To reach the village Sahalampona you first need to follow a river on a small motorboat, 8 hours upstream from the neareast village accessible by car. Sahalampona has around 300 inhabitants. They are living from rice, fish and fruits. The river is their source of life; used for drinking, bathing, washing, swimming, fishing, transportation and irrigation. There is a primary- and a small secondary school, a few small shops and a witch doctor.
Umbrellas protect you from the 37 degrees sun
Fishing, for it is rainy season
Houses are made from bamboo
Handicrafts
A shop owner
Curious kids
Playing games
Secondary school students
Since there is only one television in the village, and one hour of power from the diesel generator, this household is the place to be.
Planting rice
A dugout canoe is used to cross the river
Just built the first public toilet (almost finished)