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The Jhoola that is set up outside each of the Edhi offices across Pakistan. Babies are anonymously left in the cradles to be cared for by the Edhi's.
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Immediately a baby is left an ambulance and nurse are contacted and arrive to take the baby back to the HQ in Karachi.
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On entering the HQ the baby is taken past the Edhi's and upstairs to be weighed and its health assessed
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Mrs Edhi cuddles one of the newest arrivals in the nursery they run
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Placing babies for adoption
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Those who will remain with the Edhi's until they reach adulthood
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A new brother - a little boy has been adopted by an American-Pakistani family
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Waiting for the wedding of one of her many "Daughters" as another baby "daughter" enters the Edhi foundation
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Girls from the childrens home dance at their "sister's" wedding
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The founder of it all - Mr Edhi
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An area of Karachi where many infanticides occur
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One of the few girls seen outdoors in an area of Karachi where infanticide of girls is frequent
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The Jhoola that is set up outside each of the Edhi offices across Pakistan. Babies are anonymously left in the cradles to be cared for by the Edhi's.
Immediately a baby is left an ambulance and nurse are contacted and arrive to take the baby back to the HQ in Karachi.
On entering the HQ the baby is taken past the Edhi's and upstairs to be weighed and its health assessed
Mrs Edhi cuddles one of the newest arrivals in the nursery they run
Placing babies for adoption
Those who will remain with the Edhi's until they reach adulthood
A new brother - a little boy has been adopted by an American-Pakistani family
Waiting for the wedding of one of her many "Daughters" as another baby "daughter" enters the Edhi foundation
Girls from the childrens home dance at their "sister's" wedding
The founder of it all - Mr Edhi
An area of Karachi where many infanticides occur
One of the few girls seen outdoors in an area of Karachi where infanticide of girls is frequent
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