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JOURNEYS TO SCHOOL

An unprecedented photo report dedicated to children around the world

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD

  • Mae Sot, Thailand

    Mae Sot has a substantial population of Myanmar refugees and economic migrants, as it is the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. As a result, it has also gained notoriety for its trade in gems and teak, as well as black market services such as people trafficking and drugs. Wai Wai Htun lives in a shanty neighbourhood of Mae Sot with other migrant families from Myanmar. She walks 40 minutes to and from the somlot (motorcycle rickshaw) stop. Without the somlot, Wai Wai Htun would not get to school.

    Photographer: Nicolas AXELROD