JAN9_NGO__0028_thumb.jpg in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Allison Joyce/Girls Not Brides in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Allison Joyce/Girls Not Brides https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_o88wjf_JAN9_NGO__0024_thumb.jpg Pinky Joshi works in her shop June 26, 2017 in Udaipur, India. Photo by Allison Joyce Pinky Joshi works in her shop June 26, 2017 in Udaipur, India. Photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_ab6mzb_JAN9_NGO__0041_thumb.jpg JAN9_NGO__0041 JAN9_NGO__0041 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_l7ylle_JAN9_NGO__0031_thumb.jpg Street scene in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Street scene in Dhaka, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_qzv29w_JAN9_NGO__0029_thumb.jpg in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Allison Joyce/Girls Not Brides in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Allison Joyce/Girls Not Brides https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_jj8m2m_JAN9_NGO__0018_thumb.jpg 6.5 year old Roni has surgery by Dr Nazrul at Khulna hospital March 2, 2017 in Khulna division, Bangladesh. © Sightsavers/Allison Joyce 6.5 year old Roni has surgery by Dr Nazrul at Khulna hospital March 2, 2017 in Khulna division, Bangladesh. © Sightsavers/Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_ajrh7j_JAN9_NGO__0023_thumb.jpg Pinky Joshi works in her shop with her husband Rakesh Joshi June 26, 2017 in Udaipur, India. Photo by Allison Joyce Pinky Joshi works in her shop with her husband Rakesh Joshi June 26, 2017 in Udaipur, India. Photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_nm6s82_JAN9_NGO__0020_thumb.jpg Arafat and his father Sumaru walk home after surgery in Jibonnagar in Horinakundu, Jhenaidah March 3, 2017 in Khulna division, Bangladesh. © Sightsavers/Allison Joyce Arafat and his father Sumaru walk home after surgery in Jibonnagar in Horinakundu, Jhenaidah March 3, 2017 in Khulna division, Bangladesh. © Sightsavers/Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_2y4qbu_JAN9_NGO__0021_thumb.jpg Mosamad Muslima Khatum plays with her baby sister while her mother looks on at her home in Govindapur, Satkhira in Khulna division, Bangladesh. Mosamad Muslima Khatum plays with her baby sister while her mother looks on at her home in Govindapur, Satkhira in Khulna division, Bangladesh. https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_uowgqy_JAN9_NGO__0006_thumb.jpg JAN9_NGO__0006 JAN9_NGO__0006 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_yz5wsq_JAN9_NGO__0009_thumb.jpg JAN9_NGO__0009 JAN9_NGO__0009 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_txgiy0_JAN9_NGO__0015_thumb.jpg photo by Allison Joyce photo by Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_zi7nk8_JAN9_NGO__0010_thumb.jpg PABNA, BANGLADESH - May 20: Children attend class in a solar powered {quote}floating school{quote} operated by Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha May 20, 2014 in Pabna district, Bangladesh. About 3 million people live on geographically isolated islands, known as {quote}chors{quote}, with no roads, no electricity, and no medical facilities. Every year, the nation is inundated with monsoonal rains which can flood up to two thirds of the country. Approximately 10 million people live in parts of Bangladesh lying less than a meter above current sea levels. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) PABNA, BANGLADESH - May 20: Children attend class in a solar powered {quote}floating school{quote} operated by Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha May 20, 2014 in Pabna district, Bangladesh. About 3 million people live on geographically isolated islands, known as {quote}chors{quote}, with no roads, no electricity, and no medical facilities. Every year, the nation is inundated with monsoonal rains which can flood up to two thirds of the country. Approximately 10 million people live in parts of Bangladesh lying less than a meter above current sea levels. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_oswdp1_JAN9_NGO__0011_thumb.jpg JAN9_NGO__0011 JAN9_NGO__0011 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_50zg8k_JAN9_NGO__0013_thumb.jpg Dr Asif Hannan checks patients during an eye health screening in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district February 26, 2017 in Khulna division, Bangladesh. © Sightsavers/Allison Joyce Dr Asif Hannan checks patients during an eye health screening in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district February 26, 2017 in Khulna division, Bangladesh. © Sightsavers/Allison Joyce https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_nj3o9v_JAN9_NGO__0012_thumb.jpg LALMONIRHAT DISTRICT, BANGLADESH - JULY 9: Bash Kata Indian enclave resident, Musamat Lipi, stands for a photo after choosing Bangladeshi citizenship with the Enclaves Exchange Coordination Committee July 9, 2015 in Lalmonirhat District, Bangladesh. Lipi says that she is happy her son can go to school legally, now that they have citizenship. The India–Bangladesh enclaves, also known as the chitmahals, are 162 parcels of land, each of which happens to lie on the wrong side of the India/Bangladesh border. There are 111 such Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India. On June 6th Bangladesh and India came to an agreement to let residents choose which country they want to belong to, and on July 31st these enclaves will dissolve into the country already surrounding them. For decades, these people have been stateless. Both the Bangladesh and Indian governments have refused to take responsibility for the enclave residents. Their villages do without public services, they cannot vote, and parents must forge documents to send their children to schools. Until the Enclaves Exchange Coordination Committee came to their enclaves this month, most Indian enclaves residents had never laid eyes on an Indian national before. (Photo by Shazia Rahman/Getty Images) LALMONIRHAT DISTRICT, BANGLADESH - JULY 9: Bash Kata Indian enclave resident, Musamat Lipi, stands for a photo after choosing Bangladeshi citizenship with the Enclaves Exchange Coordination Committee July 9, 2015 in Lalmonirhat District, Bangladesh. Lipi says that she is happy her son can go to school legally, now that they have citizenship. The India–Bangladesh enclaves, also known as the chitmahals, are 162 parcels of land, each of which happens to lie on the wrong side of the India/Bangladesh border. There are 111 such Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India. On June 6th Bangladesh and India came to an agreement to let residents choose which country they want to belong to, and on July 31st these enclaves will dissolve into the country already surrounding them. For decades, these people have been stateless. Both the Bangladesh and Indian governments have refused to take responsibility for the enclave residents. Their villages do without public services, they cannot vote, and parents must forge documents to send their children to schools. Until the Enclaves Exchange Coordination Committee came to their enclaves this month, most Indian enclaves residents had never laid eyes on an Indian national before. (Photo by Shazia Rahman/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_j0t4t3_NGO_SINGLES_2018__12_thumb.jpg NGO_SINGLES_2018__12 NGO_SINGLES_2018__12 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_90sato_JAN9_NGO__0027_thumb.jpg in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Allison Joyce/Girls Not Brides in Rajasthan, India. 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Speaking two days after US President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India was “part of the world’s shared heritage” and that India would “continue working...above and beyond the Paris accord”. India saw nearly $10 billion invested, both in 2015 and in 2016, in renewable energy projects. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) LADAKH, INDIA - JUNE 13: Students joke around while they study in their dorms at the Shachukul Monastery school, which is reliant on solar energy, in Chosling village on June 13, 2017 in Ladakh, India. Speaking two days after US President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India was “part of the world’s shared heritage” and that India would “continue working...above and beyond the Paris accord”. India saw nearly $10 billion invested, both in 2015 and in 2016, in renewable energy projects. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_uaqud3_NGO_SINGLES_2018__11_thumb.jpg NGO_SINGLES_2018__11 NGO_SINGLES_2018__11 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_4j0uel_NGO_SINGLES_2018__02_thumb.jpg NGO_SINGLES_2018__02 NGO_SINGLES_2018__02 https://storage.neonsky.app/8wtzgzzb/images/8wtzgzzb_xwh2bkgi_obqo60_NGO_SINGLES_2018__01_thumb.jpg Children play at the KKS school near the brothel July 18, 2018 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. Photo by Allison Joyce / Save The Children Children play at the KKS school near the brothel July 18, 2018 in Daulatdia, Bangladesh. 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Photo by Allison Joyce People watch a play in Beraja village , March 29, 2018 in Madhya Pradesh, India. 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