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© UNICEF/HQ97-0248/Horner
A woman from the Akha ethnic group sits at her doorway with her granddaughter, who lost both her parents to AIDS (Thailand). If you live with your extended family, it is more likely that you will be brought up in a way that you are used to, and that your culture and customs will be respected (this is your right under the Convention on the Rights of the Child). And for the families, taking in an orphan is not just an added responsibility: orphans, like all children have a lot to contribute to family life. |
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