title:Kathmandu Street Children
name:Kuni Takahashi (freelance)

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Bipindra shelters himself from sudden rains on a sidewalk in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 19, 2012.

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Street children sleep on a sidewalk in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 17, 2012.

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Krishna, left, Vivek and Biddha sniff glue to get high at a park in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 20, 2012. Biddha, 16, is 5-months pregnant.

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Street children sort out garbage at a recycling center in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 20, 2012. Collecting recyclable garbage is one of the ways they make money.

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Street children smoke marijuana in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 20, 2012.

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A boy sleeps on a sidewalk in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 17, 2012.

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Street children play video games in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 20, 2012. What money they earn from collecting garbage and stealing they tend to use up immediately on games, food and drugs.

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Buddhi sits at a garbage recycling center in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 21, 2012.

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Krishna fights with Sanjay on a street in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 19, 2012 after getting high on sniffing glue.

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Buddhi and Rajesh sit on a sidewalk at night with other street children in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 21, 2012.

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Street children play soccer in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 22, 2012.

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Kamal, left, and Krishna sniff glue from plastic bags to get high in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 22, 2012.

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Bipindra smokes a cigarette in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 19, 2012.

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Krishna sits on the sidewalk as he gets high sniffing glue in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 17, 2012.

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A woman sweeps the sidewalk as street children get up in the morning in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug 21, 2012.