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Argentina: Ocho de Mayo informal settlement

Noelia, 15, rests on her bed, next to toys, old photographs and a broken telephone. Noelia does not go to school.
For most inhabitants of Ocho de Mayo, dignity is the main goal. Many who have had to live in the streets now focus their energies on providing a better life for their children. They all agree on the need of education to get jobs.

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Image Size: 3008x2000 / 4.5MB; www.rodrigo-ordonez.com; 8 de mayo Argentina Buenos Aires Latin America Ocho de Mayo Ordonez Ordóñez Rodrigo San Martin South America adolescents children cities city color colour communities community day daylight development girls horizontal inequality informal settlements inside interiors kids neighborhoods portraits poverty settlements slums teenagers teens urban urban planning urbanization villas daily life
Contained in galleries: QUICK PORTFOLIO, Argentina: Ocho de Mayo

Noelia, 15, rests on her bed, next to toys, old photographs and a broken telephone. Noelia does not go to school.<br />
For most inhabitants of Ocho de Mayo, dignity is the main goal. Many who have had to live in the streets now focus their energies on providing a better life for their children. They all agree on the need of education to get jobs.