CARING SISTER

Mentawai, one among the many forgotten areas in Indonesia, has lots of story to tell. One of the stories is about the children who have to take care their little siblings when their parents go to the fields or to the woods for days to get some foods. Commonly the kids must survive from starvation while waiting for their parents by eating any things they could find at home, including papers and candles.

photo by yap fu lan

Saibi Village, Siberut Island, Mentawai, West Sumatera Province, January 13, 2015