Visual Storytelling Awards 2015

Shir Agha , Small repairman Del Agha is one of Afghans resident in Iran who is less than 35 years old. He has 6 sons and no daughter. Some of these Afghans think sons are like commodity and income for the family because of poverty induced-migration and war damage. Boy children work everywhere for 100 thousands (30 dollars) in a month and most are forced to leave school and childhood. Of course, some of girls, too, after nine years, in exchange for a sum of money (Shirbaha) will marry and her father is the owner of money. Shir Agha is one of Del Agha's sons who work in repair shop. He is only 8 years old and at the urging of his working father worked. His repair work master is 15 years old, and in his own words, he started working at age 5. Seems this style of life is normal for these children. Marriage at age of 15 caused them to find a job. However, some of them believe that if they were not migrants (legal or illegal) and if there were equal schooling or their family like Iranians get subsidies (although slight), caused their children follow normal life.