Junita Sari, female, age 11: “I took a picture of my mom when she swept the floor. She was upset because I did not want to do that. She told me to sweep the floor, especially my room at least once a day.
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Suci Maulizar, female, age 14: “This is my brother named Restu Putra. He is an 18-year-old university student of Syiah Kuala State University majoring in economic science. He is fond of playing guitar and is crazy about Linkin Park. He’s always crowded by many girls in the neighbourhood because he can sing and play guitar.”
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Eka Sriwahyuni, female, age 13: “This picture shows my neighbours, Syahrul, Fadlun and Reza. It was a fine Sunday afternoon when our families went for a picnic at the beach.”
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Suhartini Putri, female, age 11: “This is a picture of my reading the Qur’an. It has been more than two years since two of my brothers and my mother passed away because of the tsunami … Before she died, she always reminded me to read the Koran after evening prayer.”
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Deviana Saputri, female, age 12: “These are my younger sisters, Siska and Piya. Siska is six years old and Piya is two years old … As the oldest kid in my family, I am responsible to look after my sisters because my parents work in a brick factory in the afternoon.”
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Ahyar, male, age 10: “I wish I still had the photo album of my family who died in the tsunami. Sometimes I miss them, but I believe that they are happy now in heaven. I live at the orphanage and my friends are my family now.”
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