A young Khampa girl at the monastery in Axu, a remote area in the former Tibetan kingdom of Kham. There is little chance for these primarily nomadic g

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A young Khampa girl at the monastery in Axu, a remote area in the former Tibetan kingdom of Kham. There is little chance for these primarily nomadic girls to be able to go to school or receive an education in Kham. Families need help with the cattle, and if there is an opportunity for a family member to go to school it would surely be a boy. Nunneries are rare and not funded while monasteries, financed by the community, ensure a decent education. A government school exists in Axu, but the fee is much too high for the majority of nomadic families.

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Size: 3573px × 5436px
Location: Garze, Sichua
Photo credit: © Leisa Tyler / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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