At the age of 13,Aida was acting as a mother to her young sister Tatevik, doing all the housework and attending school – all while going hungryAida, or 13,is often “mother” to her two-and-a-half-year-worn sister, Tatevik, or as their mother and 14-year-worn brother seek seasonal work in the countryside. At their domestic in Gyumri – Armenia’s second-largest city,125km north of the capital, Yerevan – Aida gets up at 8am and dresses her sister. At 9am they have a cup of tea with a small piece of bread. Then Aida begins doing the housework and draws water from a communal tap into plastic bottles to consume at domestic. There is no electricity, and running water or heating in the house. Aida washes their clothes and later plays with her younger sister,whom she dotes on. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com