Finding happiness away from home

Published May 6, 2014
A group of boys at the orphanage.
A group of boys at the orphanage.
The room where all the children sleep.
The room where all the children sleep.
A young boy poses before going in to bat.
A young boy poses before going in to bat.
A young boy imitates tearaway fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
A young boy imitates tearaway fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
A group of happy, playful boys.
A group of happy, playful boys.
He is the youngest of them all.
He is the youngest of them all.
A shy, young boy at the orphanage.
A shy, young boy at the orphanage.
Children gather for a group photo.
Children gather for a group photo.

Karachi has many orphanages which provide protection and family life to orphans and abandoned children. Many of these orphanages don't have enough space for the number of children they have.

Here are some pictures from 'Hussaini Dar-ul-Atfaal' orphanage, near Teen Hatti bridge, PIB colony, Karachi. The orphanage shelters about 20 children of different age groups in a small space of two bedrooms, kitchen, a sitting area and a playground.

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