http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/9339 When these children with their big shiny eyes cuddle tourists and call them 'auntie', the tourists can easily fail to notice the dead rat in the kitchen or the children's festering skin diseases... Living conditions at orphanages in Mamallapuram, South India, are appalling. The children are not washed or fed properly; they are beaten and receive no education or medical treatment when sick. The worst thing is that these children are not even orphans. The owners of the homes send agents out to villages to rent children to put in fake orphanages as a way of getting tourists to part with their money – all donations land in the pockets of the orphanage owners. The parents believe their children are being well cared for. During the school holidays, when the tourist season is over, the children are allowed to return home to their families. The older ones remain at home and the younger siblings are sent back to the orphanages in their place. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/40594/sandra_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359867/Hoyn_01_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359867'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359867 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:28:59 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359867 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359867/Hoyn_01_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359867'>view full-size image</a> Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359870/Hoyn_02_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359870'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359870 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:30:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359870 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359870/Hoyn_02_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359870'>view full-size image</a> Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359876/Hoyn_03_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359876'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359876 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:36:02 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359876 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359876/Hoyn_03_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359876'>view full-size image</a> Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359879/Hoyn_04_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359879'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359879 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:36:36 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359879 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359879/Hoyn_04_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359879'>view full-size image</a> Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359882/Hoyn_05_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359882'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359882 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:37:14 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359882 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359882/Hoyn_05_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359882'>view full-size image</a> Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359885/Hoyn_06_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359885'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359885 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:40:06 +0000 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http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359891 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359891/Hoyn_08_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359891'>view full-size image</a> Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359894/Hoyn_09_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359894'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359894 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:47:54 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359894 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359894/Hoyn_09_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359894'>view full-size image</a> Sandra Hoyn <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/359897/Hoyn_10_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359897'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/359897 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:50:07 +0000 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