(Baonghean.vn) – Since the Ban Ve hydroelectric power plant came into operation, residents along the Nam Non River reservoir have also become attached to river-based livelihoods. Following in their families' footsteps, the lives of the children here are also precarious and arduous, spent on small boats.
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| The Ban Ve hydroelectric power plant, upon becoming operational, transformed the aquatic resources in the reservoir area of the Nam Non River into the main source of income for hundreds of households. The daily lives of these entire families now largely depend on the river and its waters. |
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| Living off the income from the lake, the lives of the people here are precarious, fluctuating with the water level. And children who want to go to school have to be taken there by adults in boats. |
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| In some other school locations, such as Con Phen village (Huu Khuong - Tuong Duong), children have to cross small bridges on fish rafts every day to get to school. |
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| During their free time, the children around the lake would go to the shallow water to catch small fish to improve their meals. |
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| The children's lives mainly revolve around the fish cages of the villagers in their community. |
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| Despite his young age, this child is already able to go to the river and retrieve driftwood that has floated downstream. |
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| Or, we'll fill in the land and repair the family's water turbine-powered electrical system. |
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| Furthermore, because they mainly travel on waterways, living on small boats has long been familiar to them. |
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| The children accompany their mothers as they make a living on the Bản Vẽ lake. |
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| The kitchen is unstable, fluctuating with the tide. |
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